Are Solar Panels Worth It In Glen Park?

Glen Park is located in Victoria about 96.9 km west of Melbourne and 1212.9 km south west of Lyra. Glen Park has a latitude of 37.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Glen Park, VIC

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Glen Park homeowners to install solar. They give "STCs" (small-scale technology certificates) to people who add a solar power system to their home.

The government divides the country into "Zones" depending on the rated solar potential. You get more support or less depending on your zone. Glen Park is in Climate Zone 3 which has a rating of 1.382.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Glen Park during 2024 would give you 96 ST Certificates worth $3830.40 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Glen Park will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Glen Park

Rebate for Glen Park Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW29$1157.10
4 kW38$1516.20
5 kW48$1915.20
6 kW58$2314.20
6.6 kW63$2513.70
10 kW96$3830.40
12 kW116$4628.40
15 kW145$5785.50

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Glen Park by month. The maximum is 6.75 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.77 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Glen Park
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.316.75
Feb21.115.86
Mar16.444.57
Apr11.273.13
May7.772.16
Jun6.381.77
Jul7.181.99
Aug10.082.80
Sep13.783.83
Oct18.165.04
Nov21.405.94
Dec23.946.65

Figures from the weather station at Werribee, which is approximately 79.2 km from Glen Park.

Glen Park, VIC is in the 3352 postcode area which has around 2179 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2351 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 6606 households in the 3352 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.60 kW) for about every 3.0 dwellings.

Here are 25 solar installers near to or in Glen Park.

Solar Installers near toGlen Park
NameDistanceDetails
ACN Ballarat Solar & Battery Electricians8.3kmACN Ballarat Solar & Battery Electricians is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Smart Options p/l8.9kmSmart Options p/l is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Celsius Heating and Cooling9.1kmCelsius Heating and Cooling is based in Bakery Hill, VIC.
SUN 2 SOLAR9.2kmSUN 2 SOLAR is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Island Energy - Ballarat9.6kmIsland Energy - Ballarat is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Ballarat-North Water Reclamation Plant9.6kmBallarat-North Water Reclamation Plant is based in Miners Rest, VIC.
High End Electrical And Solar10.1kmHigh End Electrical And Solar is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Ballarat Solar Company10.6kmBallarat Solar Company is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Bailey Technologies11.2kmBailey Technologies is based in Ballan, VIC.
Solar Power Ballarat11.7kmSolar Power Ballarat is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Ballarat Solar Panels11.8kmBallarat Solar Panels is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Effective Electrical11.8kmEffective Electrical is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Waldron Solar Solutions12.9kmWaldron Solar Solutions is based in Delacombe, VIC.
Ultraclean Solar13.6kmUltraclean Solar is based in Mitchell Park, VIC.
Ballarat Solar & Electrical13.9kmBallarat Solar & Electrical is based in Delacombe, VIC.
Solar Run Invermay14.5kmSolar Run Invermay is based in Allendale, VIC.
Independent Solar Advice16.4kmIndependent Solar Advice is based in Buninyong, VIC.
Lightbox Solar20.0kmLightbox Solar is based in Leonards Hill, VIC.
James Browne Electrics (JBE Solar and Electrical)25.6kmJames Browne Electrics (JBE Solar and Electrical) is based in Daylesford, VIC.
Solar Run Talbot39.1kmSolar Run Talbot is based in Red Lion, VIC.
EnviroShop45.8kmEnviroShop is based in Newstead, VIC.
Keemin Energy Solutions47.7kmKeemin Energy Solutions is based in Maddingley, VIC.
Keemin Electrical47.8kmKeemin Electrical is based in Maddingley, VIC.
Capture Energy Aust48.1kmCapture Energy Aust is based in Steiglitz, VIC.
Central Spark Victoria49.9kmCentral Spark Victoria is based in Yapeen, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Glen Park

Sunlight Hours in Glen Park

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 44 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Glen Park

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Glen Park, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Glen Osmond, SA, which is about 551.9 kms away.

The data used for this page was sourced from Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator, Australian Bureau of Meterology, Australian Photovoltanic Institute, Clean Energy Council, Government Solar Incentives sites, open source Australian postcode data and other online sources.