Are Solar Panels Worth It In Greta?

Greta is located in Victoria about 181.0 km north east of Melbourne and 1005.9 km south west of Lyra. Greta has a latitude of 36.6 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Greta, VIC

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Greta 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. Greta is in Climate Zone 3 which has a rating of 1.382.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Greta 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 Greta will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Greta

Rebate for Greta 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 Greta by month. The maximum is 7.56 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.02 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Greta
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.237.56
Feb23.976.66
Mar19.545.43
Apr13.793.83
May9.592.66
Jun7.282.02
Jul7.882.19
Aug10.983.05
Sep15.244.23
Oct20.575.71
Nov24.056.68
Dec26.877.46

Figures from the weather station at Dookie Agricultural College, which is approximately 54.1 km from Greta.

Greta, VIC is in the 3675 postcode area which has around 398 solar installations under 10 kW and about 425 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 808 households in the 3675 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.14 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Greta.

Solar Installers near toGreta
NameDistanceDetails
Solahart Albury Wodonga21.0kmSolahart Albury Wodonga is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Wangaratta Solar21.9kmWangaratta Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Elect-Solar22.1kmElect-Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Shannon Fraser Solar and Electrical23.3kmShannon Fraser Solar and Electrical is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Country Solar23.8kmCountry Solar is based in Keysborough, VIC.
Ecotech Energy23.8kmEcotech Energy is based in Benalla, VIC.
Crawford Electrical & Solar23.9kmCrawford Electrical & Solar is based in Tarrawingee, VIC.
Solargain24.1kmSolargain is based in Rockingham, WA.
SUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems24.9kmSUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems is based in Benalla, VIC.
Urban Renewables Wangaratta26.3kmUrban Renewables Wangaratta is based in Waldara, VIC.
Kennedy Electrical and Solar29.0kmKennedy Electrical and Solar is based in North Wangaratta, VIC.
Adam Cartwright Electrical40.5kmAdam Cartwright Electrical is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Hines Electrix41.5kmHines Electrix is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Valcomm Electrical45.5kmValcomm Electrical is based in Beechworth, VIC.
Solarphase57.6kmSolarphase is based in Mansfield, VIC.
G&H Electrics58.7kmG&H Electrics is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Mansfield Security59.7kmMansfield Security is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Rodney Wilson Electrical64.5kmRodney Wilson Electrical is based in Corowa, NSW.
TMN Electrical66.7kmTMN Electrical is based in Bright, VIC.
Purtle Electrical67.9kmPurtle Electrical is based in Mulwala, NSW.
XIRASOL71.8kmXIRASOL is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
Sunflower Solar71.8kmSunflower Solar is based in West Wodonga, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Greta

Sunlight Hours in Greta

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 38 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Greta

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Greta, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Greta, NSW, which is about 636.2 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.