Are Solar Panels Worth It In Gritjurk?

Gritjurk is located in Victoria about 280.9 km west of Melbourne and 1348.5 km south west of Lyra. Gritjurk has a latitude of 37.6 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Gritjurk

Rebate for Gritjurk 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 Gritjurk by month. The maximum is 6.89 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.73 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Gritjurk
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.816.89
Feb21.425.95
Mar16.294.53
Apr11.123.09
May7.602.11
Jun6.231.73
Jul6.981.94
Aug9.882.75
Sep13.503.75
Oct17.774.94
Nov21.415.95
Dec24.126.70

Figures from the weather station at Hamilton, which is approximately 37.2 km from Gritjurk.

Gritjurk, VIC is in the 3315 postcode area which has around 192 solar installations under 10 kW and about 201 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 845 households in the 3315 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.11 kW) for about every 4.4 dwellings.

Here are 16 solar installers near to or in Gritjurk.

Solar Installers near toGritjurk
NameDistanceDetails
Ultraclean Solar Services - Quality Solar Installations & Solar Panel Cleaning26.5kmUltraclean Solar Services - Quality Solar Installations & Solar Panel Cleaning is based in Hamilton, VIC.
Solar Run Hamilton30.5kmSolar Run Hamilton is based in Hamilton, VIC.
Bendigo Grid Connect60.2kmBendigo Grid Connect is based in Ravenswood, VIC.
Keppel Prince Engineering84.5kmKeppel Prince Engineering is based in Portland, VIC.
Andrew Logan Solar87.3kmAndrew Logan Solar is based in Portland, VIC.
SOLCON91.6kmSOLCON is based in Mount Gambier, SA.
Beyond Energy Integrated Services92.5kmBeyond Energy Integrated Services is based in Mount Gambier, SA.
Phase Electrical & Energy Solutions92.6kmPhase Electrical & Energy Solutions is based in Mount Gambier, SA.
Mustart Electrical93.1kmMustart Electrical is based in Mount Gambier, SA.
Natimuk Solar93.9kmNatimuk Solar is based in Natimuk, VIC.
Stuckey Electrical Contractors94.5kmStuckey Electrical Contractors is based in Mount Gambier, SA.
O'Brien Electrical Mount Gambier94.9kmO'Brien Electrical Mount Gambier is based in Mount Gambier, SA.
Laser Electrical Horsham100.1kmLaser Electrical Horsham is based in Horsham, VIC.
Renovation Electrical Design101.6kmRenovation Electrical Design is based in Grassmere, VIC.
Bondys Contractors103.1kmBondys Contractors is based in Stawell, VIC.
Western District Electrical Services104.5kmWestern District Electrical Services is based in Bushfield, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Gritjurk

Sunlight Hours in Gritjurk

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 Gritjurk

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Gritjurk, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Gringegalgona, VIC, which is about 20.7 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.