Are Solar Panels Worth It In Harrietville?

Harrietville is located in Victoria about 212.4 km north east of Melbourne and 1001.4 km south west of Lyra. Harrietville has a latitude of 36.9 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Harrietville

Rebate for Harrietville 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 Harrietville by month. The maximum is 7.55 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.01 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Harrietville
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.177.55
Feb23.626.56
Mar19.485.41
Apr13.803.83
May9.582.66
Jun7.252.01
Jul7.962.21
Aug11.053.07
Sep15.544.32
Oct20.785.77
Nov24.226.73
Dec26.957.49

Figures from the weather station at Rutherglen, which is approximately 100.3 km from Harrietville.

Harrietville, VIC is in the 3741 postcode area which has around 566 solar installations under 10 kW and about 614 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 1982 households in the 3741 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.08 kW) for about every 3.5 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Harrietville.

Solar Installers near toHarrietville
NameDistanceDetails
TMN Electrical18.6kmTMN Electrical is based in Bright, VIC.
SUNLIT SOLAR23.0kmSUNLIT SOLAR is based in Tawonga, VIC.
Hines Electrix48.0kmHines Electrix is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Adam Cartwright Electrical48.3kmAdam Cartwright Electrical is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Spot On A/C Electrical & Solar50.0kmSpot On A/C Electrical & Solar is based in Eskdale, VIC.
Valcomm Electrical67.9kmValcomm Electrical is based in Beechworth, VIC.
Double J Electrical Contracting P/L70.0kmDouble J Electrical Contracting P/L is based in Bindi, VIC.
Crawford Electrical & Solar76.7kmCrawford Electrical & Solar is based in Tarrawingee, VIC.
North East Heating, Cooling & Solar84.5kmNorth East Heating, Cooling & Solar is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Heart and Solar Electrical86.5kmHeart and Solar Electrical is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Sunrise Power Solutions86.7kmSunrise Power Solutions is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Solar Integrity86.9kmSolar Integrity is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Abacus Energy87.0kmAbacus Energy is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Clarky's Electrical & Airconditioning87.1kmClarky's Electrical & Airconditioning is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Impressed Solar Solutions87.1kmImpressed Solar Solutions is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Greenhouse Solar & Electrical87.4kmGreenhouse Solar & Electrical is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Solarphase87.8kmSolarphase is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Shannon Fraser Solar and Electrical88.1kmShannon Fraser Solar and Electrical is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Solargain88.6kmSolargain is based in Rockingham, WA.
Kobi Energy Solutions89.1kmKobi Energy Solutions is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
XIRASOL89.2kmXIRASOL is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
Sunflower Solar89.2kmSunflower Solar is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
KDEC Electrical & Solar89.3kmKDEC Electrical & Solar is based in East Albury, NSW.
Wangaratta Solar89.4kmWangaratta Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Solahart Albury Wodonga90.1kmSolahart Albury Wodonga is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Specialized Solar & Electrical Albury90.3kmSpecialized Solar & Electrical Albury is based in Albury, NSW.
G&H Electrics90.4kmG&H Electrics is based in Mansfield, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Harrietville

Sunlight Hours in Harrietville

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 40 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Harrietville

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Harrietville, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Harriet River, SA, which is about 896.3 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.