Are Solar Panels Worth It In Kialla West?

Kialla West is located in Victoria about 153.9 km north of Melbourne and 1042.9 km south west of Lyra. Kialla West has a latitude of 36.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Kialla West, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Kialla West

Rebate for Kialla West 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 Kialla West by month. The maximum is 7.68 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.00 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Kialla West
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.657.68
Feb24.146.70
Mar19.535.43
Apr13.653.79
May9.442.62
Jun7.202.00
Jul7.872.19
Aug11.163.10
Sep15.524.31
Oct20.725.76
Nov24.496.80
Dec27.527.65

Figures from the weather station at Tatura Institute, which is approximately 11.8 km from Kialla West.

Kialla West, VIC is in the 3631 postcode area which has around 2122 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2349 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 4846 households in the 3631 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.76 kW) for about every 2.3 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Kialla West.

Solar Installers near toKialla West
NameDistanceDetails
Future NRG Solar Power Specialists6.6kmFuture NRG Solar Power Specialists is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Reilly Electrical & Sunvalley Solar10.0kmReilly Electrical & Sunvalley Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Commodore Australia10.0kmCommodore Australia is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Green Tunnel10.5kmGreen Tunnel is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Jim's Energy10.9kmJim's Energy is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Blake Campbell Solar11.3kmBlake Campbell Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
GISTA MPV SOLAR PYC. LTD TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.11.8kmGISTA MPV SOLAR PYC. LTD TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Watters Electrical & Solar12.1kmWatters Electrical & Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Anzunitedsolar12.2kmAnzunitedsolar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
GV Electrical and Solar12.8kmGV Electrical and Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Active Energy Group35.9kmActive Energy Group is based in Kyabram, VIC.
Baker Renewable Energy42.4kmBaker Renewable Energy is based in Numurkah, VIC.
ZEN Energy Systems - North Central Victoria49.2kmZEN Energy Systems - North Central Victoria is based in Nathalia, VIC.
SUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems53.6kmSUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems is based in Benalla, VIC.
Ecotech Energy54.7kmEcotech Energy is based in Benalla, VIC.
Country Solar54.7kmCountry Solar is based in Keysborough, VIC.
Norlec Contracting & Solar63.2kmNorlec Contracting & Solar is based in Rochester, VIC.
Ravertys Electrics64.3kmRavertys Electrics is based in Echuca, VIC.
Rheem Solar Specialist Cobram65.3kmRheem Solar Specialist Cobram is based in Cobram, VIC.
EKO Solar65.3kmEKO Solar is based in Seymour, VIC.
Cobram Electrical & Data65.7kmCobram Electrical & Data is based in Cobram, VIC.
Auselec65.8kmAuselec is based in Cobram, VIC.
Refrigelec66.4kmRefrigelec is based in Cobram, VIC.
Echuca Solar & Batteries67.2kmEchuca Solar & Batteries is based in Echuca, VIC.
Shepparton Solar & Batteries67.2kmShepparton Solar & Batteries is based in Echuca, VIC.
Hypalyte Electrical and Solar67.2kmHypalyte Electrical and Solar is based in Echuca, VIC.
Future NRG Echuca69.2kmFuture NRG Echuca is based in Echuca, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Kialla West

Sunlight Hours in Kialla West

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 Kialla West

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Kialla West, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Kialla East, VIC, which is about 7.8 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.