Are Solar Panels Worth It In Lance Creek?

Lance Creek is located in Victoria about 101.7 km south east of Melbourne and 1223.2 km south west of Lyra. Lance Creek has a latitude of 38.6 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Lance Creek, VIC

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Lance Creek 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. Lance Creek is in Climate Zone 4 which has a rating of 1.185.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Lance Creek during 2024 would give you 82 ST Certificates worth $3271.80 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

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

Solar Power Rebate for Lance Creek

Rebate for Lance Creek Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW24$957.60
4 kW33$1316.70
5 kW41$1635.90
6 kW49$1955.10
6.6 kW54$2154.60
10 kW82$3271.80
12 kW99$3950.10
15 kW124$4947.60

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Lance Creek by month. The maximum is 6.71 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.71 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Lance Creek
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.176.71
Feb20.965.82
Mar16.114.48
Apr10.963.04
May7.422.06
Jun6.161.71
Jul6.871.91
Aug9.842.73
Sep13.423.73
Oct17.724.92
Nov21.265.90
Dec23.756.60

Figures from the weather station at Cranbourne Botanic Gardens, which is approximately 57.5 km from Lance Creek.

Lance Creek, VIC is in the 3995 postcode area which has around 1749 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1816 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 6414 households in the 3995 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.17 kW) for about every 3.7 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Lance Creek.

Solar Installers near toLance Creek
NameDistanceDetails
GF SOLAR4.0kmGF SOLAR is based in Kongwak, VIC.
Advanced Solar & Batteries7.7kmAdvanced Solar & Batteries is based in Wonthaggi, VIC.
EcoSmart Solar9.3kmEcoSmart Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Bush Electrics and Solar11.2kmBush Electrics and Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Sunscape Solar19.3kmSunscape Solar is based in Grantville, VIC.
Island Energy24.6kmIsland Energy is based in San Remo, VIC.
BWD Solar36.3kmBWD Solar is based in Cowes, VIC.
Solartronics46.9kmSolartronics is based in Bittern, VIC.
Solar 360 Australia - Solargain Hastings Authorised Distributor48.7kmSolar 360 Australia - Solargain Hastings Authorised Distributor is based in Hastings, VIC.
BJ White Electrics48.8kmBJ White Electrics is based in Hastings, VIC.
Sunbather Pool Heating & Covers - VIC48.8kmSunbather Pool Heating & Covers - VIC is based in Hastings, VIC.
G-Store Warragul49.5kmG-Store Warragul is based in Warragul, VIC.
Sunplus Solar50.4kmSunplus Solar is based in Warragul, VIC.
Hills Energy Solutions50.4kmHills Energy Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Natural Energy Products & Solutions50.5kmNatural Energy Products & Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Hth Property Maintenance51.0kmHth Property Maintenance is based in Foster, VIC.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria51.5kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria is based in Warragul, VIC.
BJH Electrical & Solar Services51.9kmBJH Electrical & Solar Services is based in Bunyip, VIC.
Think Solar51.9kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Cardinia Solar52.5kmCardinia Solar is based in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.
Clean Energy Direct52.5kmClean Energy Direct is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions53.2kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium53.3kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Abacus Solar53.6kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar53.7kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Energy Connections54.2kmEnergy Connections is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar-Energy55.1kmSolar-Energy is based in Pakenham, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Lance Creek

Sunlight Hours in Lance Creek

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 50 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Lance Creek

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Lance Creek, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Lancaster, VIC, which is about 254.8 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.