Are Solar Panels Worth It In Meadow Creek?

Meadow Creek is located in Victoria about 188.5 km north east of Melbourne and 1001.4 km south west of Lyra. Meadow Creek has a latitude of 36.6 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Meadow Creek

Rebate for Meadow Creek 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 Meadow Creek 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 Meadow Creek
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 56.7 km from Meadow Creek.

Meadow Creek, VIC is in the 3678 postcode area which has around 1321 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1439 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2841 households in the 3678 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.51 kW) for about every 2.2 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Meadow Creek.

Solar Installers near toMeadow Creek
NameDistanceDetails
Crawford Electrical & Solar23.1kmCrawford Electrical & Solar is based in Tarrawingee, VIC.
Adam Cartwright Electrical23.2kmAdam Cartwright Electrical is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Hines Electrix24.3kmHines Electrix is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Shannon Fraser Solar and Electrical30.9kmShannon Fraser Solar and Electrical is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Wangaratta Solar31.2kmWangaratta Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Solahart Albury Wodonga31.3kmSolahart Albury Wodonga is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Solargain31.6kmSolargain is based in Rockingham, WA.
Elect-Solar32.1kmElect-Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Kennedy Electrical and Solar35.7kmKennedy Electrical and Solar is based in North Wangaratta, VIC.
Valcomm Electrical35.9kmValcomm Electrical is based in Beechworth, VIC.
Urban Renewables Wangaratta36.0kmUrban Renewables Wangaratta is based in Waldara, VIC.
Country Solar42.5kmCountry Solar is based in Keysborough, VIC.
Ecotech Energy42.5kmEcotech Energy is based in Benalla, VIC.
SUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems43.6kmSUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems is based in Benalla, VIC.
TMN Electrical47.6kmTMN Electrical is based in Bright, VIC.
Solarphase59.3kmSolarphase is based in Mansfield, VIC.
SUNLIT SOLAR60.8kmSUNLIT SOLAR is based in Tawonga, VIC.
G&H Electrics61.2kmG&H Electrics is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Mansfield Security63.0kmMansfield Security is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Kobi Energy Solutions65.3kmKobi Energy Solutions is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
XIRASOL65.4kmXIRASOL is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
Sunflower Solar65.4kmSunflower Solar is based in West Wodonga, VIC.
North East Heating, Cooling & Solar66.0kmNorth East Heating, Cooling & Solar is based in Wodonga, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Meadow Creek

Sunlight Hours in Meadow Creek

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 Meadow Creek

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 Meadow Creek, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Meadow, WA, which is about 3185.9 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.