Are Solar Panels Worth It In Melrose?

Melrose is located in Queensland about 190.4 km north west of Brisbane and 69.5 km north west of Mount Stanley. Melrose has a latitude of 26.2 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Melrose, QLD

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Melrose

Rebate for Melrose 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 Melrose by month. The maximum is 6.87 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 3.52 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Melrose
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.036.68
Feb21.856.07
Mar19.865.52
Apr17.264.80
May14.313.97
Jun12.673.52
Jul13.803.83
Aug16.884.69
Sep20.205.61
Oct22.496.25
Nov24.526.81
Dec24.746.87

Figures from the weather station at Brian Pastures, which is approximately 64.5 km from Melrose.

Melrose, QLD is in the 4613 postcode area which has around 135 solar installations under 10 kW and about 144 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 464 households in the 4613 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.88 kW) for about every 3.4 dwellings.

Here are 15 solar installers near to or in Melrose.

Solar Installers near toMelrose
NameDistanceDetails
Raffin Electrical Contractors19.4kmRaffin Electrical Contractors is based in Wondai, QLD.
AMG Electrical Solutions36.6kmAMG Electrical Solutions is based in Kingaroy, QLD.
Australian Green Power36.6kmAustralian Green Power is based in Kingaroy, QLD.
Evolution Solar Kingaroy36.8kmEvolution Solar Kingaroy is based in Kingaroy, QLD.
RedEarth Energy Storage Gympie and South Burnett75.3kmRedEarth Energy Storage Gympie and South Burnett is based in Gympie, QLD.
Stephs Commercial Solar87.4kmStephs Commercial Solar is based in Gunalda, QLD.
SUNSAVER93.4kmSUNSAVER is based in Bundaberg, QLD.
Island Energy - Gympie95.9kmIsland Energy - Gympie is based in Gympie, QLD.
Allways Earth97.4kmAllways Earth is based in Gympie, QLD.
Cooloola Solar Systems98.3kmCooloola Solar Systems is based in Victory Heights, QLD.
Banana Range100.2kmBanana Range is based in Banana, QLD.
STAND ALONE SOLAR112.0kmSTAND ALONE SOLAR is based in Kenilworth, QLD.
Switch'D Electrical & Air-Conditioning119.9kmSwitch'D Electrical & Air-Conditioning is based in Chinchilla, QLD.
WDGPH124.9kmWDGPH is based in Hopeland, QLD.
Go Elite Electrical125.5kmGo Elite Electrical is based in Belli Park, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Melrose

Sunlight Hours in Melrose

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 46 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Melrose

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 26.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Melrose, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Melrose, SA, which is about 1496.0 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.