Are Solar Panels Worth It In Mewburn Park?

Mewburn Park is located in Victoria about 174.0 km east of Melbourne and 1112.2 km south west of Lyra. Mewburn Park has a latitude of 38.0 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Mewburn Park, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Mewburn Park

Rebate for Mewburn Park 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 Mewburn Park by month. The maximum is 6.64 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.86 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Mewburn Park
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.906.64
Feb20.325.64
Mar16.284.52
Apr11.633.23
May8.242.29
Jun6.711.86
Jul7.552.10
Aug10.552.93
Sep14.323.98
Oct18.625.17
Nov21.696.03
Dec23.876.63

Figures from the weather station at East Sale, which is approximately 24.8 km from Mewburn Park.

Mewburn Park, VIC is in the 3859 postcode area which has around 122 solar installations under 10 kW and about 151 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 368 households in the 3859 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.34 kW) for about every 3.0 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Mewburn Park.

Solar Installers near toMewburn Park
NameDistanceDetails
Boltz Contractors19.1kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar20.5kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
RW Coulthard Electrical Services21.3kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.41.9kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon42.0kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy42.2kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions44.1kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
GEA Solar47.2kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations54.0kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar59.2kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland59.5kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Voltage Electrics59.7kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale60.1kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale60.2kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland60.4kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop61.3kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical61.3kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
MEGALS62.4kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar62.5kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland63.5kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Deluxe Solar Advocates63.8kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar68.2kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.
Trentleck71.0kmTrentleck is based in Narracan, VIC.
NBS Solar Solutions71.8kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical79.2kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Solar To Power79.6kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Hills Energy Solutions89.6kmHills Energy Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Mewburn Park

Sunlight Hours in Mewburn Park

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 46 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Mewburn Park

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.0° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Mewburn Park, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Meunna, TAS, which is about 368.9 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.