Are Solar Panels Worth It In Mildura West?

Mildura West is located in Victoria about 335.5 km east of Adelaide and 1081.3 km south west of Oman Ama. Mildura West has a latitude of 34.2 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Mildura West

Rebate for Mildura 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 Mildura West by month. The maximum is 7.77 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.43 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Mildura West
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.977.77
Feb24.756.88
Mar20.435.68
Apr14.984.16
May10.682.97
Jun8.752.43
Jul9.432.62
Aug12.823.56
Sep17.084.75
Oct22.106.14
Nov25.477.08
Dec27.897.75

Figures from the weather station at Mildura Airport, which is approximately 8.6 km from Mildura West.

Mildura West, VIC is in the 3500 postcode area which has around 3206 solar installations under 10 kW and about 3671 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 15021 households in the 3500 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.82 kW) for about every 4.7 dwellings.

Here are 12 solar installers near to or in Mildura West.

Solar Installers near toMildura West
NameDistanceDetails
Mildura Solar1.4kmMildura Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Australian Solar Farm Services1.5kmAustralian Solar Farm Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Solar IQ1.5kmSolar IQ is based in Mildura, VIC.
Sunraysia Solar Design & Installation1.6kmSunraysia Solar Design & Installation is based in Mildura, VIC.
McGillivray Electrical & Building Services2.4kmMcGillivray Electrical & Building Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Sunergy - Mildura2.8kmSunergy - Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Rooftop Solar Mildura3.1kmRooftop Solar Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Cetinich Electrical and Solar5.0kmCetinich Electrical and Solar is based in Nichols Point, VIC.
Brock Fitzgerald Electrical6.4kmBrock Fitzgerald Electrical is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Sunray Solar6.5kmMildura Sunray Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
MR John Clohesy8.8kmMR John Clohesy is based in Irymple, VIC.
Redmud Green Energy125.8kmRedmud Green Energy is based in Paringa, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Mildura West

Sunlight Hours in Mildura West

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 25 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Mildura West

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 34.2° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Mildura West, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mildura South, VIC, which is about 4.4 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.