Are Solar Panels Worth It In Miners Rest?

Miners Rest is located in Victoria about 110.1 km west of Melbourne and 1218.4 km south west of Lyra. Miners Rest has a latitude of 37.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Miners Rest, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Miners Rest

Rebate for Miners Rest 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 Miners Rest by month. The maximum is 6.75 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.77 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Miners Rest
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.316.75
Feb21.115.86
Mar16.444.57
Apr11.273.13
May7.772.16
Jun6.381.77
Jul7.181.99
Aug10.082.80
Sep13.783.83
Oct18.165.04
Nov21.405.94
Dec23.946.65

Figures from the weather station at Werribee, which is approximately 91.8 km from Miners Rest.

Miners Rest, VIC is in the 3352 postcode area which has around 2179 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2351 total installations including large scale solar. As a comparison there are roughly 148143 small solar installations in greater Brisbane.

With an estimated 6606 households in the 3352 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.60 kW) for about every 3.0 dwellings.

Here are 25 solar installers near to or in Miners Rest.

Solar Installers near toMiners Rest
NameDistanceDetails
Ultraclean Solar5.2kmUltraclean Solar is based in Mitchell Park, VIC.
Ballarat-North Water Reclamation Plant5.6kmBallarat-North Water Reclamation Plant is based in Miners Rest, VIC.
Effective Electrical7.3kmEffective Electrical is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Solar Power Ballarat7.3kmSolar Power Ballarat is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Ballarat Solar Panels7.3kmBallarat Solar Panels is based in Wendouree, VIC.
ACN Ballarat Solar & Battery Electricians7.5kmACN Ballarat Solar & Battery Electricians is based in Wendouree, VIC.
Bailey Technologies8.0kmBailey Technologies is based in Ballan, VIC.
Smart Options p/l8.2kmSmart Options p/l is based in Wendouree, VIC.
High End Electrical And Solar11.1kmHigh End Electrical And Solar is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Ballarat Solar & Electrical11.2kmBallarat Solar & Electrical is based in Delacombe, VIC.
Waldron Solar Solutions11.2kmWaldron Solar Solutions is based in Delacombe, VIC.
Ballarat Solar Company11.5kmBallarat Solar Company is based in Ballarat, VIC.
SUN 2 SOLAR11.5kmSUN 2 SOLAR is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Island Energy - Ballarat11.7kmIsland Energy - Ballarat is based in Ballarat, VIC.
Celsius Heating and Cooling12.3kmCelsius Heating and Cooling is based in Bakery Hill, VIC.
Solar Run Invermay16.1kmSolar Run Invermay is based in Allendale, VIC.
Independent Solar Advice20.9kmIndependent Solar Advice is based in Buninyong, VIC.
Lightbox Solar30.4kmLightbox Solar is based in Leonards Hill, VIC.
Solar Run Talbot32.3kmSolar Run Talbot is based in Red Lion, VIC.
James Browne Electrics (JBE Solar and Electrical)34.1kmJames Browne Electrics (JBE Solar and Electrical) is based in Daylesford, VIC.
KC Solar45.9kmKC Solar is based in Maryborough, VIC.
EnviroShop47.5kmEnviroShop is based in Newstead, VIC.
Central Spark Victoria53.8kmCentral Spark Victoria is based in Yapeen, VIC.
Capture Energy Aust58.0kmCapture Energy Aust is based in Steiglitz, VIC.
Mallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy59.0kmMallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy is based in Castlemaine, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Miners Rest

Sunlight Hours in Miners Rest

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 43 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Miners Rest

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Miners Rest, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Minding, WA, which is about 2447.2 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.