Are Solar Panels Worth It In Mount Taylor?

Mount Taylor is located in Victoria about 230.9 km east of Melbourne and 1066.3 km south west of Lyra. Mount Taylor has a latitude of 37.7 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Mount Taylor, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Mount Taylor

Rebate for Mount Taylor 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 Mount Taylor 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 Mount Taylor
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 58.5 km from Mount Taylor.

Mount Taylor, VIC is in the 3875 postcode area which has around 2608 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2768 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 9566 households in the 3875 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.18 kW) for about every 3.7 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Mount Taylor.

Solar Installers near toMount Taylor
NameDistanceDetails
Voltage Electrics9.7kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop10.7kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
MEGALS11.2kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar11.2kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale11.4kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland11.7kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland11.7kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar11.8kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale12.6kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
NBS Solar Solutions16.1kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
GEA Solar16.6kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Deluxe Solar Advocates21.4kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical21.7kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Solar To Power23.3kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Solahart East Gippsland38.9kmSolahart East Gippsland is based in Lakes Entrance, VIC.
RW Coulthard Electrical Services59.5kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
Boltz Contractors60.7kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar62.8kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
Double J Electrical Contracting P/L65.9kmDouble J Electrical Contracting P/L is based in Bindi, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.103.1kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon103.2kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy103.5kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions105.5kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations115.5kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
SUNLIT SOLAR122.4kmSUNLIT SOLAR is based in Tawonga, VIC.
TMN Electrical123.2kmTMN Electrical is based in Bright, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical123.5kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Mount Taylor

Sunlight Hours in Mount Taylor

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 45 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Mount Taylor

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Mount Taylor, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Mount Tassie, VIC, which is about 115.8 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.