Are Solar Panels Worth It In Newlands Arm?

Newlands Arm is located in Victoria about 239.8 km east of Melbourne and 1082.9 km south of Lyra. Newlands Arm has a latitude of 37.9 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Newlands Arm, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Newlands Arm

Rebate for Newlands Arm 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 Newlands Arm 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 Newlands Arm
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 53.3 km from Newlands Arm.

Newlands Arm, 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 Newlands Arm.

Solar Installers near toNewlands Arm
NameDistanceDetails
Deluxe Solar Advocates2.8kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale11.7kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar12.4kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
MEGALS12.4kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland12.4kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale12.9kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland12.9kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar12.9kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
NBS Solar Solutions13.0kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop13.0kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Voltage Electrics14.7kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solar To Power17.1kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical18.1kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
GEA Solar22.9kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solahart East Gippsland26.7kmSolahart East Gippsland is based in Lakes Entrance, VIC.
RW Coulthard Electrical Services55.6kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
Boltz Contractors57.6kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar59.1kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
Double J Electrical Contracting P/L85.8kmDouble J Electrical Contracting P/L is based in Bindi, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.102.8kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon102.9kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy103.2kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions105.2kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations115.1kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical125.1kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland127.8kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar132.6kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Newlands Arm

Sunlight Hours in Newlands Arm

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 Newlands Arm

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Newlands Arm, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Newlands, WA, which is about 2893.7 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.