Are Solar Panels Worth It In Ocean Grange?

Ocean Grange is located in Victoria about 240.0 km east of Melbourne and 1090.1 km south of Lyra. Ocean Grange has a latitude of 38.0 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Ocean Grange, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Ocean Grange

Rebate for Ocean Grange 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 Ocean Grange 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 Ocean Grange
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 50.5 km from Ocean Grange.

Ocean Grange, VIC is in the 3880 postcode area which has around 747 solar installations under 10 kW and about 769 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2751 households in the 3880 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.02 kW) for about every 3.7 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Ocean Grange.

Solar Installers near toOcean Grange
NameDistanceDetails
Deluxe Solar Advocates9.3kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale18.4kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland19.2kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar19.4kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland19.4kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale19.5kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
MEGALS19.5kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar19.6kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop20.0kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
NBS Solar Solutions20.5kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
Voltage Electrics21.3kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solar To Power23.2kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical24.7kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
GEA Solar26.9kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solahart East Gippsland29.5kmSolahart East Gippsland is based in Lakes Entrance, VIC.
RW Coulthard Electrical Services53.2kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
Boltz Contractors55.4kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar56.7kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
Double J Electrical Contracting P/L93.5kmDouble J Electrical Contracting P/L is based in Bindi, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.100.6kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon100.7kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy101.0kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions103.0kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations112.8kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical123.3kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland126.1kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar131.0kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Ocean Grange

Sunlight Hours in Ocean Grange

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 47 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Ocean Grange

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 Ocean Grange, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Ocean Beach, WA, which is about 2722.0 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.