Are Solar Panels Worth It In Paynesville?

Paynesville is located in Victoria about 241.5 km east of Melbourne and 1080.5 km south of Lyra. Paynesville has a latitude of 37.9 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Paynesville, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Paynesville

Rebate for Paynesville 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 Paynesville 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 Paynesville
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 55.7 km from Paynesville.

Paynesville, 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 Paynesville.

Solar Installers near toPaynesville
NameDistanceDetails
Deluxe Solar Advocates4.2kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
NBS Solar Solutions10.8kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale11.6kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar11.7kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
MEGALS11.8kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland12.2kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop12.6kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale12.7kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland12.8kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar12.9kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Voltage Electrics14.4kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solar To Power14.5kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical15.6kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
GEA Solar23.8kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solahart East Gippsland24.7kmSolahart East Gippsland is based in Lakes Entrance, VIC.
RW Coulthard Electrical Services58.0kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
Boltz Contractors59.9kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar61.4kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
Double J Electrical Contracting P/L83.8kmDouble J Electrical Contracting P/L is based in Bindi, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.105.0kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon105.2kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy105.4kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions107.4kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations117.3kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical127.3kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland129.9kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar134.7kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Paynesville

Sunlight Hours in Paynesville

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 Paynesville

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 Paynesville, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Paynesville, WA, which is about 2917.2 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.