Are Solar Panels Worth It In Pine Lodge?

Pine Lodge is located in Victoria about 171.2 km north of Melbourne and 1022.9 km south west of Lyra. Pine Lodge has a latitude of 36.4 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Pine Lodge, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Pine Lodge

Rebate for Pine Lodge 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 Pine Lodge by month. The maximum is 7.56 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.02 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Pine Lodge
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.237.56
Feb23.976.66
Mar19.545.43
Apr13.793.83
May9.592.66
Jun7.282.02
Jul7.882.19
Aug10.983.05
Sep15.244.23
Oct20.575.71
Nov24.056.68
Dec26.877.46

Figures from the weather station at Dookie Agricultural College, which is approximately 13.3 km from Pine Lodge.

Pine Lodge, VIC is in the 3631 postcode area which has around 2122 solar installations under 10 kW and about 2349 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 4846 households in the 3631 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.76 kW) for about every 2.3 dwellings.

Here are 26 solar installers near to or in Pine Lodge.

Solar Installers near toPine Lodge
NameDistanceDetails
GISTA MPV SOLAR PYC. LTD TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.12.1kmGISTA MPV SOLAR PYC. LTD TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Anzunitedsolar12.3kmAnzunitedsolar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Watters Electrical & Solar12.6kmWatters Electrical & Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
GV Electrical and Solar12.7kmGV Electrical and Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Reilly Electrical & Sunvalley Solar13.2kmReilly Electrical & Sunvalley Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Commodore Australia13.5kmCommodore Australia is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Jim's Energy13.5kmJim's Energy is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Blake Campbell Solar13.6kmBlake Campbell Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Green Tunnel14.7kmGreen Tunnel is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Future NRG Solar Power Specialists16.6kmFuture NRG Solar Power Specialists is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Baker Renewable Energy34.7kmBaker Renewable Energy is based in Numurkah, VIC.
SUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems44.0kmSUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems is based in Benalla, VIC.
Ecotech Energy45.0kmEcotech Energy is based in Benalla, VIC.
Country Solar45.0kmCountry Solar is based in Keysborough, VIC.
ZEN Energy Systems - North Central Victoria45.5kmZEN Energy Systems - North Central Victoria is based in Nathalia, VIC.
Active Energy Group46.3kmActive Energy Group is based in Kyabram, VIC.
Rheem Solar Specialist Cobram48.3kmRheem Solar Specialist Cobram is based in Cobram, VIC.
Cobram Electrical & Data48.5kmCobram Electrical & Data is based in Cobram, VIC.
Auselec48.6kmAuselec is based in Cobram, VIC.
Refrigelec49.3kmRefrigelec is based in Cobram, VIC.
Purtle Electrical58.1kmPurtle Electrical is based in Mulwala, NSW.
Travis Haynes Electrical59.6kmTravis Haynes Electrical is based in Tocumwal, NSW.
Urban Renewables Wangaratta65.4kmUrban Renewables Wangaratta is based in Waldara, VIC.
Solahart Albury Wodonga65.4kmSolahart Albury Wodonga is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Elect-Solar65.7kmElect-Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Wangaratta Solar66.9kmWangaratta Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Pine Lodge

Sunlight Hours in Pine Lodge

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 37 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Pine Lodge

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.4° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Pine Lodge, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Pine Lodge, NSW, which is about 72.9 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.