Are Solar Panels Worth It In Poowong North?

Poowong North is located in Victoria about 89.4 km south east of Melbourne and 1191.7 km south west of Lyra. Poowong North has a latitude of 38.3 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Poowong North, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Poowong North

Rebate for Poowong North 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 Poowong North by month. The maximum is 6.53 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.73 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Poowong North
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.506.53
Feb19.905.53
Mar15.624.34
Apr10.983.05
May7.562.10
Jun6.231.73
Jul6.901.92
Aug9.862.74
Sep13.423.73
Oct17.434.84
Nov20.725.75
Dec23.016.39

Figures from the weather station at Yallourn, which is approximately 48.5 km from Poowong North.

Poowong North, VIC is in the 3988 postcode area which has around 169 solar installations under 10 kW and about 188 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 457 households in the 3988 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.25 kW) for about every 2.7 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Poowong North.

Solar Installers near toPoowong North
NameDistanceDetails
G-Store Warragul18.2kmG-Store Warragul is based in Warragul, VIC.
Natural Energy Products & Solutions18.8kmNatural Energy Products & Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
Sunplus Solar19.6kmSunplus Solar is based in Warragul, VIC.
Hills Energy Solutions19.6kmHills Energy Solutions is based in Warragul, VIC.
EcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria20.3kmEcoKleenSolar Solar Panel Cleaning Inspections Bird Proofing Baw Baw Warragul Gippsland Melbourne Victoria is based in Warragul, VIC.
BJH Electrical & Solar Services22.4kmBJH Electrical & Solar Services is based in Bunyip, VIC.
Sunscape Solar26.3kmSunscape Solar is based in Grantville, VIC.
GF SOLAR27.8kmGF SOLAR is based in Kongwak, VIC.
Cardinia Solar30.1kmCardinia Solar is based in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.
Think Solar33.5kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions33.8kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium34.0kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Abacus Solar34.0kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar34.1kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Clean Energy Direct34.2kmClean Energy Direct is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Energy Connections35.0kmEnergy Connections is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar-Energy35.7kmSolar-Energy is based in Pakenham, VIC.
A.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS37.9kmA.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Trentleck38.3kmTrentleck is based in Narracan, VIC.
Advanced Solar & Batteries38.3kmAdvanced Solar & Batteries is based in Wonthaggi, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar38.8kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.
EcoSmart Solar39.5kmEcoSmart Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Bush Electrics and Solar39.5kmBush Electrics and Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Poowong North

Sunlight Hours in Poowong North

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 48 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Poowong North

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Poowong North, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Poowong East, VIC, which is about 4.7 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.