Are Solar Panels Worth It In Raywood?

Raywood is located in Victoria about 157.1 km north west of Melbourne and 1117.5 km south west of Lyra. Raywood has a latitude of 36.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Raywood

Rebate for Raywood 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 Raywood by month. The maximum is 7.70 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.03 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Raywood
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.727.70
Feb24.256.74
Mar19.615.45
Apr13.733.82
May9.552.65
Jun7.322.03
Jul7.982.22
Aug11.243.12
Sep15.654.35
Oct20.805.78
Nov24.576.82
Dec27.647.68

Figures from the weather station at Kyabram, which is approximately 81.6 km from Raywood.

Raywood, VIC is in the 3570 postcode area which has around 158 solar installations under 10 kW and about 166 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 322 households in the 3570 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.82 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

Here are 26 solar installers near to or in Raywood.

Solar Installers near toRaywood
NameDistanceDetails
National Solar Network21.8kmNational Solar Network is based in California Gully, VIC.
Sunergy Solar21.8kmSunergy Solar is based in California Gully, VIC.
Ceramet Solar22.1kmCeramet Solar is based in Bridgewater, VIC.
Solar 1 Electrical22.7kmSolar 1 Electrical is based in Long Gully, VIC.
Electric Pro24.5kmElectric Pro is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Solar Pro Bendigo24.5kmSolar Pro Bendigo is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
NHC Solar25.2kmNHC Solar is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Bridgewater Solar Plant25.4kmBridgewater Solar Plant is based in Bridgewater, VIC.
Midland Solar25.4kmMidland Solar is based in Bendigo, VIC.
Mr Eco25.5kmMr Eco is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Cola Solar25.7kmCola Solar is based in East Bendigo, VIC.
Solar Central26.3kmSolar Central is based in Golden Square, VIC.
Russell Broad Electrical27.4kmRussell Broad Electrical is based in Golden Square, VIC.
Click Control Systems27.5kmClick Control Systems is based in Bendigo, VIC.
Ashcroft Electrical & Solar27.8kmAshcroft Electrical & Solar is based in Strathdale, VIC.
Complete Solar Solutions30.2kmComplete Solar Solutions is based in Lockwood, VIC.
NORLEC CONTRACTING AND SOLAR45.1kmNORLEC CONTRACTING AND SOLAR is based in Bamawm, VIC.
Norlec Contracting & Solar49.9kmNorlec Contracting & Solar is based in Rochester, VIC.
Bushwire Solar51.2kmBushwire Solar is based in Harcourt, VIC.
The Solar Bloke54.9kmThe Solar Bloke is based in Castlemaine, VIC.
Mallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy57.8kmMallee Sun Solar Bulk Buy is based in Castlemaine, VIC.
Central Spark Victoria61.5kmCentral Spark Victoria is based in Yapeen, VIC.
EnviroShop63.3kmEnviroShop is based in Newstead, VIC.
Future NRG Echuca65.4kmFuture NRG Echuca is based in Echuca, VIC.
Solar On Electrical65.8kmSolar On Electrical is based in Torrumbarry, VIC.
Ravertys Electrics67.3kmRavertys Electrics is based in Echuca, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Raywood

Sunlight Hours in Raywood

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 38 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Raywood

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Raywood, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Raymonds Hill, QLD, which is about 1277.0 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.