Are Solar Panels Worth It In Rocklands?

Rocklands is located in Victoria about 259.9 km west of Melbourne and 1309.6 km south west of Lyra. Rocklands has a latitude of 37.3 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Rocklands

Rebate for Rocklands 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 Rocklands by month. The maximum is 6.89 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.73 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Rocklands
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.816.89
Feb21.425.95
Mar16.294.53
Apr11.123.09
May7.602.11
Jun6.231.73
Jul6.981.94
Aug9.882.75
Sep13.503.75
Oct17.774.94
Nov21.415.95
Dec24.126.70

Figures from the weather station at Hamilton, which is approximately 56.8 km from Rocklands.

Rocklands, VIC is in the 3401 postcode area which has around 660 solar installations under 10 kW and about 711 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 1823 households in the 3401 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.57 kW) for about every 2.8 dwellings.

Here are 10 solar installers near to or in Rocklands.

Solar Installers near toRocklands
NameDistanceDetails
Bendigo Grid Connect23.2kmBendigo Grid Connect is based in Ravenswood, VIC.
Ultraclean Solar Services - Quality Solar Installations & Solar Panel Cleaning46.4kmUltraclean Solar Services - Quality Solar Installations & Solar Panel Cleaning is based in Hamilton, VIC.
Solar Run Hamilton46.5kmSolar Run Hamilton is based in Hamilton, VIC.
Natimuk Solar65.1kmNatimuk Solar is based in Natimuk, VIC.
Laser Electrical Horsham65.3kmLaser Electrical Horsham is based in Horsham, VIC.
Bondys Contractors66.0kmBondys Contractors is based in Stawell, VIC.
SS Electrical and Solar112.7kmSS Electrical and Solar is based in Flora Hill, VIC.
Renovation Electrical Design113.8kmRenovation Electrical Design is based in Grassmere, VIC.
Western District Electrical Services118.1kmWestern District Electrical Services is based in Bushfield, VIC.
Marc Lemke Electrical119.7kmMarc Lemke Electrical is based in Wangoom, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Rocklands

Sunlight Hours in Rocklands

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 43 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Rocklands

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.3° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Rocklands, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Rockingham Beach, WA, which is about 2461.6 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.