Are Solar Panels Worth It In Rose River?

Rose River is located in Victoria about 179.7 km north east of Melbourne and 1017.3 km south west of Lyra. Rose River has a latitude of 36.8 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Rose River, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Rose River

Rebate for Rose River 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 Rose River by month. The maximum is 7.26 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.68 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Rose River
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan26.147.26
Feb22.806.33
Mar18.175.05
Apr12.353.43
May8.012.23
Jun6.051.68
Jul6.511.81
Aug9.672.69
Sep14.073.91
Oct19.335.37
Nov22.986.38
Dec25.977.21

Figures from the weather station at Lake Eildon, which is approximately 73.8 km from Rose River.

Rose River, VIC is in the 3678 postcode area which has around 1321 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1439 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2841 households in the 3678 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.51 kW) for about every 2.2 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Rose River.

Solar Installers near toRose River
NameDistanceDetails
Adam Cartwright Electrical33.3kmAdam Cartwright Electrical is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Hines Electrix34.1kmHines Electrix is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
TMN Electrical37.0kmTMN Electrical is based in Bright, VIC.
Crawford Electrical & Solar49.1kmCrawford Electrical & Solar is based in Tarrawingee, VIC.
Solarphase49.4kmSolarphase is based in Mansfield, VIC.
G&H Electrics51.9kmG&H Electrics is based in Mansfield, VIC.
SUNLIT SOLAR52.5kmSUNLIT SOLAR is based in Tawonga, VIC.
Mansfield Security54.6kmMansfield Security is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Valcomm Electrical54.8kmValcomm Electrical is based in Beechworth, VIC.
Shannon Fraser Solar and Electrical57.6kmShannon Fraser Solar and Electrical is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Solahart Albury Wodonga57.8kmSolahart Albury Wodonga is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Wangaratta Solar57.8kmWangaratta Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Solargain58.3kmSolargain is based in Rockingham, WA.
Elect-Solar58.6kmElect-Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Country Solar60.9kmCountry Solar is based in Keysborough, VIC.
Ecotech Energy60.9kmEcotech Energy is based in Benalla, VIC.
SUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems62.0kmSUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems is based in Benalla, VIC.
Kennedy Electrical and Solar62.3kmKennedy Electrical and Solar is based in North Wangaratta, VIC.
Urban Renewables Wangaratta62.6kmUrban Renewables Wangaratta is based in Waldara, VIC.
Spot On A/C Electrical & Solar72.5kmSpot On A/C Electrical & Solar is based in Eskdale, VIC.
North East Heating, Cooling & Solar82.8kmNorth East Heating, Cooling & Solar is based in Wodonga, VIC.
Sunrise Power Solutions83.9kmSunrise Power Solutions is based in Wodonga, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Rose River

Sunlight Hours in Rose River

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 40 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Rose River

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Rose River, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Rose Park, SA, which is about 746.7 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.