Are Solar Panels Worth It In Rowville?

Rowville is located in Victoria about 27.1 km south east of Melbourne and 1182.1 km south west of Lyra. Rowville has a latitude of 37.9 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Rowville

Rebate for Rowville 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 Rowville by month. The maximum is 6.63 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.67 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Rowville
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.876.63
Feb20.665.74
Mar15.964.43
Apr10.873.02
May7.362.04
Jun6.011.67
Jul6.621.84
Aug9.402.61
Sep12.883.58
Oct17.304.80
Nov20.775.77
Dec23.456.51

Figures from the weather station at Scoresby Research Institute, which is approximately 5.7 km from Rowville.

Rowville, VIC is in the 3178 postcode area which has around 3635 solar installations under 10 kW and about 3742 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 11556 households in the 3178 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.96 kW) for about every 3.2 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Rowville.

Solar Installers near toRowville
NameDistanceDetails
Goodwe Australia1.0kmGoodwe Australia is based in Rowville, VIC.
Everything Solar Solutions1.1kmEverything Solar Solutions is based in Rowville, VIC.
Solar 4 RVs1.2kmSolar 4 RVs is based in Rowville, VIC.
HID Australia1.4kmHID Australia is based in Rowville, VIC.
Energy Cloud Australia1.5kmEnergy Cloud Australia is based in Rowville, VIC.
Solar + Solutions2.1kmSolar + Solutions is based in Knoxfield, VIC.
RRacks Australia Office2.1kmRRacks Australia Office is based in Knoxfield, VIC.
Solar Run Lysterfield2.2kmSolar Run Lysterfield is based in Scoresby, VIC.
NeuTek Energy2.2kmNeuTek Energy is based in Knoxfield, VIC.
J.WASSER2.4kmJ.WASSER is based in Knoxfield, VIC.
Sun Station2.4kmSun Station is based in Knoxfield, VIC.
HISOLAR ENERGY2.5kmHISOLAR ENERGY is based in Rowville, VIC.
Solar Knight2.7kmSolar Knight is based in Rowville, VIC.
Solar lnstallations3.1kmSolar lnstallations is based in Lysterfield, VIC.
Energy Wired6.2kmEnergy Wired is based in Ferntree Gully, VIC.
Solar Run Glen Waverley6.8kmSolar Run Glen Waverley is based in Glen Waverley, VIC.
Jet Solar7.1kmJet Solar is based in Wheelers Hill, VIC.
Solar Charge P/L7.2kmSolar Charge P/L is based in Springvale, VIC.
Almsolar7.6kmAlmsolar is based in Dandenong, VIC.
Intelli Energy7.7kmIntelli Energy is based in Melbourne, VIC.
Boss Solar7.8kmBoss Solar is based in Mulgrave, VIC.
VR Electrical Services7.9kmVR Electrical Services is based in Upwey, VIC.
Solar Run Keysborough8.0kmSolar Run Keysborough is based in Dandenong, VIC.
eko energy8.0kmeko energy is based in Heatherton, VIC.
SolaX Power Australia8.1kmSolaX Power Australia is based in Springvale, VIC.
C-COR Solar8.2kmC-COR Solar is based in Mulgrave, VIC.
Next Energy Solar8.5kmNext Energy Solar is based in Clayton, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Rowville

Sunlight Hours in Rowville

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 46 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Rowville

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Rowville, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Rowsley, VIC, which is about 79.3 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.