Are Solar Panels Worth It In Sale?

Sale is located in Victoria about 187.6 km east of Melbourne and 1122.2 km south west of Lyra. Sale has a latitude of 38.1 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Sale

Rebate for Sale 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 Sale by month. The maximum is 6.64 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.86 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Sale
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.906.64
Feb20.325.64
Mar16.284.52
Apr11.633.23
May8.242.29
Jun6.711.86
Jul7.552.10
Aug10.552.93
Sep14.323.98
Oct18.625.17
Nov21.696.03
Dec23.876.63

Figures from the weather station at East Sale, which is approximately 5.4 km from Sale.

Sale, VIC is in the 3850 postcode area which has around 1416 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1536 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 6907 households in the 3850 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.94 kW) for about every 4.9 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Sale.

Solar Installers near toSale
NameDistanceDetails
Boltz Contractors1.3kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar1.6kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
RW Coulthard Electrical Services2.0kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
GEA Solar44.7kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.45.4kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon45.5kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy45.8kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions47.8kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar54.5kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland54.9kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale55.3kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale55.5kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland55.7kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Voltage Electrics55.7kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Deluxe Solar Advocates55.9kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop56.9kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations57.5kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
MEGALS57.7kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar57.9kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
NBS Solar Solutions66.4kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical68.2kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland71.1kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Solar To Power73.4kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical73.7kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Trentleck75.9kmTrentleck is based in Narracan, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar75.9kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.
Solahart East Gippsland84.2kmSolahart East Gippsland is based in Lakes Entrance, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Sale

Sunlight Hours in Sale

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 47 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Sale

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.1° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Sale, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Salamander Bay, NSW, which is about 750.5 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.