Are Solar Panels Worth It In Somerton Park?

Somerton Park is located in Victoria about 189.7 km east of Melbourne and 1120.9 km south west of Lyra. Somerton Park has a latitude of 38.1 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Somerton Park, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Somerton Park

Rebate for Somerton Park 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 Somerton Park 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 Somerton Park
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 3.6 km from Somerton Park.

Somerton Park, VIC is in the 3851 postcode area which has around 1237 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1301 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 4748 households in the 3851 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.95 kW) for about every 3.8 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Somerton Park.

Solar Installers near toSomerton Park
NameDistanceDetails
RW Coulthard Electrical Services0.2kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
Boltz Contractors2.6kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar3.7kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
GEA Solar42.7kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
JHB Electrical & Solar.47.6kmJHB Electrical & Solar. is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
RACV Solar - Traralgon47.7kmRACV Solar - Traralgon is based in Traralgon East, VIC.
LV Solar & Renewable Energy48.0kmLV Solar & Renewable Energy is based in Traralgon, VIC.
Metro Solar Solutions50.0kmMetro Solar Solutions is based in Traralgon, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar52.5kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland52.8kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale53.2kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale53.4kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland53.6kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Voltage Electrics53.7kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Deluxe Solar Advocates53.7kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop54.8kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
MEGALS55.6kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar55.8kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Alternate Energy Innovations59.8kmAlternate Energy Innovations is based in Morwell, VIC.
NBS Solar Solutions64.3kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
Adsolar & Electrical70.4kmAdsolar & Electrical is based in Newborough, VIC.
Solar To Power71.3kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical71.5kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Solahart Greater Gippsland73.2kmSolahart Greater Gippsland is based in Moe, VIC.
Lima Electrical & Solar78.1kmLima Electrical & Solar is based in Trafalgar East, VIC.
Trentleck78.1kmTrentleck is based in Narracan, VIC.
Solahart East Gippsland82.0kmSolahart East Gippsland is based in Lakes Entrance, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Somerton Park

Sunlight Hours in Somerton Park

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 Somerton Park

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 Somerton Park, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Somerton, VIC, which is about 195.9 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.