Are Solar Panels Worth It In Swifts Creek?

Swifts Creek is located in Victoria about 249.7 km south west of Canberra and 1012.8 km south west of Lyra. Swifts Creek has a latitude of 37.3 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Swifts Creek, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Swifts Creek

Rebate for Swifts Creek 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 Swifts Creek 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 Swifts Creek
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 108.9 km from Swifts Creek.

Swifts Creek, VIC is in the 3896 postcode area which has around 52 solar installations under 10 kW and about 59 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 238 households in the 3896 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.44 kW) for about every 4.6 dwellings.

Here are 25 solar installers near to or in Swifts Creek.

Solar Installers near toSwifts Creek
NameDistanceDetails
Double J Electrical Contracting P/L11.7kmDouble J Electrical Contracting P/L is based in Bindi, VIC.
Carl Spink Electrical61.9kmCarl Spink Electrical is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
NBS Solar Solutions63.0kmNBS Solar Solutions is based in Nicholson, VIC.
Voltage Electrics64.1kmVoltage Electrics is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solar To Power64.2kmSolar To Power is based in Johnsonville, VIC.
Gippsland Off Grid Solar64.5kmGippsland Off Grid Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Powerhouse Shop64.5kmPowerhouse Shop is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
MEGALS64.5kmMEGALS is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
RACV Solar - Bairnsdale65.5kmRACV Solar - Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
A1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland65.7kmA1 Solar & Electrical - Solar Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Solargain Gippsland66.0kmSolargain Gippsland is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Solar66.2kmEast Gippsland Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
East Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale66.6kmEast Gippsland Housing Inspections Bairnsdale is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
GEA Solar69.2kmGEA Solar is based in Bairnsdale, VIC.
Deluxe Solar Advocates74.0kmDeluxe Solar Advocates is based in Eagle Point, VIC.
Solahart East Gippsland74.1kmSolahart East Gippsland is based in Lakes Entrance, VIC.
SUNLIT SOLAR80.3kmSUNLIT SOLAR is based in Tawonga, VIC.
TMN Electrical86.7kmTMN Electrical is based in Bright, VIC.
Spot On A/C Electrical & Solar96.9kmSpot On A/C Electrical & Solar is based in Eskdale, VIC.
RW Coulthard Electrical Services108.9kmRW Coulthard Electrical Services is based in Sale, VIC.
Boltz Contractors109.4kmBoltz Contractors is based in Sale, VIC.
Rockys Solar111.7kmRockys Solar is based in Sale, VIC.
Hines Electrix117.1kmHines Electrix is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Adam Cartwright Electrical117.4kmAdam Cartwright Electrical is based in Myrtleford, VIC.
Sea 2 Sky Electrical & Solar120.1kmSea 2 Sky Electrical & Solar is based in Jindabyne, NSW.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Swifts Creek

Sunlight Hours in Swifts Creek

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 42 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Swifts Creek

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 Swifts Creek, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Sweetmans Creek, NSW, which is about 578.4 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.