Are Solar Panels Worth It In Sylvester?

Sylvester is located in Victoria about 9.8 km north east of Melbourne and 1176.2 km south west of Lyra. Sylvester has a latitude of 37.7 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Sylvester

Rebate for Sylvester 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 Sylvester by month. The maximum is 6.71 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.71 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Sylvester
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.166.71
Feb20.915.81
Mar16.294.52
Apr11.183.10
May7.552.10
Jun6.161.71
Jul6.881.91
Aug9.752.71
Sep13.213.67
Oct17.654.90
Nov21.095.86
Dec23.876.63

Figures from the weather station at Bundoora, which is approximately 3.4 km from Sylvester.

Sylvester, VIC is in the 3072 postcode area which has around 1879 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1968 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 13654 households in the 3072 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.80 kW) for about every 7.3 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Sylvester.

Solar Installers near toSylvester
NameDistanceDetails
Roof Top Solar Group1.2kmRoof Top Solar Group is based in Preston, VIC.
Ads Solar VIC1.2kmAds Solar VIC is based in Preston, VIC.
F CUBED Australia2.2kmF CUBED Australia is based in Preston, VIC.
SolaMate2.3kmSolaMate is based in Alphington, VIC.
Harmonic Energy2.6kmHarmonic Energy is based in Thornbury, VIC.
oz greens power3.2kmoz greens power is based in Thornbury, VIC.
Leeson Solar3.3kmLeeson Solar is based in Heidelberg West, VIC.
Nu Energy3.7kmNu Energy is based in Heidelberg Heights, VIC.
EnviroGroup4.0kmEnviroGroup is based in Coburg North, VIC.
Technaus Solar4.8kmTechnaus Solar is based in Thomastown, VIC.
​MHE Solar4.9km​MHE Solar is based in Thomastown, VIC.
Solar Flow5.0kmSolar Flow is based in Brunswick East, VIC.
3GEN Power5.2km3GEN Power is based in Thomastown, VIC.
Green Solutions5.2kmGreen Solutions is based in Coburg North, VIC.
TCK Solar5.2kmTCK Solar is based in Coburg North, VIC.
Sunstainable5.3kmSunstainable is based in Coburg North, VIC.
Sustainable Solar Services5.4kmSustainable Solar Services is based in Thomastown, VIC.
Ramselec Solar & Electrical5.5kmRamselec Solar & Electrical is based in Thomastown, VIC.
Aus Solar Distributors5.5kmAus Solar Distributors is based in Thomastown, VIC.
Eco Solar Lighting5.5kmEco Solar Lighting is based in Thomastown, VIC.
GOOD CHOICE SOLAR5.6kmGOOD CHOICE SOLAR is based in Thomastown, VIC.
Arizon International5.9kmArizon International is based in Thomastown, VIC.
Sunwatt Australia6.0kmSunwatt Australia is based in Thomastown, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Sylvester

Sunlight Hours in Sylvester

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 45 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Sylvester

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.7° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Sylvester, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Sylvaterre, VIC, which is about 196.1 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.