Are Solar Panels Worth It In Templestowe Lower?

Templestowe Lower is located in Victoria about 14.0 km north east of Melbourne and 1174.0 km south west of Lyra. Templestowe Lower has a latitude of 37.8 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Templestowe Lower, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Templestowe Lower

Rebate for Templestowe Lower 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 Templestowe Lower 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 Templestowe Lower
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 7.8 km from Templestowe Lower.

Templestowe Lower, VIC is in the 3107 postcode area which has around 800 solar installations under 10 kW and about 827 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 5633 households in the 3107 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.16 kW) for about every 7.0 dwellings.

Here are 25 solar installers near to or in Templestowe Lower.

Solar Installers near toTemplestowe Lower
NameDistanceDetails
Quanta Solar Australia2.8kmQuanta Solar Australia is based in Doncaster, VIC.
Advenser3.0kmAdvenser is based in Doncaster, VIC.
Vision Trak Rentals3.6kmVision Trak Rentals is based in Balwyn North, VIC.
Aura Renewable Energy4.0kmAura Renewable Energy is based in Doncaster East, VIC.
Melbourne Solar Solutions4.0kmMelbourne Solar Solutions is based in Lower Plenty, VIC.
GL solar4.9kmGL solar is based in Stones Corner, QLD.
Nu Energy5.1kmNu Energy is based in Heidelberg Heights, VIC.
Sundra Energy5.2kmSundra Energy is based in Templestowe, VIC.
Monets Vision5.7kmMonets Vision is based in Balwyn, VIC.
Sun Salute Solar5.7kmSun Salute Solar is based in Box Hill North, VIC.
Hive Solar Batteries5.8kmHive Solar Batteries is based in Box Hill North, VIC.
Leeson Solar6.2kmLeeson Solar is based in Heidelberg West, VIC.
Puma Solar6.2kmPuma Solar is based in Box Hill, VIC.
Eastern Solar6.3kmEastern Solar is based in Box Hill, VIC.
Smartgen6.3kmSmartgen is based in Box Hill, VIC.
SolaMate6.8kmSolaMate is based in Alphington, VIC.
Entech Services7.0kmEntech Services is based in Surrey Hills, VIC.
Harmonic Energy7.2kmHarmonic Energy is based in Thornbury, VIC.
Solarside7.8kmSolarside is based in Blackburn, VIC.
Afore New energy7.8kmAfore New energy is based in Blackburn, VIC.
Satellite Solar7.8kmSatellite Solar is based in Blackburn, VIC.
RayGen7.8kmRayGen is based in Blackburn, VIC.
Solpac Solutions7.9kmSolpac Solutions is based in Nunawading, VIC.
NPP Energy8.1kmNPP Energy is based in Nunawading, VIC.
Alliance Solar8.1kmAlliance Solar is based in Nunawading, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Templestowe Lower

Sunlight Hours in Templestowe Lower

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 Templestowe Lower

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 37.8° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Templestowe Lower, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Templestowe, VIC, which is about 3.6 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.