Are Solar Panels Worth It In The Gurdies?

The Gurdies is located in Victoria about 82.5 km south east of Melbourne and 1211.2 km south west of Lyra. The Gurdies has a latitude of 38.4 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in The Gurdies, VIC

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for The Gurdies

Rebate for The Gurdies 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 The Gurdies 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 The Gurdies
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.176.71
Feb20.965.82
Mar16.114.48
Apr10.963.04
May7.422.06
Jun6.161.71
Jul6.871.91
Aug9.842.73
Sep13.423.73
Oct17.724.92
Nov21.265.90
Dec23.756.60

Figures from the weather station at Cranbourne Botanic Gardens, which is approximately 38.5 km from The Gurdies.

The Gurdies, VIC is in the 3984 postcode area which has around 1117 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1174 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 3524 households in the 3984 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.38 kW) for about every 3.2 dwellings.

Here are 25 solar installers near to or in The Gurdies.

Solar Installers near toThe Gurdies
NameDistanceDetails
Sunscape Solar3.8kmSunscape Solar is based in Grantville, VIC.
GF SOLAR17.1kmGF SOLAR is based in Kongwak, VIC.
Advanced Solar & Batteries22.4kmAdvanced Solar & Batteries is based in Wonthaggi, VIC.
Island Energy22.5kmIsland Energy is based in San Remo, VIC.
BWD Solar27.9kmBWD Solar is based in Cowes, VIC.
EcoSmart Solar29.2kmEcoSmart Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Bush Electrics and Solar31.1kmBush Electrics and Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Think Solar32.2kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Clean Energy Direct32.8kmClean Energy Direct is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Cardinia Solar33.6kmCardinia Solar is based in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.
Solartronics33.6kmSolartronics is based in Bittern, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions33.6kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium33.7kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Abacus Solar34.1kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar34.1kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar 360 Australia - Solargain Hastings Authorised Distributor34.2kmSolar 360 Australia - Solargain Hastings Authorised Distributor is based in Hastings, VIC.
BJ White Electrics34.2kmBJ White Electrics is based in Hastings, VIC.
Sunbather Pool Heating & Covers - VIC34.4kmSunbather Pool Heating & Covers - VIC is based in Hastings, VIC.
Energy Connections34.5kmEnergy Connections is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar-Energy35.5kmSolar-Energy is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Solar Run Officer35.8kmSolar Run Officer is based in Clyde North, VIC.
A.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS35.8kmA.R ENERGY SOLUTIONS is based in Pakenham, VIC.
BJH Electrical & Solar Services36.2kmBJH Electrical & Solar Services is based in Bunyip, VIC.
Sun Solar Power & Energy Solutions36.2kmSun Solar Power & Energy Solutions is based in Clyde North, VIC.
Solar Worx36.9kmSolar Worx is based in Officer, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to The Gurdies

Sunlight Hours in The Gurdies

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 49 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in The Gurdies

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.4° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after The Gurdies, is to look at if solar power is worth it in The Gums, QLD, which is about 1302.0 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.