Are Solar Panels Worth It In Violet Town?

Violet Town is located in Victoria about 146.9 km north east of Melbourne and 1040.5 km south west of Lyra. Violet Town has a latitude of 36.6 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Violet Town, VIC

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Violet Town 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. Violet Town is in Climate Zone 3 which has a rating of 1.382.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Violet Town during 2024 would give you 96 ST Certificates worth $3830.40 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Violet Town will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Violet Town

Rebate for Violet Town Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW29$1157.10
4 kW38$1516.20
5 kW48$1915.20
6 kW58$2314.20
6.6 kW63$2513.70
10 kW96$3830.40
12 kW116$4628.40
15 kW145$5785.50

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Violet Town by month. The maximum is 7.56 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.02 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Violet Town
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan27.237.56
Feb23.976.66
Mar19.545.43
Apr13.793.83
May9.592.66
Jun7.282.02
Jul7.882.19
Aug10.983.05
Sep15.244.23
Oct20.575.71
Nov24.056.68
Dec26.877.46

Figures from the weather station at Dookie Agricultural College, which is approximately 29.5 km from Violet Town.

Violet Town, VIC is in the 3669 postcode area which has around 273 solar installations under 10 kW and about 282 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 791 households in the 3669 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.89 kW) for about every 2.9 dwellings.

Here are 27 solar installers near to or in Violet Town.

Solar Installers near toViolet Town
NameDistanceDetails
SUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems26.1kmSUN REAL Renewable Energy Systems is based in Benalla, VIC.
Ecotech Energy27.1kmEcotech Energy is based in Benalla, VIC.
Country Solar27.1kmCountry Solar is based in Keysborough, VIC.
Future NRG Solar Power Specialists38.0kmFuture NRG Solar Power Specialists is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Reilly Electrical & Sunvalley Solar38.4kmReilly Electrical & Sunvalley Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Commodore Australia38.7kmCommodore Australia is based in Shepparton, VIC.
GISTA MPV SOLAR PYC. LTD TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.39.2kmGISTA MPV SOLAR PYC. LTD TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Jim's Energy39.6kmJim's Energy is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Anzunitedsolar39.7kmAnzunitedsolar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Watters Electrical & Solar39.9kmWatters Electrical & Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Blake Campbell Solar40.0kmBlake Campbell Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Green Tunnel40.2kmGreen Tunnel is based in Shepparton, VIC.
GV Electrical and Solar40.6kmGV Electrical and Solar is based in Shepparton, VIC.
Mansfield Security55.4kmMansfield Security is based in Mansfield, VIC.
G&H Electrics57.1kmG&H Electrics is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Solarphase58.3kmSolarphase is based in Mansfield, VIC.
Solahart Albury Wodonga59.2kmSolahart Albury Wodonga is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Elect-Solar60.1kmElect-Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Wangaratta Solar61.0kmWangaratta Solar is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Urban Renewables Wangaratta62.1kmUrban Renewables Wangaratta is based in Waldara, VIC.
Shannon Fraser Solar and Electrical63.5kmShannon Fraser Solar and Electrical is based in Wangaratta, VIC.
Solargain64.0kmSolargain is based in Rockingham, WA.
EKO Solar67.0kmEKO Solar is based in Seymour, VIC.
Kennedy Electrical and Solar67.4kmKennedy Electrical and Solar is based in North Wangaratta, VIC.
Baker Renewable Energy69.2kmBaker Renewable Energy is based in Numurkah, VIC.
Active Energy Group69.9kmActive Energy Group is based in Kyabram, VIC.
Crawford Electrical & Solar70.7kmCrawford Electrical & Solar is based in Tarrawingee, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Violet Town

Sunlight Hours in Violet Town

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 39 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Violet Town

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 36.6° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Violet Town, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Violet Hill, NSW, which is about 763.1 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.