Are Solar Panels Worth It In Warburton?

Warburton is located in Victoria about 64.6 km east of Melbourne and 1145.0 km south west of Lyra. Warburton has a latitude of 37.8 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Warburton

Rebate for Warburton 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 Warburton by month. The maximum is 6.65 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 1.54 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Warburton
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan23.946.65
Feb20.845.79
Mar16.164.49
Apr10.923.03
May7.151.99
Jun5.531.54
Jul6.191.72
Aug9.142.54
Sep12.563.49
Oct17.064.74
Nov20.685.74
Dec23.176.44

Figures from the weather station at Toolangi, which is approximately 26.3 km from Warburton.

Warburton, VIC is in the 3799 postcode area which has around 659 solar installations under 10 kW and about 691 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 2851 households in the 3799 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.99 kW) for about every 4.3 dwellings.

Here are 22 solar installers near to or in Warburton.

Solar Installers near toWarburton
NameDistanceDetails
Oasis Air conditioning and Solar6.1kmOasis Air conditioning and Solar is based in Wesburn, VIC.
Smart Energy Lab11.5kmSmart Energy Lab is based in Mount Toolebewong, VIC.
SolarPlus11.7kmSolarPlus is based in Mount Toolebewong, VIC.
Ironcore Batteries20.5kmIroncore Batteries is based in Healesville, VIC.
Kubo Electrical23.8kmKubo Electrical is based in Healesville, VIC.
True Solar Time24.6kmTrue Solar Time is based in Silvan, VIC.
Green Valley Solar25.3kmGreen Valley Solar is based in Silvan, VIC.
iEnergytech27.9kmiEnergytech is based in Mount Evelyn, VIC.
True Green Australia28.9kmTrue Green Australia is based in Lilydale, VIC.
sunny solar cleaning31.9kmsunny solar cleaning is based in Mooroolbark, VIC.
Solar Recruitment32.5kmSolar Recruitment is based in Montrose, VIC.
Australian Solar Doctors33.7kmAustralian Solar Doctors is based in Kilsyth, VIC.
Ace Energy Services34.0kmAce Energy Services is based in Kilsyth, VIC.
Go Solar VIC35.8kmGo Solar VIC is based in Croydon South, VIC.
Sunterra Solar35.8kmSunterra Solar is based in Croydon South, VIC.
Drillmate.35.8kmDrillmate. is based in Bayswater North, VIC.
Solar Green Australia35.9kmSolar Green Australia is based in Croydon, VIC.
VR Electrical Services36.1kmVR Electrical Services is based in Upwey, VIC.
Energy Assist Solar 4 You36.2kmEnergy Assist Solar 4 You is based in Croydon, VIC.
solar n save installations36.2kmsolar n save installations is based in The Basin, VIC.
PV Connections36.3kmPV Connections is based in Boronia, VIC.
Eastern Energy Solutions36.4kmEastern Energy Solutions is based in Croydon, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Warburton

Sunlight Hours in Warburton

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 Warburton

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 Warburton, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Warburto, SA, which is about 837.6 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.