Are Solar Panels Worth It In Wesburn?

Wesburn is located in Victoria about 60.3 km east of Melbourne and 1148.6 km south west of Lyra. Wesburn has a latitude of 37.8 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Wesburn

Rebate for Wesburn 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 Wesburn 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 Wesburn
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 25.2 km from Wesburn.

Wesburn, 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 23 solar installers near to or in Wesburn.

Solar Installers near toWesburn
NameDistanceDetails
Oasis Air conditioning and Solar2.7kmOasis Air conditioning and Solar is based in Wesburn, VIC.
Smart Energy Lab8.4kmSmart Energy Lab is based in Mount Toolebewong, VIC.
SolarPlus8.6kmSolarPlus is based in Mount Toolebewong, VIC.
Ironcore Batteries18.6kmIroncore Batteries is based in Healesville, VIC.
True Solar Time20.1kmTrue Solar Time is based in Silvan, VIC.
Green Valley Solar20.8kmGreen Valley Solar is based in Silvan, VIC.
Kubo Electrical21.2kmKubo Electrical is based in Healesville, VIC.
iEnergytech23.5kmiEnergytech is based in Mount Evelyn, VIC.
True Green Australia24.6kmTrue Green Australia is based in Lilydale, VIC.
sunny solar cleaning27.5kmsunny solar cleaning is based in Mooroolbark, VIC.
Solar Recruitment28.0kmSolar Recruitment is based in Montrose, VIC.
Australian Solar Doctors29.3kmAustralian Solar Doctors is based in Kilsyth, VIC.
Ace Energy Services29.5kmAce Energy Services is based in Kilsyth, VIC.
Drillmate.31.4kmDrillmate. is based in Bayswater North, VIC.
Go Solar VIC31.4kmGo Solar VIC is based in Croydon South, VIC.
Sunterra Solar31.4kmSunterra Solar is based in Croydon South, VIC.
Solar Green Australia31.5kmSolar Green Australia is based in Croydon, VIC.
VR Electrical Services31.7kmVR Electrical Services is based in Upwey, VIC.
solar n save installations31.7kmsolar n save installations is based in The Basin, VIC.
PV Connections31.8kmPV Connections is based in Boronia, VIC.
Energy Assist Solar 4 You31.9kmEnergy Assist Solar 4 You is based in Croydon, VIC.
Eastern Solar Cleaning & Maintenance32.0kmEastern Solar Cleaning & Maintenance is based in Boronia, VIC.
Eastern Energy Solutions32.0kmEastern Energy Solutions is based in Croydon, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Wesburn

Sunlight Hours in Wesburn

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 Wesburn

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 Wesburn, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Wertaloona, SA, which is about 948.2 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.