Are Solar Panels Worth It In Woolamai?

Woolamai is located in Victoria about 90.3 km south east of Melbourne and 1226.6 km south west of Lyra. Woolamai has a latitude of 38.5 degrees South.

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

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

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

Solar Power Rebate for Woolamai

Rebate for Woolamai 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 Woolamai 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 Woolamai
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 46.6 km from Woolamai.

Woolamai, VIC is in the 3995 postcode area which has around 1749 solar installations under 10 kW and about 1816 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 6414 households in the 3995 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 4.17 kW) for about every 3.7 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Woolamai.

Solar Installers near toWoolamai
NameDistanceDetails
Island Energy10.3kmIsland Energy is based in San Remo, VIC.
Advanced Solar & Batteries11.2kmAdvanced Solar & Batteries is based in Wonthaggi, VIC.
Sunscape Solar12.3kmSunscape Solar is based in Grantville, VIC.
GF SOLAR15.4kmGF SOLAR is based in Kongwak, VIC.
EcoSmart Solar21.4kmEcoSmart Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
BWD Solar21.6kmBWD Solar is based in Cowes, VIC.
Bush Electrics and Solar24.3kmBush Electrics and Solar is based in Inverloch, VIC.
Solartronics32.7kmSolartronics is based in Bittern, VIC.
Solar 360 Australia - Solargain Hastings Authorised Distributor34.8kmSolar 360 Australia - Solargain Hastings Authorised Distributor is based in Hastings, VIC.
BJ White Electrics34.9kmBJ White Electrics is based in Hastings, VIC.
Sunbather Pool Heating & Covers - VIC34.9kmSunbather Pool Heating & Covers - VIC is based in Hastings, VIC.
Paskin Solar42.9kmPaskin Solar is based in Moorooduc, VIC.
Think Solar45.5kmThink Solar is based in Hawthorn East, VIC.
Solar Run Officer45.9kmSolar Run Officer is based in Clyde North, VIC.
Clean Energy Direct46.1kmClean Energy Direct is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Sun Solar Power & Energy Solutions46.3kmSun Solar Power & Energy Solutions is based in Clyde North, VIC.
Altruistic Aluminium47.2kmAltruistic Aluminium is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Softwave Building Solutions47.2kmSoftwave Building Solutions is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Abacus Solar47.7kmAbacus Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Mr Solar47.7kmMr Solar is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Academy Electrical & Solar47.8kmAcademy Electrical & Solar is based in Mornington, VIC.
Energy Connections47.9kmEnergy Connections is based in Pakenham, VIC.
Cardinia Solar48.1kmCardinia Solar is based in Nar Nar Goon, VIC.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Woolamai

Sunlight Hours in Woolamai

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 50 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Woolamai

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 38.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Woolamai, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Wool Wool, VIC, which is about 181.0 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.