Solar Installers in Melbourne
What to know before you choose a solar installer in Greater Melbourne: the five networks, the sun, the Victorian rebate and what a typical system costs. Every match is one Why Solar Approved installer who has passed all six of our checks.
- Systems installed in the last 12 months
- 32,218
- Peak sun hours a day
- 4.1
- Typical 6.6 kW system, installed, before the STC rebate
- $5,500 to $7,200
- VIC Solar Homes panel rebate
- Up to $1,400
The install figure is the Clean Energy Regulator's postcode data for Greater Melbourne.
Victorian solar rebates
Solar Victoria's Solar Homes program pays eligible households a rebate of up to $1,400 on solar panels, and an interest-free loan is available on top. Apply through Solar Victoria before the install, not after. The battery rebate and battery loan have closed.
Melbourne regions and suburbs
- Inner Melbourne
- Richmond, South Yarra, Fitzroy, Carlton
- Eastern Suburbs
- Box Hill, Ringwood, Knox, Doncaster
- South East
- Dandenong, Frankston, Mornington, Casey
- Western Suburbs
- Footscray, Werribee, Sunshine, Melton
- Northern Suburbs
- Preston, Reservoir, Epping, Whittlesea
- Geelong and Surf Coast
- Geelong, Torquay, Ocean Grove, Bellarine
Solar in Melbourne
Network providers
Melbourne is covered by multiple distribution networks: CitiPower (inner city), Powercor (western suburbs), Jemena (northern suburbs), United Energy (south east), and AusNet Services (eastern suburbs and Gippsland).
Solar potential
Melbourne averages about 4.1 peak sun hours a day. That is less than Brisbane or Perth, but still plenty for solar: a 6.6 kW system produces around 22 to 25 kWh a day.
What Victoria adds
- The Solar Homes rebate program (check eligibility)
- A solar panel rebate of up to $1,400
- An interest-free loan for panels
Weather
Melbourne's changeable weather means solar production varies more from day to day than in sunnier states. Over a full year it evens out, and the financial case for solar still holds.
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