Where we work
Solar & battery in Macedon & Mount Macedon
Mount Macedon is the most constrained country we work in, and it's worth understanding why before you get quoted.
Bushfire ratings and heavy shade, on the same block.
What actually matters in Macedon & Mount Macedon
Mount Macedon combines two things that each complicate a solar install and together really complicate it: dense mature trees, and bushfire risk. Both affect where equipment can go and what's appropriate to install.
The shading picture is the more immediate one. Heavy tree cover on the mountain means a standard string layout will often underperform badly, and honest modelling sometimes shows a smaller, better-placed array beats a bigger one. We'd rather tell you that than sell you panels that spend the afternoon in shadow.
Bushfire considerations affect equipment placement and isolation as well. This is one of the places where the electrical detail genuinely matters, and where a cheap generic install is a poor idea.
Heavy tree cover: expect a shade study to change the design
Bushfire risk affects equipment placement and isolation
Sometimes a smaller well-placed array genuinely beats a larger one
Rebates
The rebates are the same wherever you are in Victoria
Nothing about Macedon & Mount Macedon changes what you're entitled to — the Solar Victoria rebate, the interest-free loan and the federal STCs apply state-wide. We check your eligibility and do the paperwork either way.
$1,400
Solar Victoria rebate
$1,400
Interest-free loan
~$350
per kWh of battery
$8,800
Battery loan
Indicative and subject to eligibility.
Why Central Solar
Local electricians, not a call centre
- CEC-accredited, highly skilled installers
- We handle the rebates for you
- Ongoing support from the same team who installed it
- Fault monitoring available with mid and premium systems
- Friendly, local service you can actually call and speak to
- Systems independently inspected by licensed Electrical Inspectors
Thinking about solar in Macedon & Mount Macedon?
Send us a recent power bill and your address. We'll size it on how you actually use power and tell you honestly what it'll save.