Solar

Victoria’s sunlight is ideal for producing energy and is a key part of our state’s move to clean, renewable energy.

Solar energy is energy created by the heat and light of the sun. Solar power is produced when this energy is converted into electricity – with photovoltaic (PV) panels.

We can use solar energy at different scales. It can be a small number of solar panels on the roof of a house or a large-scale array of hundreds of panels that can power hundreds of thousands of homes when connected to the power grid.

To learn more about:

• Solar for households, the solar for business program and large-scale solar farms, visit Solar Victoria.
• How Large-Scale Solar works, visit ARENA.
• How agriculture and Large Scale Solar can co-exist, visit the Clean Energy Council
• A Gippsland-led study into Recycling and Reuse of Used Solar Panels visit Gippsland Climate Change Network
• A local case study into solar installation for Yallambee Aged Care Home visit Gippsland Climate Change Network.