More Wyndham residents are turning to solar energy, with the 3029 and 3030 postcodes leading the state in solar panel installations.
A new report from the federal government’s Clean Energy Regulator shows that more households in Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit and Truganina have solar panels than anywhere else in Victoria.
A total of 4268 solar panels were installed in the 3029 postcode in the year to February. In the same period, 3784 solar panels were installed in Werribee and Point Cook, while 1042 were added to houses in Wyndham Vale.
Sustainable Energy Association chief adviser Ray Wills said more outer suburbs residents were installing solar panels because they were concerned about energy costs.
“People who have installed solar panels for any reason do consider their energy use more closely,’’ Professor Wills said.
‘‘It makes economic sense to generate electricity from a solar panel.”
