{"id":41759,"date":"2020-07-31T06:13:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T19:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=41759"},"modified":"2020-07-31T06:13:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T19:43:06","slug":"solar-export-charges-mb1624","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg\" alt=\"Solar export charges\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is calling for submissions on proposed changes to National Electricity Rules, including allowing for charges to be whacked on those who export solar electricity.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Surplus electricity generated by residential solar power systems is exported to the mains grid and the system owner usually receives a payment for this energy &#8211; this is called a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/feed-in-tariffs\/\">solar feed in tariff<\/a>. The electricity retailer then sells that electricity at a much higher price.<\/p>\n<p>To this point, the National Electricity Rules (NER) have prohibited solar owners from being charged for export services into the distribution network by Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs).\u00a0At the beginning of this month, St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria (SVDP) submitted a rule change request seeking to strike this clause from the NER and SA Power Networks also backs the idea.\u00a0 SAPN and Vinnie&#8217;s believe enabling export charges as a pricing tool would:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>send efficient signals for future expenditure associated with export services<\/li>\n<li>reward customers for actions that better utilise the network or improve network operations, and<\/li>\n<li>allocate costs in a fair and efficient way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The old chestnut of non-solar owners subsidising those with solar panels has been brought into play in the argument &#8211; that solar owners should pay their &#8220;fair share&#8221; of the costs associated with integrating distributed energy resources into distribution networks.<\/p>\n<p>But rooftop solar has been putting downwards pressure on electricity prices and pushing out coal-fired power generation. This benefits everyone on three fronts &#8211; health, environmental and financial. And as mentioned, what electricity retailers pay for that clean electricity is far less than what they charge others for it.<\/p>\n<p>St. Vinnies also says it isn&#8217;t necessarily advocating for solar owners paying for using the networks. They could also choose to be constrained, meaning having their exports limited. SAPN envisions different &#8220;tiers&#8221; of service, including:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;a \u2018basic\u2019 service at low or zero cost, perhaps reflective of a fixed, low export capacity, aligned to the intrinsic hosting capacity of the network&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Other Proposed Changes To The National Electricity Rules<\/h2>\n<p>The potential for charges on exporting solar electricity is one of three proposed changes to the NER, the others being:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Updating the regulatory framework to reflect the community expectation for distribution networks to efficiently provide export services to support distributed energy resources.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting incentives for efficient investment in, and operation and use of, export services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We recognise some of these proposals are contentious and we are establishing a Technical Working Group to inform our consideration of the requests,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aemc.gov.au\/news-centre\/media-releases\/consultation-underway-requests-new-rules-better-integrate-distributed\">says the AEMC<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>By &#8220;some&#8221;, it probably means one.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first time the AEMC has been involved with the idea of a potential &#8220;sun tax&#8221;. In a report from 2017, it somewhat timidly suggested it may be time to revisit the NER clause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-tax-australia-mb0073\/\">and that didn&#8217;t go down too well<\/a>. This time around, it has St Vincent de Paul Society and SA Power Networks to hide behind. But the proposal will also be facing many more solar owners &#8211; by 2017, around 1.8 million systems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au\/RET\/Forms-and-resources\/Postcode-data-for-small-scale-installations\">had been installed in Australia<\/a> and today that figure is around the 2.46 million mark.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;sun tax&#8221; of this nature isn&#8217;t set in stone. A virtual public forum is to be held on <strong>13 August 2020<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aemc.gov.au\/calendar\/public-forum-der-integration-updating-regulatory-arrangements-rule-changes\">registration here<\/a>), which could be a very interesting event. Submissions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aemc.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/consultation_paper_-_der_integration_-_updating_regulatory_arrangements_0.pdf\">consultation paper<\/a> close on <strong>10 September 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel strongly about potentially having to pay to export your surplus solar energy to the grid, read the consultation paper&#8217;s arguments for this proposed change and have your say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is calling for submissions on proposed changes to National Electricity Rules, including allowing for charges to be whacked on those who export solar electricity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":41760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges - SolarQuotes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The AEMC wants feedback on proposed changes to National Electricity Rules, including allowing for charges for those who export solar electricity.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The AEMC wants feedback on proposed changes to National Electricity Rules, including allowing for charges for those who export solar electricity.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-07-30T19:43:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-30T19:43:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/\"},\"wordCount\":597,\"commentCount\":11,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; Storage News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/\",\"name\":\"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges - SolarQuotes Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-30T19:43:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"The AEMC wants feedback on proposed changes to National Electricity Rules, including allowing for charges for those who export solar electricity.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Solar export charges\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"General Solar &amp; Storage News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes Blog\",\"description\":\"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"width\":592,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"SolarQuotes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/\",\"https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\",\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"caption\":\"Michael Bloch\"},\"description\":\"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/michael\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges - SolarQuotes Blog","description":"The AEMC wants feedback on proposed changes to National Electricity Rules, including allowing for charges for those who export solar electricity.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges","og_description":"The AEMC wants feedback on proposed changes to National Electricity Rules, including allowing for charges for those who export solar electricity.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/","og_site_name":"SolarQuotes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","article_published_time":"2020-07-30T19:43:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Michael Bloch","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@solar_quotes","twitter_site":"@solar_quotes","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/"},"author":{"name":"Michael Bloch","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1"},"headline":"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges","datePublished":"2020-07-30T19:43:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/"},"wordCount":597,"commentCount":11,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg","articleSection":["General Solar &amp; Storage News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/","name":"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges - SolarQuotes Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg","datePublished":"2020-07-30T19:43:06+00:00","description":"The AEMC wants feedback on proposed changes to National Electricity Rules, including allowing for charges for those who export solar electricity.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Solar export charges"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1624\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Have Your Say On Proposed Solar Export Charges"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","name":"SolarQuotes Blog","description":"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization","name":"SolarQuotes","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","width":592,"height":600,"caption":"SolarQuotes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/","https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1","name":"Michael Bloch","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","caption":"Michael Bloch"},"description":"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/michael\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-export-charges.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2FF2s-aRx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43794,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1712\/","url_meta":{"origin":41759,"position":0},"title":"TAI Goes Into Bat For Australian Solar Households","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"October 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Australia Institute (TAI) has said proposed rule changes that would allow electricity distribution networks to charge households with solar PV for exporting electricity would be unfair unless they were also being paid fair revenue for the benefits they provide. In July this year, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Proposed solar export charges","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44838,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-charges-mb1761\/","url_meta":{"origin":41759,"position":1},"title":"Rooftop Solar Export &#8220;Tax&#8221; Draft Determination Deferred","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"November 16, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) said on Thursday its draft determination on proposed National Electricity Rule (NER) changes impacting rooftop solar and other distributed energy resources will be delayed. First, some background. Back in July, the AEMC called for submissions on proposed rule change requests it had received following\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar export charges","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/solar-export-charges.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14351,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-electricity-charges-aemc-mb0177\/","url_meta":{"origin":41759,"position":2},"title":"AEMC Shies Away From Solar Electricity Export Charges","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"August 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has ditched a suggestion (for now) that was viewed as an enabler for a \"solar tax\", after protest from thousands of solar supporters. Earlier this year, the AEMC released a draft of its Distribution Market Model, which questioned a clause in rules prohibiting a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Protest against solar electricity export charges","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/solar-charges-protest.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/solar-charges-protest.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/solar-charges-protest.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/solar-charges-protest.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48736,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-batteries-aemc-mb1930\/","url_meta":{"origin":41759,"position":3},"title":"Adding More Home Solar Power To The Grid: AEMC Draft Determination","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"March 25, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Australian Energy Market Commission has released its draft determination on how to integrate more small-scale solar power systems, support home battery uptake and address solar energy \"traffic jams\" in the grid. Australia's grid infrastructure was originally designed to cater to one-way electricity traffic flows - into premises. The rise\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"AEMC solar and battery reforms","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aemc-solar-batteries-australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aemc-solar-batteries-australia.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aemc-solar-batteries-australia.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aemc-solar-batteries-australia.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aemc-solar-batteries-australia.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":95617,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wa-flexible-smarter-solar-mb3301\/","url_meta":{"origin":41759,"position":4},"title":"Flexible Exports Soon For WA Under &#8220;Smarter Solar&#8221;","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"October 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Energy Policy WA is consulting on proposed rule changes to kick in early next year that aim to support larger and more small-scale rooftop solar and battery installations in Western Power's service area through the implementation of flexible solar exports. What Are The Proposed Smarter Solar Changes For WA? At\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Solar Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Solar Policy","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-policy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Rooftop solar power systems in Western Australia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wa-flexible-exports.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wa-flexible-exports.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wa-flexible-exports.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wa-flexible-exports.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wa-flexible-exports.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58034,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-export-tariffs-mb2324\/","url_meta":{"origin":41759,"position":5},"title":"Solar Export Tariff Draft Guidelines Released","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"January 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Draft guidelines for solar export tariffs - a potential charge for exporting electricity into the grid - have been released for comment; and no doubt there will be plenty. Solar export tariffs have been brewing for a while, so first a brief summary of the saga to date. Australia\u2019s electricity\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar export tariff guidelines - Australia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/solar-export-tariffs.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/solar-export-tariffs.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/solar-export-tariffs.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/solar-export-tariffs.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/solar-export-tariffs.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41759"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41763,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41759\/revisions\/41763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}