{"id":56613,"date":"2021-12-03T04:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T18:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=56613"},"modified":"2021-12-03T04:57:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T18:27:19","slug":"vic-solar-tariff-2022-mb2260","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vic-solar-tariff-2022-mb2260\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria&#8217;s Solar Feed-In Tariff Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fit-victoria-2022-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Victoria feed-in tariff 2022\/23\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fit-victoria-2022-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fit-victoria-2022-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fit-victoria-2022-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fit-victoria-2022.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Victoria&#8217;s Essential Services Commission is reviewing the minimum solar feed-in tariff payable to system owners for the solar energy they export to the grid &#8211; and has released its draft decision.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The ESC has decided on a (draft) minimum flat feed-in tariff of 5.2 cents per kilowatt hour from July 2022 &#8211; which is 22 per cent lower than the current minimum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/feed-in-tariffs\/vic\/\">VIC feed-in tariff<\/a> rate of 6.7 cents per kilowatt hour.<\/p>\n<p>Electricity retailers in Victoria can offer solar customers the minimum flat feed-in tariff and\/or time-varying feed-in tariffs. For time-varying rates, the draft decision is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overnight &#8211; Weekdays: 10pm-7am | Weekends: 10pm-7am: 7.1c (won&#8217;t be much solar power generation going on then!)<\/li>\n<li>Day &#8211; Weekdays: 7am-3pm, 9pm-10pm | Weekends: 7am-10pm: 5.0c<\/li>\n<li>Early Evening &#8211; Weekdays: 3pm-9pm | Weekends: n\/a &#8211; 6.9c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The main driver of the lower minimum feed-in tariffs is lower forecast wholesale electricity prices during daylight hours for 2022-23,&#8221; says the Commission.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230; and that is thanks in part to rooftop solar&#8217;s incredible success &#8211; it&#8217;s helping to push wholesale electricity prices down.<\/p>\n<h2>The Rates Are *Minimum*<\/h2>\n<p>Getting less for your exported solar energy sucks, but it&#8217;s important to note before storming the Essential Services Commission building that even if these rates become final, they are the <strong>minimum<\/strong> electricity retailers can offer.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, the minimum flat feed in tariff rate is 6.7c currently &#8211; but looking at the SolarQuotes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/energy\/\">electricity plan comparison<\/a> tool, some retailers are offering <b>10c or more<\/b> in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>It really pays to shop around, but bear in mind the best electricity plan for solar owners isn&#8217;t always the one with the highest FiT rate as other aspects such as supply and daily charge rates should be considered. That&#8217;s where the SQ tool is really handy as it shows which energy retailers are likely to provide the cheapest overall bills over 12 months for a typical solar power system owner in a given postcode.<\/p>\n<h2>Savvy Solar Owners Maximise Self-Consumption<\/h2>\n<p>As the Commission\u2019s pricing director Marcus Crudden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esc.vic.gov.au\/media-centre\/solar-value-remains-despite-falling-feed-tariff\">points out<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe real and enduring value of renewable generation and storage is in not having to pay retail electricity charges for the electricity you use.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example using the tool, based on one of the plans currently available only offering the current minimum FiT of 6.7c.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6.6kW system in Melbourne<\/li>\n<li>20% self-consumption ratio<\/li>\n<li>15.19c usage rate<\/li>\n<li>81.40c daily charge<\/li>\n<li>6.7c feed-in tariff (the minimum allowed)<\/li>\n<li>15kWh total energy use per day (solar + grid)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this scenario, an annual bill would be around $328. Boost the self-consumption to 30% and the bill is down to $248 over 12 months. Boost to 40% and it&#8217;s down to $167.<\/p>\n<p>A bit of thought on how and when energy is used can pay dividends.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to significantly boost self-consumption is to operate appliances &#8211; particularly energy-hungry ones &#8211; during the day. It doesn&#8217;t need to be a hassle, just a (good) habit to get into. This is where timer devices\u00a0 &#8211; a feature of many appliances today &#8211; can be helpful, and timer switches are pretty cheap if an in-built timer isn&#8217;t available.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re yet to install solar panels and a low feed-in tariff is concerning you &#8211; don&#8217;t let it. Good quality solar will remain a solid investment, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/victorian-solar-rebate.html\">Victoria&#8217;s solar panel rebate<\/a> (which is in addition to the national subsidy) makes it even better.<\/p>\n<h2>Have Your Say<\/h2>\n<p>The Essential Services Commission is seeking feedback on its draft decision, which should be submitted by 5pm on 10 January 2022. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esc.vic.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/minimum-feed-in-tariff-2022-23-draft-decision-20211202.pdf\">download the draft decision here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria&#8217;s Essential Services Commission is reviewing the minimum solar feed-in tariff payable to system owners for the solar energy they export to the grid &#8211; and has released its draft decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":56614,"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-56613","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>Victoria&#039;s Solar Feed-In Tariff Review - SolarQuotes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Victoria&#039;s Essential Services Commission is reviewing the minimum feed-in tariff payable to solar system owners for electricity exports.\" \/>\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\/vic-solar-tariff-2022-mb2260\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Victoria&#039;s Solar Feed-In Tariff Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Victoria&#039;s Essential Services Commission is reviewing the minimum feed-in tariff payable to solar system owners for electricity exports.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vic-solar-tariff-2022-mb2260\/\" \/>\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=\"2021-12-02T18:20:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-02T18:27:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fit-victoria-2022.png\" \/>\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\/png\" \/>\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\/vic-solar-tariff-2022-mb2260\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vic-solar-tariff-2022-mb2260\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Victoria&#8217;s Solar Feed-In Tariff Review\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-02T18:20:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-02T18:27:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vic-solar-tariff-2022-mb2260\/\"},\"wordCount\":602,\"commentCount\":3,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vic-solar-tariff-2022-mb2260\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fit-victoria-2022.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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