{"id":87129,"date":"2024-10-02T05:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=87129"},"modified":"2024-10-02T06:09:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:39:08","slug":"ea-solar-tariffs-mb3020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/ea-solar-tariffs-mb3020\/","title":{"rendered":"EnergyAustralia Takes Its Scissors To Solar Feed-In Tariff Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-solar-rates.jpg\" alt=\"EnergyAustralia feed-in tariffs\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-solar-rates.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-solar-rates-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-solar-rates-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-solar-rates-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the calendar flipped over to October, EnergyAustralia snipped its solar feed-in tariff rates across the board &#8211; and they&#8217;ve had quite a haircut. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>EnergyAustralia services residential solar customers in Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Queensland; and none have escaped the scissors. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s happened with feed-in tariff (FiT) rates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Queensland<\/b> &#8211; reduced from 6.6 c\/kWh to 4.6 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li><b>New South Wales<\/b> &#8211; reduced from 7.6 c\/kWh to 5.0 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li><b>ACT<\/b> &#8211; reduced from 7.6 c\/kWh to 5.0 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li><b>South Australia<\/b> &#8211; reduced from 8.5c c\/kWh to 4.5 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for <b>Victoria<\/b>, on September 30 the single (flat) rate was 5.4 c\/kWh and &#8220;Time of Use&#8221; FiT rates were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peak (4pm-9pm every day) 11.7 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>Shoulder &#8211; (9pm &#8211; 10am; 2pm &#8211; 4pm every day) 6.1 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>Off Peak &#8211; (10am &#8211; 2pm every day) &#8211; 4.3 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And as of yesterday, the single rate was dropped to: 3.3 c\/kWh and the new ToU FiT rates are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peak: 8.4 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>Shoulder: 4.1 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>Off Peak: 2.1 c\/kWh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-fit-rates.png\" alt=\"EnergyAustralia feed-in tariff rate changes\" width=\"900\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-fit-rates.png 900w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-fit-rates-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-fit-rates-768x461.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What About EA&#8217;s &#8220;Solar Max&#8221; Plans?<\/h2>\n<p>EnergyAustralia also offers &#8220;Solar Max&#8221; plans that offer higher rates than their standard feed-in tariff on the Flexi Plan. But this only applies to the first 12 kWh (previously 15 kWh) average solar energy exports per day across a billing period, after which the standard FiT rate will apply to the balance of exports.<\/p>\n<p>In my corner of South Australia, the Solar Max rate was 10c\/kWh (previously 12c\/kWh) at the time of writing, but opting for that plan involves forgoing an 18% discount off the total energy bill in my case.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyaustralia.com.au\/home\/electricity-and-gas\/plans#\/\">compare EA plans here<\/a> and see if Solar Max is available to you and if it might be worth it in your circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and on that note:<\/p>\n<h2>The Easy Way To Compare Electricity Retailers<\/h2>\n<p>Given the changes, EnergyAustralia customers might want to consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/energy\/\">comparing electricity plans<\/a> among all retailers to see if they are still on the best deal for their circumstances or if it&#8217;s time to shift. Note that it will be a day or two before the SolarQuotes comparison tool will have the latest rates.<\/p>\n<p>Also bear in mind the best electricity plan for solar owners offers a balance of high (relatively speaking) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/feed-in-tariffs\/\">feed-in-tariffs<\/a>, low usage tariffs and low daily charges. Solar-only owners are usually better off with fixed tariffs, whereas the most appropriate plan for solar + battery owners is often a time-of-use tariff offering lower off-peak and shoulder rates.<\/p>\n<h2>Thinking About A Home Battery?<\/h2>\n<p>News like this tends to get solar households thinking about installing a home battery system; particularly if they aren&#8217;t able to time-shift appliance use as much as they&#8217;d like to maximise self-consumption and consume a significant amount of mains electricity in the evenings.<\/p>\n<p>A home battery enables you to store the valuable energy you&#8217;d otherwise be paid a pittance for when exporting, and use that electricity overnight (or whenever it&#8217;s needed) &#8211; avoiding some or all mains grid consumption charges during that timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>But a battery is quite an investment and one you shouldn&#8217;t rush into. Learn everything you need to know about residential energy storage &#8211; prices, general information on payback and brands &#8211; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">this home battery guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To determine a pretty accurate estimate of savings and simple payback you can expect from a battery in your circumstances, try the SolarQuotes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/calculator\/\">battery calculator<\/a>, which was designed specifically for solar power system owners. Input your electricity tariff, the battery you&#8217;re thinking of getting, and upload <a href=\"https:\/\/support.solarquotes.com.au\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360001312176-How-Do-I-Access-my-Smart-Meter-Data\"> your smart meter data<\/a> &#8211; the calculator will provide detailed figures based on your real-world 12 month usage.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t (or can&#8217;t be bothered with) getting your smart meter data, have a fiddle with SQ&#8217;s original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar-calculator\/\">solar + battery calculator<\/a> for an idea of savings and payback &#8211; but it won&#8217;t be as accurate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the calendar flipped over to October, EnergyAustralia snipped its solar feed-in tariff rates across the board &#8211; and they&#8217;ve had quite a haircut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":87130,"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-87129","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>EnergyAustralia Takes Its Scissors To Solar Feed-In Tariff Rates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"EnergyAustralia has snipped its solar feed-in tariff rates across the board - and they&#039;ve had quite a haircut.\" \/>\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\/ea-solar-tariffs-mb3020\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EnergyAustralia Takes Its Scissors To Solar Feed-In Tariff Rates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"EnergyAustralia has snipped its solar feed-in tariff rates across the board - and they&#039;ve had quite a haircut.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/ea-solar-tariffs-mb3020\/\" \/>\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=\"2024-10-01T20:20:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-01T20:39:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-solar-rates.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\/ea-solar-tariffs-mb3020\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/ea-solar-tariffs-mb3020\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"EnergyAustralia Takes Its Scissors To Solar Feed-In Tariff Rates\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-01T20:20:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-01T20:39:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/ea-solar-tariffs-mb3020\/\"},\"wordCount\":662,\"commentCount\":33,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/ea-solar-tariffs-mb3020\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ea-solar-rates.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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