{"id":8969,"date":"2016-12-28T17:48:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T07:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=8969"},"modified":"2017-04-18T15:07:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T04:37:57","slug":"nsw-feed-in-tariff-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-feed-in-tariff-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW Feed In Tariff Changes &#8211; Channel 9 Adds To The Confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night Channel Nine News in Sydney ran a short segment on how NSW&#8217;s high gross solar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/feed-in-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\">feed-in tariffs<\/a> are ending in a few days time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F9NewsSydney%2Fvideos%2F393660564312979%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"445\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many of the details in this segment were not correct.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Where To Begin&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>First off, Channel Nine News is correct that the 60 and 20 cent gross solar feed-in tariffs are ending.\u00a0 I wrote about this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-feed-in-tariff\/\">here<\/a> and gave some suggestions on what people can do.\u00a0 But when I wrote that article I spent at least six or seven minutes checking that my information was correct.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t see any evidence the makers of the news segment showed a similar level of diligence<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-feed-in-tariff-changes\/#en-8969-1' id='enref-8969-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(8969)'>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>They start off by describing how a home owner with solar will soon have to begin paying money to his electricity retailer instead of getting money from them, and that&#8217;s not a bad way to begin.\u00a0 But then they say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Home owners currently receive a 60 or 20 cent rebate per kilowatt-hour for the solar energy they put back into the grid.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><div style=\"width: 560px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-8969-1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-28_16-35-30.png\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/60-20c-back-to-grid.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/60-20c-back-to-grid.mp4\">https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/60-20c-back-to-grid.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><br \/>\nNo they don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Only people who applied from the 1st of January 2010 to the 28th of April 2011 received those high feed-in tariffs.\u00a0 This comes to around one-third of NSW solar households.<\/p>\n<p>I can imagine there are probably a few people who saw the news segment and became upset they&#8217;re only receiving about a 6 cent a feed-in tariff instead of 10 times that much.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it&#8217;s not a rebate.\u00a0 A <a href=\"http:\/\/solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/rebate\/\" target=\"_blank\">rebate<\/a> is a refund on money that&#8217;s been paid and that&#8217;s not what a feed-in tariff is. \u00a0Thanks to Channel 9, thousands more people will now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-rebate-ending\/\" target=\"_blank\">mistakenly believe\u00a0that the actual solar rebate is ending<\/a>. Grrrr.<\/p>\n<h2>They Say People Should Do Their Homework<\/h2>\n<p>We are told by presenter Vicky Jardim that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;With rebates varying significantly between different energy providers, experts are urging people to make sure they do their homework and search for the best deal.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"width: 560px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-8969-2\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-28_16-47-03.png\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/best-deal.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/best-deal.mp4\">https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/best-deal.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a great idea, Vicky.\u00a0 In theory.\u00a0Unfortunately, if you had done your homework, you would be aware that it is almost impossible for normal human beings to work out what is the best electricity plan for them.\u00a0 I know I find it incredibly difficult and I&#8217;m not even normal.<\/p>\n<p>Online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\">feed-in-tariff comparison tools like ours<\/a>\u00a0can be used to try to find a good deal.\u00a0 But even they can only do so much, as electricity retailers quite intentionally make their plans confusing.<\/p>\n<p>I have written about how difficult it is for people with rooftop solar to find the best plan for them.\u00a0 At the bottom of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-bloggers-head-explodes-looking-for-the-best-electricity-plan\/\">this article<\/a> I give a ranked list of electricity retailers in Sydney that are most likely to give people with rooftop solar the lowest electricity bills overall.\u00a0 I found the amount of feed-in tariff retailers offer has very little to do with which plan is the cheapest.<\/p>\n<p>I think a news segment on how difficult it is for people to select the best electricity plan for them would be a very good idea<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-feed-in-tariff-changes\/#en-8969-2' id='enref-8969-2' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(8969)'>2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2>A Change In Technology?<\/h2>\n<p>As far as technical matters are concerned, I think the segment really goes off the rails when they inform viewers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;On top of that, there&#8217;s a change in technology.\u00a0 Most households currently use a gross meter.\u00a0 All power generated from solar panels is sent back to the grid.\u00a0 Homeowners are then credited for any excess they produce.\u00a0 With the changes to rebates homeowners are better off using a net meter.\u00a0 Your home uses the solar electricity first.\u00a0 Any excess is sent to the grid.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"width: 560px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-8969-3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-28_16-53-35.png\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gross-meter.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gross-meter.mp4\">https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gross-meter.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This part made me groan out loud.\u00a0 I acquired a definite greenish tinge to my complexion and my height reached about seven and a half feet.<\/p>\n<p>First off, most solar households don&#8217;t currently have gross meters, they have net meters<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-feed-in-tariff-changes\/#en-8969-3' id='enref-8969-3' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(8969)'>3<\/a><\/sup>.\u00a0 Only about one-third have gross meters.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, while gross meters are being replaced, nothing changes with regard to the electricity generated.\u00a0 The solar panels on the roof and the grid keep doing their thing exactly the same as before.\u00a0 The only thing being changed is how electricity use is measured and how people are charged for it.\u00a0 Apart from the new meter it is an accountancy change only.\u00a0 Houses certainly aren&#8217;t being rewired to use electricity differently.<\/p>\n<h2>The Difference Between Gross and Net Feed-In Tariffs<\/h2>\n<p>The high 60 and 20 cent gross feed-in tariffs, which are ending at midnight on Saturday, are paid for each and every kilowatt-hour a home&#8217;s solar panels produce.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t matter if the electricity is then used by the home and not sent into the grid, the payment will be the same.\u00a0 But all the electricity the household uses has to be paid for as if it came from the grid, no matter how much solar electricity is produced.<\/p>\n<p>With a net feed-in tariff a home only pays for the electricity from the grid they use, but they also are only paid for surplus solar electricity that is exported to the grid and not every kilowatt-hour produced, as with a gross tariff.<\/p>\n<p>Currently the feed-in tariffs for solar electricity are not high and are only roughly equal to the wholesale cost of electricity during the day.\u00a0 Getting 60 cents for every kilowatt-hour produced is obviously far better than getting around 6 cents for every kilowatt-hour of surplus electricity.\u00a0 But rooftop solar only costs a small fraction of what it did 7 years ago and so is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/calc3\/indexsavings.php\" target=\"_blank\">more than capable of paying for itself<\/a>, even with today&#8217;s low feed-in tariffs.<\/p>\n<h2>It Is Unlikely\u00a0You&#8217;ll Save Money With Batteries<\/h2>\n<p>The announcer then said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Or you could buy a battery to collect the extra solar energy.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I am quite proud of myself that I managed not to scream, &#8220;HULK SMASH!&#8221; at this point.<\/p>\n<p>However, I think I may have screamed something along the lines of, &#8220;HULK WISHES ENGAGE IN CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE TO CORRECT MISAPPREHENSIONS NEWS SEGMENT CREATE IN PUBLIC!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Everything would have been fine if the announcer had just gone on to point out that it is almost impossible for households to save money by installing batteries.\u00a0 Even with a Powerwall 2, which will provide the cheapest battery storage available if Tesla is telling the truth, it will not be possible for normal households in NSW or anywhere else to save money.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve written about this quite extensively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/powerwall-2-payback\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But rather than doing the useful thing of informing their viewers that batteries don&#8217;t pay for themselves at the moment, they instead cut to John Grimes<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-feed-in-tariff-changes\/#en-8969-4' id='enref-8969-4' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(8969)'>4<\/a><\/sup> from the Australian Solar Council who asks a question:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Why would you buy electricity from the grid at 35 cents per kilowatt-hour or more when you can use your own solar power that you&#8217;ve produced during the day?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"width: 560px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-8969-4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-12-28_17-05-10.png\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/john-grimes.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/john-grimes.mp4\">https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/john-grimes.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, the answer to that is, firstly electricity in NSW normally doesn&#8217;t cost 35 cents per kilowatt-hour.\u00a0 In Sydney it&#8217;s about 26 cents on a standard tariff, which is the cheapest tariff for most solar households.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, while with a time-of-use tariff in Sydney grid electricity during peak periods costs around 50 cents a kilowatt-hour, this is still not sufficient for a normal household to save money by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\">installing batteries<\/a>, even with the lowest cost system that has so far been announced.<\/p>\n<h2>I&#8217;m On A NSW Gross Tariff, What Should I do?<\/h2>\n<p>If you are on a NSW gross tariff, your electricity retailer should have already contacted you about getting a net meter, or what they probably call an import\/export meter, installed.\u00a0 Hopefully it&#8217;s already been done, because if not, after the end of the year you won&#8217;t get any feed-in tariff at all<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-feed-in-tariff-changes\/#en-8969-5' id='enref-8969-5' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(8969)'>5<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t been contacted about getting a new meter then it would be a good idea to call your electricity retailer and find out what is going on.\u00a0 If they don&#8217;t want to install one for free, I&#8217;d suggest contacting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\">other retailers<\/a> and seeing if they&#8217;ll install a meter for you if you switch to them.\u00a0 But note they probably have a long list of people wanting their meters changed, so it may take them a while to get around to you.<\/p>\n<p>It is now very likely you will have a smart meter installed at the same time as they are now being gradually rolled out across the country. \u00a0If you have a smart meter\u00a0installed you are not required to change the electricity plan you are on.\u00a0If your retailer tries to put you on a &#8216;time-of-use&#8217; plan with your new smart meter then you should decline. I wrote about why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/time-of-use-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\">time-of-use tariffs are usually a bad choice for solar owners here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Installing More Solar Is A Good Option<\/h2>\n<p>Most people currently on the high gross feed-in tariffs only have small solar systems with the average size being around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/1-5kw\/\" target=\"_blank\">1.5 kilowatts<\/a>.\u00a0 But with the high tariffs ending on the 31st there is nothing to stop people from reducing their future\u00a0electricity bills by installing more solar.\u00a0 For most people, the cheapest option will be to leave their old system where it is and install an additional new system.\u00a0 This is generally far easier than trying to upgrade the old system.\u00a0 If this is an idea that appeals to you, feel free to grab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/\">a few quotes<\/a>\u00a0for more solar on your roof.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night Channel Nine News in Sydney ran a short segment on how NSW&#8217;s high gross solar feed-in tariffs are ending in a few days time. 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