Ausgrid is introducing a Two Way Tariff. Despite what some reports on it may have led you to believe, homes and businesses will not be charged to export solar electricity.
Instead, in the future, households may be paid less for electricity they export to the grid in the middle of the day and paid more for exports late in the afternoon.
If you have a solar system you don’t need to make any changes to what you are currently doing. You should simply continue to use whichever retail electricity plan is best for your circumstances.
If you are getting solar installed, you should consider having as many panels facing west as possible to increase the amount of solar electricity generated late in the day.
The Two Way Tariff is only being trialed in the 2024/25 financial year and won’t be fully introduced until July 2025. Even if it were directly passed on, it would only have a small effect on most solar households.
All solar households benefit from shifting electricity consumption to the middle of the day and the Two Way Tariff will increase the incentive to use appliances when solar output is highest.
If you’re reading this because you are worried you would need to pay a “Sun Tax” or take action to avoid losing money, you can relax.
If you’d like more information on the Ausgrid Two Way Tariff, this blog post goes into details. Ausgrid also has a factsheet on the tariff you can read here.
If you are worried that in the future you may have to pay to export solar energy, you can read about how to future proof your home against that eventuality here.
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