New South Wales solar feed-in tariff — 2026–27
IPART benchmark (voluntary)
3.4–6.5c IPART all-day benchmark per kWh (voluntary)
Retailer rates surveyed 17 October 2026 · Regime verified 17 July 2026 · IPART
All-day benchmark 4.8–7.3 c/kWh in 2025-26
| Network / rate | Export window | c/kWh |
|---|---|---|
| All-day benchmark | any time | 3.4–6.5 |
| Ausgrid | 4–9pm | 17.2–18.7 |
| Endeavour Energy | 4–8pm | 16.9–19.9 |
| Essential Energy | 5–8pm | 26.6–33.3 |
What retailers paid in NSW, surveyed 17 October 2026
| Retailer | Base c/kWh | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AGL | 3.0 | 3c base on 172 of 176 published offers; others pay 0c; 32 pay a boosted 8c on the first 8 kWh (excluded); 4 time-of-use export offers pay 15c 5pm–9pm. |
| Origin | 3.0 | 3c base on all 372 published offers; 44 pay a boosted 12c on the first 8 kWh (excluded); 16 time-of-use export offers pay 29c 5pm–9pm. |
| EnergyAustralia | 3.0 | 3c base on all 180 published offers; 20 pay a boosted 8c on the first 10 kWh (excluded). |
| Red Energy | 2.5 | 2.5c base on 172 of 200 published offers; others pay 1.6c; 144 time-of-use export offers pay 6.7c 4pm–9pm. |
| Alinta | 3.0 | 3c base on all 32 published offers; 16 pay a boosted 8c on the first 8 kWh a day (excluded). |
| Range (median 3.0c) | 2.5–3.0 | 5 retailers surveyed |
NSW feed-in rates in context
- A kWh of solar used at home saves 33.1c at the Ausgrid usage rate, 11 times the surveyed median base rate of 3.0c.
- IPART's all-day benchmark fell from 4.8–7.3c in 2025–26 to 3.4–6.5c for 2026–27: −1.4c at the bottom of the range and −0.8c at the top.
- Surveyed base rates spread from 2.5c to 3.0c across 5 retailers on 17 October 2026 (median 3.0c); 5 of the 5 sat lower than the benchmark's 3.4c bottom end.
Frequently asked questions
- What feed-in tariff will I get in NSW?
- Whatever your retailer offers — IPART's benchmark is voluntary. The survey table shows the base rates the big retailers paid when surveyed on 17 October 2026.
- Is there a government minimum?
- No — IPART benchmark (voluntary — retailers are not required to match it).
- Which retailer pays the most?
- On base rates, the survey above answers it for 17 October 2026 — but watch the conditions column: several retailers pay a boosted rate on the first few kWh a day and much less after, so a high headline can earn less than a steady base rate on a big system.
- Why did feed-in tariffs drop?
- Rooftop solar floods the grid at midday, pushing wholesale prices toward (and sometimes below) zero exactly when exports happen — so the energy's market value keeps falling. That's also why evening-window rates (shown above) pay several times the all-day rate, and why self-consuming your solar beats exporting it. See is solar still worth it in NSW?
Related
- Is solar worth it in NSW?
- NSW solar rebates
- NSW electricity prices
- VIC feed-in tariff
- QLD feed-in tariff
- SA feed-in tariff
- WA feed-in tariff
Sources — figures current as at 17 July 2026.
- IPART — solar feed-in tariff benchmarks 2024-25 to 2026-27verified
- SunTariff quarterly retailer FiT survey (Energy Made Easy and Victorian Energy Compare offers)
Regime and regulated rates are re-verified at every 1 July reset. Retailer rates are re-surveyed quarterly; next survey scheduled 17 January 2027. All figures read from IPART's own 2026-27 fact sheets (all-day page + time-of-day PDF, 25 May 2026) in a real browser; the PDF is cached in the repo. Evening time-of-day benchmarks reflect peak-period export value.