Victoria solar feed-in tariff — 2026–27
Deregulated — no government minimum since 1 July 2025
0.0–1.5c per kWh across surveyed retailers (base rates)
Retailer rates surveyed 17 October 2026 · Regime verified 17 July 2026 · Essential Services Commission (oversight only)
No government minimum applies in Victoria. The Essential Services Commission stopped setting a minimum feed-in tariff on 1 July 2025 — retailers set their own rate, and it can be as low as $0.00/kWh.
What retailers paid in VIC, surveyed 17 October 2026
| Retailer | Base c/kWh | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AGL | 0.5 | 0.5c base on 205 of 211 published offers; others pay 0c; 6 time-of-use export offers pay 15c 5pm–9pm. |
| Origin | 1.0 | 1c base on all 297 published offers; 39 pay a boosted 5c on the first 8 kWh a day (excluded). |
| EnergyAustralia | 1.5 | 1.5c base on all 96 published offers; 12 pay a boosted 8c on the first 10 kWh a day (excluded). |
| Red Energy | 1.0 | 1c base on 72 of 78 published offers; others pay 0c. |
| Alinta | 0.0 | 0.04c base on all 24 published offers. |
| GloBird | 0.0 | 0c base on all 78 published offers; 66 time-of-use export offers pay 3c 4pm–9pm. |
| Range (median 0.8c) | 0.0–1.5 | 6 retailers surveyed |
VIC feed-in rates in context
- A kWh of solar used at home saves 27.5c at the Jemena usage rate, 34 times the surveyed median base rate of 0.8c.
- The last Victorian minimum, 3.3c in 2024–25, is 2.5c more than the 0.8c median base rate retailers offered when surveyed on 17 October 2026.
- Surveyed base rates spread from 0.0c to 1.5c across 6 retailers on 17 October 2026 (median 0.8c).
Frequently asked questions
- What feed-in tariff will I get in VIC?
- Whatever your retailer offers — there is no government minimum here. The survey table shows the base rates the major retailers offered when surveyed on 17 October 2026.
- Is there a government minimum?
- No — no government minimum — repealed effective 1 july 2025. Victoria's minimum was repealed on 1 July 2025 (the last minimum, 3.3c, applied in 2024-25); since then retailers can pay as little as $0.
- 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 pay several times the all-day rate, and why self-consuming your solar beats exporting it. See is solar still worth it in VIC?
Related
- Is solar worth it in VIC?
- VIC solar rebates
- VIC electricity prices
- NSW feed-in tariff
- QLD feed-in tariff
- SA feed-in tariff
- WA feed-in tariff
Sources — figures current as at 17 July 2026.
- Essential Services Commission — minimum feed-in tariffverified
- 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. Retailers set their own rate with a floor of $0.00/kWh; the retailer survey on this page shows what they offered when surveyed.