For 2026-27, the all-day solar feed-in tariff benchmark is 3.4 to 6.5 c/kWh
IPART forecasts that your solar exports will be worth between 3.4 to 6.5 c/kWh from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, if your retailer pays you a flat rate for your solar exports.
We have also published time-of-day benchmarks.
These benchmarks help you understand whether retailers are offering reasonable feed-in tariffs for the energy you export to the grid. They are based on our estimate of the wholesale price of electricity at the time solar electricity is exported to the grid.
You can compare retailers’ offers on Energy Made Easy
Your retailer may offer you a feed-in tariff within IPART’s ranges, however they are not required to. They may choose not to offer you a solar feed-in tariff or they may offer a higher or lower feed-in tariff.
Because the retail price of electricity is much higher than a solar-feed tariff, the largest benefit of solar panels is the saving on your energy bill when you use the solar electricity you generate to power your home instead of buying this electricity from your retailer. As an added benefit, you can be paid a solar feed-in tariff for any unused electricity you export to the grid.
You can compare energy plans and solar feed-in tariffs on the Commonwealth Government’s Energy Made Easy website. Some plans with higher feed-in tariffs may have conditions attached or be paired with higher prices, so you need to look at the entire energy plan, as well as your electricity consumption and solar exports when considering which plan is best for you.
See more information about this review
Alongside this document, we also released a media release.
For further information, please see Solar feed-in tariff benchmarks for 2024-25 to 2026-27, and Solar feed-in tariffs.