Solar panels provide numerous benefits to consumers and assist with reducing carbon emissions to help meet the NSW Government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.
10am, 27 November 2013The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is seeking community input into its annual review of solar feed-in tariffs.Releasing an Issues Paper for public comment today, IPART Chairman, Dr Peter Boxall, said the
IPART’s solar feed-in tariff determination for 2013/14 sets a benchmark range of 6.6 to 11.2 cents per kilowatt hour (c/kWh) for electricity exported by PV customers to the grid in 2013/14.
IPART set a solar feed-in tariff benchmark of 4.6 to 5.5 c/kWh for 2021‑22. This is a guide for customers about how much they can expect to receive from their retail for their excess solar electricity that is fed into the grid.
This determination sets out our decisions on the benchmark feed-in tariff range and the retailer contribution to the costs of the Solar Bonus Scheme in 2013/14.
This fact sheet explains our determination on the benchmark range in 2013/14. The benchmark range is a guide for customers who are not part of the Solar Bonus Scheme.