Best Solar Feed in Tariff QLD 2026: Rates Compared

The best solar feed in tariff QLD households could get in November 2026 was 10c/kWh for solar-only homes in South East Queensland (on the first 8 kWh exported a day) and 35c/kWh for evening battery exports. In regional Queensland, Ergon Retail pays a regulated 6.006c/kWh on all exports. The highest feed-in tariff is rarely the cheapest plan, because usage rates and supply charges move far more money.

Rates below come from the retailer’s own page or from plan data published through Energy Made Easy, read on 12 November 2026. Retailers we could not open are listed under “Not checked”.

Key facts

• The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) set the regional Queensland solar feed-in tariff at 6.006c/kWh from 1 July 2026, down 31 per cent from 8.660c/kWh in 2025-26.
• South East Queensland (the Energex network) has no regulated minimum feed-in tariff, so each retailer sets its own rate, and open-market flat rates in November 2026 were 1c to 5c/kWh.
• Origin Energy’s Queensland rates, read from its website on 12 November 2026, were 8c/kWh on Origin Solar Boost Variable up to 8 kWh a day, 28c/kWh from 4pm to 9pm on Origin Battery Earner, and 3c/kWh on other plans.
• Ergon Retail pays the regulated feed-in tariff in regional Queensland, and Origin Energy states that it does not offer solar or battery feed-in tariffs to Ergon Energy network customers.
• Energex’s Residential Two-Way Tariff Trial for 2026-27 is limited to about 5,000 customers with solar and a battery, and Amber Electric reported on 12 November 2026 that it was full.
• The Queensland Solar Bonus Scheme still pays 44c/kWh to customers who joined before it closed, and it is legislated to expire on 1 July 2028.

Best solar feed-in tariffs in South East Queensland (November 2026)

The highest feed-in tariff for solar-only homes in South East Queensland was 10c/kWh on the first 8 kWh exported each day, offered by GloBird Energy and Alinta Energy. The table shows residential plans on the Energex network, sorted by headline rate, read on 12 November 2026.

Every rate above 5c/kWh has a daily cap, an evening-only window or an installer condition.

What are the flat feed-in tariff rates in Queensland?

Uncapped flat feed-in tariffs from retailers on the Energex network were 0c to 5.5c/kWh in November 2026, from the same Energy Made Easy plan data. CovaU Basics (a standing offer) paid 5.5c, Red Energy Solar Saver plans 5c, EnergyAustralia 4c, Origin Energy and AGL 3c on most plans, Alinta Energy and Momentum Energy 2c, and wholesale-linked plans from GloBird Energy and Amber Electric can pay nothing at midday.

Most Solar Sharer Offer plans in the data paid 0c to 2c/kWh. Our Solar Sharer Offer guide explains the free midday power trade-off.

What is the highest solar feed in tariff in Brisbane?

For a Brisbane home without a battery, the highest rate that we could confirm on an open plan was 10c/kWh up to 8 kWh a day, from GloBird Energy and Alinta Energy.

Rates of 15c/kWh or more apply only in the evening, so they are in practice battery rates. Our best solar companies in Brisbane guide lists local installers.

The regulated Ergon feed-in tariff in regional Queensland

The regional Queensland feed-in tariff is 6.006c/kWh for all exports from 1 July 2026, set by the QCA and paid by Ergon Retail. The QCA’s 2026-27 fact sheet says this is 31 per cent lower than the 8.660c/kWh rate in 2025-26.

The QCA says the fall reflects lower wholesale energy costs, a drop of 2.459c/kWh, and 0.195c/kWh from other energy costs. It uses an avoided cost method, which values exports at the costs a retailer avoids by buying from solar homes instead of the wholesale market. The QCA also warns that the rate is reset each year and should not be assumed to stay the same when deciding to install or upgrade.

Ergon’s feed-in tariff page confirms the rate and says credits are refunded automatically at the 12 month anniversary of the solar meter installation, then every 12 months. In regional Queensland there is little retail competition, and Origin Energy states that its Southern regional customers on the Essential Energy network can only receive the QCA rate.

A home exporting 15 kWh a day sends about 5,475 kWh a year. At 6.006c/kWh that is about A$329 a year, against about A$164 at a 3c flat rate in South East Queensland.

Is the Solar Bonus Scheme still available?

The Solar Bonus Scheme pays 44c/kWh to existing customers only, and it is closed to new customers. Ergon says it applies to customers who signed up before 10 July 2012 and kept meeting the rules, and that it is legislated to expire on 1 July 2028. Adding names to the account can end eligibility. Our Queensland solar rebate guide covers what a battery or inverter upgrade can do to that rate.

Why the highest feed-in tariff is not the best plan

A higher feed-in rate is worth less than a small difference in usage rates. A daily export cap means the headline rate only applies to part of what you export.

Worked example: an 8c capped plan against a flat 3c plan. Assume a South East Queensland home with a 6.6 kW system that exports 15 kWh a day and imports 12 kWh a day.

• The 8c plan pays 8 kWh x 8c + 7 kWh x 3c = 85c a day, about A$310 a year.
• The flat 3c plan pays 15 kWh x 3c = 45c a day, about A$164 a year.
• The gap is about A$146 a year. Spread over 4,380 kWh of annual imports, that is 3.3c/kWh.

If the 8c plan’s usage rate is more than about 3.3c/kWh higher than the flat plan’s, the advantage is gone. A daily supply charge 10c higher removes another A$36.50 a year.

These are illustrations from published feed-in rates only. For the import side, see our guide to peak and off-peak electricity times.

Time-varying feed-in tariffs and export charges in Queensland

Queensland has no compulsory export charge for residential customers that we could find as at November 2026, but Energex is trialling one. Energex’s expression of interest document describes a Residential Two-Way Tariff Trial from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.

The trial is for residential customers with a smart meter, solar and a battery. Energex’s document says export charges apply from 10am to 1pm in April to October, with exports from 10am to 11am exempt, and export rewards apply from 5pm to 8pm in November to March. Amber Electric’s trial tariff page lists a 12.2c/kWh reward and a 2.21c/kWh charge, says the trial is capped at about 5,000 customers across all retailers, and said on 12 November 2026 that it was full.

Ergon Energy’s network is not covered by this trial. We did not find a published two-way tariff for regional Queensland households.

If you have a battery

A battery turns the evening rates in this guide into real money, because it can export between 4pm and 9pm when panels cannot. A home exporting 8 kWh a day from a battery on Origin Battery Earner earns 28c instead of 3c, a gain of 25c x 8 kWh = A$2.00 a day, about A$730 a year, before any difference in usage rates.

Flow Power’s Happy Hour plans list 35c/kWh on the first 15 kWh a day exported from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, with 0c at other times. That suits a battery that is charged by midday solar but not a solar-only home. Check each plan’s import rates and eligibility, as some battery plans are built around a virtual power plant (VPP), a retailer-run program that controls many home batteries together and pays owners for the energy or access. Our VPP guide explains how they work.

Two retailers we have reviewed work differently. GloBird Energy’s ZEROHERO plan pays a daily credit and a bonus on evening exports, and Amber Electric passes through live wholesale prices, which can fall to nothing at midday. For storage pricing, see what a solar battery costs and our Brisbane battery installers list.

How to compare and switch

Compare the estimated yearly cost of the whole plan, not the feed-in rate.

1. Find your network (Energex or Ergon Energy) on your bill.
2. Pull 12 months of import and export kWh from your bills.
3. Enter them into the Australian Government’s Energy Made Easy site and sort by estimated annual cost.
4. Read the plan’s fact sheet for the daily export limit, time windows and system size limit.
5. Ask the retailer which network tariff applies and whether it is a trial or standard tariff.
6. Recheck every July, when most feed-in rates change.

If you are still choosing a system, size it around daytime use. Our Queensland installer directory lists local installers.

Not checked

We could not fully verify these in November 2026:

• Retailer websites for AGL, Alinta Energy, EnergyAustralia, GloBird Energy, ENGIE, CovaU and Flow Power. Rates for these came from Energy Made Easy plan data, not the retailer’s own page.
• Red Energy’s website. It blocked automated access, so Red Energy rates also come from plan data.
• Eligibility for Flow Power Happy Hour plans. The plan data states none, and we did not read Flow Power’s own page.

FAQ

What is the best solar feed in tariff in Queensland?

The best solar feed in tariff in Queensland we could confirm in November 2026 was 10c/kWh for solar-only homes in South East Queensland, on the first 8 kWh exported a day, and 35c/kWh from 5:30pm to 9:30pm on Flow Power Happy Hour Plus for battery exports. In regional Queensland the rate is 6.006c/kWh for all exports.

What is the Ergon feed in tariff?

The Ergon feed-in tariff is 6.006c/kWh for all exports from 1 July 2026, set by the Queensland Competition Authority. It was 8.660c/kWh from 1 July 2025.

What is the Energex feed in tariff?

There is no single Energex feed-in tariff, because Energex is the network and retailers set their own rates. As at November 2026, South East Queensland plans paid 0c to 10c/kWh on open plans, with evening battery rates up to 35c/kWh.

Is there an export charge for solar in Queensland?

Not as a compulsory charge that we could find, but Energex has a trial. The 2026-27 Residential Two-Way Tariff Trial charges for midday exports in April to October and rewards evening exports in November to March, and it is limited to about 5,000 customers with solar and a battery.

Is the 44c Queensland feed-in tariff still available?

No for new customers. The Solar Bonus Scheme closed to new applicants, pays 44c/kWh to those already on it, and is legislated to expire on 1 July 2028.

Is a higher feed-in tariff worth switching for?

Only if the whole plan costs less over a year. For a home exporting 15 kWh and importing 12 kWh a day, an 8c capped plan earns about A$146 a year more than a flat 3c plan, which a usage rate about 3.3c/kWh higher would cancel.

Sources

• QCA: Regional Queensland feed-in tariff 2026-27 and its fact sheet
• Ergon Energy: Solar feed-in tariffs
• Energex: 2026-27 Residential Two-Way Tariff Trial expression of interest
• Amber Electric: Energex two-way tariff trial (96200)
• Origin Energy: Feed-in tariff rates
• Energy Made Easy and its public plan data feed, read for Energex residential plans
• Origin Energy: Solar Boost plan

About this guide

Written by the Solar Cobber editorial team from independent desk research checked in November 2026. No retailer was contacted or paid to be included. Solar Cobber is a free directory that may earn referral or advertising fees from installers, and commercial relationships never affect content. This is general information, not financial advice. Corrections: contact us.