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Legislated Feed-in Tariffs across Australia
A Feed-in Tariff (FiT) is when electricity generated from your property is exported to the local electricity grid and your retailer pays a premium for it. There are two types of FiTs - net and gross. In the case of Net FiTs, your property uses the electricity generated first, and then any excess is exported to the electricity grid. In the case of a Gross FiT, everything generated is exported to the grid and you are paid for this. FiT rates are measures in cents per kilowatt hour (c/kWh) of generation. In Australia the various state governments have legislated for either a solar FiT or a solar and wind FiT. When a FiT is legislated, the retailers supplying electricity to eligible customers in that state must provide a FiT that is not less than the amount legislated, though they can pay more. The Table below shows the situation, as far as we are aware, as of September 2009. State/
Territory | Implementation.
Date | Tariff Rate
(c/kWh) | Gross/Net
Tariff | Duration
(Years) | Sectors and technologies
included in the FiT | | ACT | 1 March 2009 | 50.5 up to 10 kW; 40.4 b/w 10-30 kW | GROSS | 20 | Domestic and commercial solar and wind energy sources up to 30 kW. No cap for the scheme. | | NSW | Commencing 1 January 2010 | 60 | NET | 20 | Domestic and small business, schools and community groups with average consumption no greater than 160 MW per annum. Solar power systems up to 10 kW. Cap for the scheme is 50 MW. | | NT | May 2008 | 49.92 Capped at /day | GROSS | Until 06/13 | Domestic. Alice Spring Solar City only. | | QLD | 1 July 2008 | 44 | NET | 20 | Domestic and small business. Solar power systems up to 10 kW. Cap is 8 MW | | SA | 1 July 2008 | 44 | NET | 20 | Domestic and small business solar power systems up to 10 kW. 10 MW cap (reached 08/09). | | TAS | Possibly 2010 | TBA | NET | TBA | TBC | | VIC | Anticipated start date is December 2009 | 60 | NET | 15 | Domestic, community and small business with electricty consumption of not more than 100 MWh pa. Solar systems up to 5 kW. Financial cap is million. | | WA | 1 July 2010 | TBC | NET | TBC | Small-scale domestic renewable energy systems. Other details TBA | |
