Best solar feed-in tariff in Queensland
What Queensland plans pay for your solar, and why the top rate can mislead.
To pay for one kWh you buy, you'd sell about 14 kWh
What this means for you
Selling solar earns far less than buying power costs. A kWh you keep at home is usually worth more than one you send out.
A feed-in tariff is what your retailer pays you for solar power you send to the grid. Queensland plans pay very different amounts for it. As at 1 November 2026, the typical all-day rate is 2c a kWh and the highest is 8.7c. Some plans pay far more, but only in the evening. A battery changes which of those rates matter.
In short
Queensland plans pay very different amounts for the solar you send out, and the highest rate can be the wrong pick. For most of the day, power costs far more to buy than it earns when you sell it. A battery keeps more of your solar at home, which changes which rate matters to you.
What Queensland plans pay
What Queensland plans pay for your solar, per kWh
What this means for you
The top rate may only apply in the evening or on the first few kWh of each day. Put it next to the usage rates and the supply charge before you choose.
- All day. 1 plan pays 8.7c on every kWh. The middle plan pays 2c.
- First few kWh. 40 plans pay more on the first few kWh you send each day. The best is 12c on the first 8 kWh, then the rate drops. We count the lower rate in the all-day figures.
- Evenings only. The best pays 28c from 4pm to 9pm and 3c at other times. Solar panels make little by then, so you'd mostly be selling power from a battery.
- Nothing. 66 plans pay nothing for the solar you send out.
We left out plans with strings attached, such as a virtual power plant (VPP) or an electric car, and plans that follow wholesale prices. Those can pay more, but you have to meet the conditions.
Why the highest rate can be the wrong pick
For most of the day, power costs far more to buy than it earns when you sell it. A typical single-rate Queensland plan charges 28c a kWh, so at the typical all-day rate you'd need to sell about 14 kWh to pay for one you buy.
A battery keeps more of your solar at home, so less goes out to the grid and your feed-in credit usually shrinks. Each kWh a battery sends out in the evening is also one you can't use at home that night. A plan with a high feed-in rate can charge more for usage or supply, so compare those too.
Older government schemes
Some Queensland plans also list a government scheme at a much higher rate. The plan data doesn't say who qualifies, so those rates aren't in the numbers here. If your bill shows one, ask your retailer whether you'd keep it after a switch before you move.
How to check your own bill
Find your feed-in line
Your bill shows the kWh you sent to the grid and the rate you were paid.
Work out what a better rate is worth
Multiply those kWh by the extra cents a new plan pays.
Compare the whole plan
Put the usage rates, the daily supply charge and the feed-in rate together. Rates that change by the hour need your half-hourly readings, because a bill can't show when you sent power out. Those are in your meter data file (NEM12).
Check your own plan
- Step 1
Upload your bill
We read what you pay now, exactly, from your own bill.
- Step 2
We price every plan in your area
Every plan in the government's open plan data, priced on your use.
- Step 3
Stay or Switch
If staying put is the better plan, that is what the report says.
You could be paying less on a different plan, or yours may already suit your home. To check, start with your bill. PowerLens compares your whole bill against the plans on offer where you live. No saving is guaranteed. You can also read whether to switch plans after getting a battery.
Check your own plan
Upload your bill and we price every plan in your area against it.
- The check is free. You only pay if we find you a better plan.
- Retailers never pay us.
- Your bill file is deleted once we've read it.