OUR FEED-IN TARIFF
Get paid for exporting your solar. You’ll earn more when you export during high-price (peak) times and less during low-price (off-peak) periods.
Benefits of a variable feed-in tariff
Balancing supply and demand
Since the mass adoption of rooftop solar, Australia now produces excess energy during the day. As the supply and demand of electricity needs to be carefully balanced, solar feed-in tariffs have dropped dramatically to discourage exporting at these times.
Value returned to customers
While the drop in feed-in tariffs has been a shock to many solar panel owners, a variable feed-in tariff offers an opportunity to regain some of that value by rewarding energy export at peak times with a higher rate.
Support the transition
Variable feed-in tariffs encourage and reward the export of clean, renewable energy at peak times, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
How the FPEA works
- Wholesale electricity prices change throughout the day – sometimes every 5 minutes.
- High prices usually happen in the evening when demand is high.
- Low prices often happen in the middle of the day when lots of solar is flooding the grid.
Here’s how your FPEA is calculated:
- We track when you export solar/battery power.
- We check the market price at those times.
- We compare your exports to the monthly average and other Flow Power customers.
- Export at high-price (peak) times → you get a higher Feed In Tariff.
- Export at low-price (off-peak) times → you get a lower feed In Tariff.
Who can benefit the most?
Battery owners
Store your solar energy during the day and export in the evening when prices peak.
Proactive solar owners
Even without a battery, you can plan your energy use and exports by watching the live price feed in the Flow Power app.
How to Maximise Your Earnings
- Check prices and the most efficient times to use energy using the Flow Power app.
- Time your exports for the morning peak, evening peak, or any time the market price is high.
- If you have a battery, charge it during the day and export later for maximum rates.
Better rates with a battery
To get the best feed-in tariff, you’ll need to export more of your energy at peak times and avoid exporting during the day.
This makes Flow Power an excellent choice for battery owners who can charge up during the day instead of exporting.
Using the Flow Power app, battery owners can find the highest prices and export accordingly.
Find out how our feed-in tariff has been designed to reward savvy battery owners.
Battery owners
Get a battery
Learn more about the benefits of installing a battery and find the right battery for you.
Frequently asked questions
No. At Flow Power, we’re on a mission to encourage smarter energy habits.
Which is why we no longer want to encourage exporting solar during the day when there is already an abundance of solar in the grid.
Exporting this clean energy at peak times instead reduces the demand for fossil fuels and supports Australia’s transition to renewables.
Not exactly. With Flow Power you’ll still receive a base electricity rate, daily supply charge and a feed-in tariff. You won’t be directly connected to wholesale prices.
However, we do give you the opportunity to change your final rate and feed-in tariff each month – our way of sharing the benefits of wholesale prices in a safer way than full exposure.
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