Who it is for
Small sites exporting solar back to the grid.
Ausgrid solar export tariffs
Ausgrid · EA029 · 2026–27
Small sites exporting solar back to the grid.
Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter region.
Compare the solar export codes.
The exact 2026–27 network rates sit side by side. Open a code below for the worked example, the charge window and the checks before you change anything.
| Code | What it is | Status | Access | Energy | Demand / capacity | Export | Battery fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA029Small Customer ExportExport tariff | Metering charge plus a daytime export charge and peak export reward. | Available | — | — | — |
| Strong |
What this family covers.
These codes share a charging method. The differences are in the rates, the time bands and who each code is for.
What is on the bill
- Evening export reward (4–9pm)
- Daytime export charge above your basic limit
Solar and battery
Ausgrid pays for evening export and charges for daytime export above the limit. A battery can move your export into the paid window.
The codes in detail.
Open a code for its exact rates, the charge window, a worked example and the checks worth running before you change anything.
EA029Small Customer ExportEligible small-customer export channels, including relevant small businesses.
EA029 Small Customer Export
Who it’s for
Eligible small-customer export channels, including relevant small businesses.
What you pay
This code applies when electricity leaves the site. It works with a separate import tariff.
If you get solar
The code changes the network value of exported solar. It does not change the price of imported electricity.
If you get a battery
A battery can store midday solar and export it later. Confirm the later price and the export limit first.
Check before you decide
- Confirm this code on a current retailer bill.
- Confirm the main import tariff and the retailer export price.
- Check the approved export limit.
2026–27 network prices
What it costs, and when
These are the network’s charges only. Your retailer adds its own prices on top.
What the network charges
- Export charge
- 1.232 c/kWh
- Export reward
- -3.8551 c/kWh
When the rates apply
10am–3pm each day, above the Basic Export Limit. 4pm–9pm each day. No Basic Export Limit applies to the reward.
Illustrative example
Export 1,000 kWh in the EA029 reward window
- The 1,000 kWh is exported from 4pm to 9pm.
- The EA029 network reward applies.
- The example excludes all retail feed-in payments.
1,000 kWh × 3.8551 c/kWh ÷ 100Illustrative network rebate to the retailer: $38.55, excluding GST.This is not the customer feed-in tariff. Confirm if and how the retailer passes the network rebate to the customer.
Would a battery help?
A guide, not a quote
Strong fit
Solar export shifting
The tariff exposes a direct battery control signal: absorb lower-value or charged daytime export, then serve site load or export in a more valuable window.
A battery can reduce these
- Midday export that exceeds any free allowance or attracts a network charge.
- Peak-period grid imports when stored solar is discharged behind the meter.
- Rewarded export where the paired import tariff, retailer and connection permit it.
A battery can’t change these
- Daily access, metering and other fixed charges.
- The retailer feed-in tariff or export contract by itself.
- An export constraint unless the approved control scheme changes the connection limit.
You’d need to check
- At least 12 months of interval import and export data.
- The paired import tariff and its demand or time-of-use periods.
- Retailer feed-in rates, export terms and network tariff eligibility.
- Usable battery capacity after efficiency, reserve and degradation.
Questions about solar export tariffs.
Short answers to the things people ask before they change a tariff.
What is EA029?
EA029 is the Ausgrid Small Customer Export tariff. It is a available export tariff tariff for Eligible small-customer export channels, including relevant small-business sites. Metering charge plus a daytime export charge and peak export reward.
Can solar or a battery reduce a solar export bill?
Ausgrid pays for evening export and charges for daytime export above the limit. A battery can move your export into the paid window. For EA029, the battery signal is strong: The tariff exposes a direct battery control signal: absorb lower-value or charged daytime export, then serve site load or export in a more valuable window.
How do the solar export network charges work?
The charges are Evening export reward (4–9pm), Daytime export charge above your basic limit. 10am–3pm each day, above the Basic Export Limit. 4pm–9pm each day. No Basic Export Limit applies to the reward.
Which Ausgrid solar export code applies to my site?
Small sites exporting solar back to the grid. The code on your retailer bill is the starting point. Your retailer must confirm any tariff assignment or change.
Are these network prices or retail prices?
Effective 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Published network prices exclude GST. These are the network charges only. Your retailer adds its own prices and may package the structure differently.
Reviewed by Mike Anderson · Last verified 7 November 2026
Effective 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Published network prices exclude GST. These are network charges only; your retailer adds its own prices.
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