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Sun tax: When it will hit, what it will cost and why solar export tariffs remain controversialAustralian energy retailers will now introduce a tax for Solar grid export or a Solar Tariff. All those families that decided to outlay solar panels to reduce utility costs will now pay an erroneous tax on green energy just because. It has never been about the environment, it never will.
The federal energy minister is silent on the matter.
Now 2024 has arrived, Ausgrid confirms it will introduce the 1.2c/kWh export charge in July – but only as an “opt-in” exercise – as in, customers will have to request to be involved, via their retailer. It will become mandatory a year later, in July 2025.
Starting from July this year, solar panel owners will face a penalty of 1.2¢ per kilowatt-hour for exporting electricity to the grid between 10 am and 3 pm. Conversely, they will be rewarded 2.3¢ per kilowatt-hour for exports between 4 pm and 9 pm.
Australia's new “Sun Tax” is a fresh rule that charges people with solar panels when they send extra electricity to the grid.
