The background

A feed-in tariff is the amount paid to you per kWh for the electricity your solar power system feeds into the electricity grid.

What it means for your rebate

A feed-in tariff, and how you are paid for the electricity you generate, differs depending on:

• which energy retailer you’re with
• the state in which your property is located.

Depending on your property’s location, you will either be paid by a gross metering system, or a net metering system:

• Gross metering – is where all the solar electricity your system generates is fed into the grid, and you’re paid a feed-in tariff for every kWh of solar electricity you generate.
• Net metering – is where the difference between the solar electricity generated and what you’ve used (the excess solar electricity) is fed into the grid, and you’re paid a feed-in tariff for every excess kWh generated and fed into the grid.