Vic minimum FiT requirement repealed

Sun sets over minimum payments for Victorians with rooftop solar

Payments to households sending solar power to the grid will be slashed or even terminated as the Victorian government scraps mandatory feed-in tariffs.

The Sydney Morning HeraldNick Toscano, Mike Foley

Victorian Energy and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has announced that the Vic government plans to abolish the requirement for retailers to offer any feed-in tariff for solar households.

The move will bring Victoria into line with other states, including NSW, and signals the shift to a new era in which households will not automatically earn payments for sending power into the grid during daylight hours when it’s least needed. The change comes after years of reductions to feed-in tariffs since their introduction in the 2000s.