Solar Panels Queensland
Compare CEC-accredited solar and battery installer quotes across Queensland. Two electricity distribution networks operate in QLD — each with different feed-in tariff arrangements.
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Queensland has two electricity distribution networks, each with different feed-in tariff arrangements for solar customers.
Energex — South East QLD
Energex covers South East Queensland: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Redlands, Moreton Bay, Noosa, Gympie and surrounds — approximately 25,000 km².
Feed-in tariff: No government-mandated minimum. Your electricity retailer sets its own export rate. Compare retailers before signing up.
Ergon Energy — Regional QLD
Ergon Energy covers regional Queensland — Toowoomba, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns, Gladstone and all areas outside SE QLD.
Feed-in tariff: Regulated by the QCA at 8.66 c/kWh for 2025–26. This is the rate retailers must pay for your solar exports. Source: QCA Final Determination 2025–26.
Battery incentives in Queensland
The Queensland Government's Home Battery Booster rebate closed to new applications on 8 May 2024. Queensland residents can still access the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program, which provides approximately 30% off the cost of an eligible battery system (5–100 kWh) from 1 July 2025. Source: DCCEEW (dcceew.gov.au).
South East Queensland — Energex network
Retailer-set feed-in tariff. No mandated minimum.
Regional Queensland — Ergon Energy network
Regulated feed-in tariff: 8.66 c/kWh (QCA, 2025–26).