1st Energy feed-in tariffs at a glance
1st Energy has 226 residential electricity plans with a retailer-paid feed-in tariff in the data: 96 in New South Wales, 70 in Victoria, 25 in Queensland, 14 in South Australia, 21 in Tasmania. 84 of 1st Energy's plans are unconditional and 142 carry a condition (a cap, step, time window plus eligibility rule, battery, VPP, bundle, membership, wholesale estimate or negative rate). 33 of 1st Energy's records still list a closed government scheme rate; those rates are excluded.
1st Energy's best plan by state and distributor
One row per distribution zone 1st Energy serves: the plan with the highest retailer-paid rate there, with the condition from the record, the hours it applies, the first general usage rate (the peak rate on a time-of-use plan), the daily supply charge and the lastUpdated date the retailer stamped on the record. 1st Energy's 5 Victorian rows (plan IDs ending @VEC) show usage and supply ex GST; its other 6 rows are GST inclusive.
| State | Distributor | Plan | FiT max | Condition | Window | Usage rate | Supply charge | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | Ausgrid | Standing Offer - Solar Sharer | 1c | Conditional: top rate on the first 5 kWh a day | all hours | 0.00c peak (incl. GST) | 160.37c a day (incl. GST) | 30 September 2026 |
| NSW | Endeavour Energy | 1st Quartz - Single Rate | 1c | Conditional: top rate on the first 5 kWh a day | all hours | 24.50c (incl. GST) | 134.60c a day (incl. GST) | 30 June 2026 |
| NSW | Essential Energy | 1st Quartz - Single Rate | 1c | Conditional: top rate on the first 5 kWh a day | all hours | 25.70c (incl. GST) | 200.40c a day (incl. GST) | 30 June 2026 |
| VIC | AusNet Services | Midday Power Saver | 0.5c | Unconditional | all hours | 22.53c peak (ex GST) | 116.58c a day (ex GST) | 29 September 2026 |
| VIC | CitiPower | 1st Emerald, Residential - Anytime | 0.5c | Unconditional | all hours | 17.90c (ex GST) | 83.60c a day (ex GST) | 24 August 2026 |
| VIC | Jemena | 1st Emerald, Residential - Anytime | 0.5c | Unconditional | all hours | 18.90c (ex GST) | 87.80c a day (ex GST) | 24 August 2026 |
| VIC | Powercor | 1st Emerald, Residential - Anytime | 0.5c | Unconditional | all hours | 19.40c (ex GST) | 95.30c a day (ex GST) | 24 August 2026 |
| VIC | United Energy | 1st Emerald, Residential - Anytime | 0.5c | Unconditional | all hours | 18.60c (ex GST) | 81.20c a day (ex GST) | 24 August 2026 |
| QLD | Energex | 1st Emerald - Single Rate | 1c | Conditional: top rate on the first 5 kWh a day | all hours | 20.30c (incl. GST) | 139.60c a day (incl. GST) | 26 August 2026 |
| SA | SA Power Networks | 1st Emerald - Single Rate | 1c | Conditional: top rate on the first 5 kWh a day | all hours | 30.80c (incl. GST) | 132.50c a day (incl. GST) | 26 August 2026 |
| TAS | TasNetworks | 1st Quartz - Tariff 31, Residential Light & Power | 9.276c | Unconditional | all hours | 25.40c (incl. GST) | 152.40c a day (incl. GST) | 6 July 2026 |
1st Energy's best unconditional rate against the state median
The state median is the middle best rate across every residential plan in the state, conditional or not. 1st Energy's unconditional rate sits above the median in no of the five states it serves and below it in two.
| State | Plan | FiT | Window | State median | Position | State page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | no unconditional plan | 3c | not comparable | NSW page | ||
| Victoria | 1st Emerald, Residential - Anytime | 0.5c | all hours | 1c | below the median by 0.5c | VIC page |
| Queensland | no unconditional plan | 2c | not comparable | QLD page | ||
| South Australia | no unconditional plan | 1c | not comparable | SA page | ||
| Tasmania | 1st Quartz - Tariff 31, Residential Light & Power | 9.276c | all hours | 10.87c | below the median by 1.594c | TAS page |
1st Energy's caps, windows and conditions, from the plan records
1st Energy's records read 27 October 2026 contain these structures. The counts are 1st Energy plans, not customers, and a plan that appears in several distribution zones counts once per zone.
- Daily caps: 135 1st Energy plans pay the top rate only on the first 5 kWh a day (135 plans) and a lower step after that. On a Sydney 6.6 kW system exporting 6,109 kWh a year, the average is 16.7 kWh a day, so 1st Energy's cap is reached on most sunny days.
- Membership: 7 1st Energy plans require a membership (for example a motoring club) to be eligible.
Condition text as published in the records:
- "Feed-in tariff (GST exempt) Feed-in tariff (GST exempt), first 5 kWh's/day"
- "eligibility: ORG_MEMBER RACT You must be a RACT member to be eligible for this offer."
1st Energy feed-in tariff questions
What is 1st Energy's best solar feed-in tariff in October 2026?
9.276c unconditional on 1st Quartz - Tariff 31, Residential Light & Power in Tasmania, paid at all hours. Its highest rate of any kind is 9.276c on RACT Members Only - Tariff 31, Residential, conditional: membership required.
Is 1st Energy's feed-in tariff conditional?
142 of 1st Energy's 226 plans carry a condition in the record and 84 do not. Daily caps: 135 1st Energy plans pay the top rate only on the first 5 kWh a day (135 plans) and a lower step after that. On a Sydney 6.6 kW system exporting 6,109 kWh a year, the average is 16.7 kWh a day, so 1st Energy's cap is reached on most sunny days.; Membership: 7 1st Energy plans require a membership (for example a motoring club) to be eligible.
How does 1st Energy compare with the state median feed-in tariff?
0.5c below the VIC median of 1c, 1.594c below the TAS median of 10.87c, on its best unconditional plan in each state.
What usage rate comes with 1st Energy's best feed-in plan?
25.40c per kWh (incl. GST) and a supply charge of 152.40c a day on 1st Quartz - Tariff 31, Residential Light & Power in the TasNetworks area. Compare 1st Energy's usage line as carefully as its feed-in line: the hub page shows how a higher feed-in rate paired with a higher usage rate can finish behind a plain plan.
Does 1st Energy cap its feed-in tariff?
135 of 1st Energy's plans cap the top rate at 5 kWh a day and pay a lower step after that.
When did 1st Energy last update its plan data?
25 October 2026 is the most recent lastUpdated stamp on a 1st Energy record in the data, and 30 June 2026 the oldest; we read every record on 27 October 2026 and will read them again on 24 November 2026.
State pages and other retailers
1st Energy is ranked on five of the six state pages, each of which ranks every retailer: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, ACT, Tasmania. The national page sets 1st Energy's 9.276c against the six-state table, the regulated rates and the usage-rate comparison. Cost and payback for a 1st Energy customer in New South Wales: solar panel costs, the payback calculator and is solar worth it in New South Wales.