Amber Electric feed-in tariffs at a glance
The CDR host slug "amber" carries plans under the names Amber Electric (148 plans), and the CDR register lists it for Amber. Amber Electric has 148 residential electricity plans with a retailer-paid feed-in tariff in the data: 49 in New South Wales, 50 in Victoria, 16 in Queensland, 17 in South Australia, 16 in the ACT. 25 of Amber Electric's plans are unconditional and 123 carry a condition (a cap, step, time window plus eligibility rule, battery, VPP, bundle, membership, wholesale estimate or negative rate). None of Amber Electric's records lists a closed government scheme rate.
Amber Electric's best plan by state and distributor
One row per distribution zone Amber Electric 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. Amber Electric'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 | Battery + Solar: Variable Wholesale Prices (estimate) | 10.31c | Conditional: battery required; wholesale estimate, not a fixed rate | all hours | 16.19c (incl. GST) | 106.19c a day (incl. GST) | 1 October 2026 |
| NSW | Endeavour Energy | Battery + Solar: Variable Wholesale Prices (estimate) | 10.52c | Conditional: battery required; wholesale estimate, not a fixed rate | all hours | 19.79c (incl. GST) | 108.73c a day (incl. GST) | 1 October 2026 |
| NSW | Essential Energy | Battery + Solar: Variable Wholesale Prices (estimate) | 10.86c | Conditional: battery required; wholesale estimate, not a fixed rate | all hours | 18.59c (incl. GST) | 184.46c a day (incl. GST) | 1 October 2026 |
| VIC | AusNet Services | Standing Offer: Fixed Rate | 0c | Conditional: Current FIT policy Fixed feed in of 0c/kWh over a 12 month period. | all hours | 29.07c (ex GST) | 116.58c a day (ex GST) | 16 September 2026 |
| VIC | CitiPower | Standing Offer: Fixed Rate | 0c | Conditional: Current FIT policy Fixed feed in of 0c/kWh over a 12 month period. | all hours | 23.60c (ex GST) | 110.13c a day (ex GST) | 16 September 2026 |
| VIC | Jemena | Standing Offer: Fixed Rate | 0c | Conditional: Current FIT policy Fixed feed in of 0c/kWh over a 12 month period. | all hours | 24.97c (ex GST) | 115.57c a day (ex GST) | 16 September 2026 |
| VIC | Powercor | Standing Offer: Fixed Rate | 0c | Conditional: Current FIT policy Fixed feed in of 0c/kWh over a 12 month period. | all hours | 25.65c (ex GST) | 125.50c a day (ex GST) | 16 September 2026 |
| VIC | United Energy | Standing Offer: Fixed Rate | 0c | Conditional: Current FIT policy Fixed feed in of 0c/kWh over a 12 month period. | all hours | 24.86c (ex GST) | 108.29c a day (ex GST) | 16 September 2026 |
| QLD | Energex | Battery + Solar: Variable Wholesale Prices (estimate) | 6.65c | Conditional: battery required; wholesale estimate, not a fixed rate | all hours | 9.44c (incl. GST) | 111.66c a day (incl. GST) | 1 October 2026 |
| SA | SA Power Networks | Battery + Solar: Variable Wholesale Prices (estimate) | 6.89c | Conditional: battery required; wholesale estimate, not a fixed rate | all hours | 24.44c (incl. GST) | 105.30c a day (incl. GST) | 1 October 2026 |
| ACT | Evoenergy | Battery + Solar: Variable Wholesale Prices (estimate) | 10.64c | Conditional: battery required; wholesale estimate, not a fixed rate | all hours | 18.81c (incl. GST) | 97.24c a day (incl. GST) | 1 October 2026 |
Amber Electric'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. Amber Electric's unconditional rate sits above the median in no of the five states it serves and below it in one.
| State | Plan | FiT | Window | State median | Position | State page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | no unconditional plan | 3c | not comparable | NSW page | ||
| Victoria | Amber Plan | 0c | all hours | 1c | below the median by 1c | VIC page |
| Queensland | no unconditional plan | 2c | not comparable | QLD page | ||
| South Australia | no unconditional plan | 1c | not comparable | SA page | ||
| ACT | no unconditional plan | 5c | not comparable | ACT page |
Amber Electric's caps, windows and conditions, from the plan records
Amber Electric's records read 27 October 2026 contain these structures. The counts are Amber Electric plans, not customers, and a plan that appears in several distribution zones counts once per zone.
- Battery or VPP: 36 Amber Electric plans require an existing battery or VPP enrolment, with a top rate of 10.86c.
- Wholesale estimates: 69 Amber Electric plans publish an estimated export price rather than a fixed rate; the record says the price is not fixed.
Condition text as published in the records:
- "Wholesale export price Wholesale price with guaranteed min of 0c/kWh over a 12 month period."
- "Fixed feed in Fixed feed in of 0c/kWh over a 12 month period."
- "Estimated wholesale export price Feed-in price is a 12 month average estimate, based on a typical household solar (9kW) and battery (16kWh) set up in your network with an Amber SmartShift compatible battery and annual lo..."
Amber Electric feed-in tariff questions
What is Amber Electric's best solar feed-in tariff in October 2026?
0c unconditional on Amber Plan in Victoria, paid at all hours. Its highest rate of any kind is 10.86c on Battery + Solar: Variable Wholesale Prices (estimate), conditional: battery required; wholesale estimate, not a fixed rate.
Is Amber Electric's feed-in tariff conditional?
123 of Amber Electric's 148 plans carry a condition in the record and 25 do not. Battery or VPP: 36 Amber Electric plans require an existing battery or VPP enrolment, with a top rate of 10.86c.; Wholesale estimates: 69 Amber Electric plans publish an estimated export price rather than a fixed rate; the record says the price is not fixed.
How does Amber Electric compare with the state median feed-in tariff?
1c below the VIC median of 1c, on its best unconditional plan in each state.
What usage rate comes with Amber Electric's best feed-in plan?
35.08c per kWh (ex GST) and a supply charge of 46.71c a day on Amber Plan in the CitiPower area. Compare Amber Electric'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 Amber Electric cap its feed-in tariff?
0 of Amber Electric's 148 plans uses a daily volume cap in its record
When did Amber Electric last update its plan data?
1 October 2026 is the most recent lastUpdated stamp on a Amber Electric record in the data, and 1 July 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
Amber Electric 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 Amber Electric's 0c against the six-state table, the regulated rates and the usage-rate comparison. Cost and payback for an Amber Electric customer in Victoria: solar panel costs, the payback calculator and is solar worth it in Victoria.