CovaU feed-in tariffs at a glance
The CDR host slug "covau" carries plans under the names CovaU (215 plans), and the CDR register lists it for COVAU PTY LIMITED. CovaU has 215 residential electricity plans with a retailer-paid feed-in tariff in the data: 77 in New South Wales, 87 in Victoria, 28 in Queensland, 8 in South Australia, 3 in the ACT, 12 in Tasmania. 123 of CovaU's plans are unconditional and 92 carry a condition (a cap, step, time window plus eligibility rule, battery, VPP, bundle, membership, wholesale estimate or negative rate). None of CovaU's records lists a closed government scheme rate.
CovaU's best plan by state and distributor
One row per distribution zone CovaU 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. CovaU's 5 Victorian rows (plan IDs ending @VEC) show usage and supply ex GST; its other 7 rows are GST inclusive.
| State | Distributor | Plan | FiT max | Condition | Window | Usage rate | Supply charge | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | Ausgrid | SolarMax NSW Ausgrid Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 20:59 every day | 55.81c peak (incl. GST) | 138.18c a day (incl. GST) | 30 September 2026 |
| NSW | Endeavour Energy | SolarMax NSW Endeavour Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 20:59 every day | 42.10c peak (incl. GST) | 152.72c a day (incl. GST) | 30 September 2026 |
| NSW | Essential Energy | SolarMax NSW Essential Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 20:59 every day | 41.21c peak (incl. GST) | 209.09c a day (incl. GST) | 30 September 2026 |
| VIC | AusNet Services | SolarMax VIC Ausnet Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 21:00 every day | 38.18c peak (ex GST) | 125.91c a day (ex GST) | 12 August 2026 |
| VIC | CitiPower | SolarMax VIC Citipower Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 21:00 every day | 35.18c peak (ex GST) | 118.91c a day (ex GST) | 12 August 2026 |
| VIC | Jemena | SolarMax VIC Jemena Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 21:00 every day | 34.18c peak (ex GST) | 123.91c a day (ex GST) | 12 August 2026 |
| VIC | Powercor | SolarMax VIC Powercor Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 21:00 every day | 36.18c peak (ex GST) | 133.91c a day (ex GST) | 12 August 2026 |
| VIC | United Energy | SolarMax VIC United Energy Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 21:00 every day | 34.18c peak (ex GST) | 118.91c a day (ex GST) | 12 August 2026 |
| QLD | Energex | SolarMax QLD Energex Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 20:59 every day | 45.05c peak (incl. GST) | 138.18c a day (incl. GST) | 30 September 2026 |
| SA | SA Power Networks | SolarMax SA Residential TOU | 15c | Conditional: stepped or capped rate | 18:00 to 20:59 every day | 53.44c peak (incl. GST) | 156.36c a day (incl. GST) | 30 September 2026 |
| ACT | Evoenergy | CovaU Basics Residential Single + CL2 | 5.5c | Unconditional | all hours | 29.70c (incl. GST) | 105.80c a day (incl. GST) | 30 September 2026 |
| TAS | TasNetworks | Freedom Residential Anytime | 10.869c | Unconditional | all hours | 29.95c (incl. GST) | 110.46c a day (incl. GST) | 30 September 2026 |
CovaU'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. CovaU's unconditional rate sits above the median in four of the six states it serves and below it in one.
| State | Plan | FiT | Window | State median | Position | State page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | CovaU Basics Residential TOU (EA025) | 5.5c | all hours | 3c | above the median by 2.5c | NSW page |
| Victoria | no unconditional plan | 1c | not comparable | VIC page | ||
| Queensland | CovaU Basics Residential Single + Demand | 5.5c | all hours | 2c | above the median by 3.5c | QLD page |
| South Australia | Freedom Residential Single + CL | 3c | all hours | 1c | above the median by 2c | SA page |
| ACT | CovaU Basics Residential Single + CL2 | 5.5c | all hours | 5c | above the median by 0.5c | ACT page |
| Tasmania | Freedom Residential Anytime | 10.869c | all hours | 10.87c | below the median by 0.001c | TAS page |
CovaU's caps, windows and conditions, from the plan records
CovaU's records read 27 October 2026 contain these structures. The counts are CovaU plans, not customers, and a plan that appears in several distribution zones counts once per zone.
- Time windows: 30 CovaU plans pay the top rate only in a window: 16:00 to 23:00 every day (10 plans), 18:00 to 21:00 every day (10 plans) and 16:00 to 22:59 every day (5 plans). Exports outside the window earn the plan's other rate, which for CovaU is often 0c.
Condition text as published in the records:
- "eligibility: OTHER This offer is available to residential customers who are located within the relevant distribution area with the appropriate network tariff(s) and metering installation and configuration. For more detai..."
CovaU feed-in tariff questions
What is CovaU's best solar feed-in tariff in October 2026?
10.869c unconditional on Freedom Residential Anytime in Tasmania, paid at all hours. Its highest rate of any kind is 15c on SolarMax VIC United Energy Residential TOU, conditional: stepped or capped rate.
Is CovaU's feed-in tariff conditional?
92 of CovaU's 215 plans carry a condition in the record and 123 do not. Time windows: 30 CovaU plans pay the top rate only in a window: 16:00 to 23:00 every day (10 plans), 18:00 to 21:00 every day (10 plans) and 16:00 to 22:59 every day (5 plans). Exports outside the window earn the plan's other rate, which for CovaU is often 0c.
How does CovaU compare with the state median feed-in tariff?
2.5c above the NSW median of 3c, 3.5c above the QLD median of 2c, 2c above the SA median of 1c, 0.5c above the ACT median of 5c, 0.001c below the TAS median of 10.87c, on its best unconditional plan in each state.
What usage rate comes with CovaU's best feed-in plan?
29.95c per kWh (incl. GST) and a supply charge of 110.46c a day on Freedom Residential Anytime in the TasNetworks area. Compare CovaU'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 CovaU cap its feed-in tariff?
0 of CovaU's 215 plans uses a daily volume cap in its record 30 plans use a time window instead, paying the top rate only in stated hours.
When did CovaU last update its plan data?
30 September 2026 is the most recent lastUpdated stamp on a CovaU record in the data, and 29 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
CovaU is ranked on six of the six state pages, each of which ranks every retailer: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, ACT, Tasmania. The national page sets CovaU's 10.869c against the six-state table, the regulated rates and the usage-rate comparison. Cost and payback for a CovaU customer in Victoria: solar panel costs, the payback calculator and is solar worth it in Victoria.