Solar Buy Back Rates: What Are They And What Are You Going To Get Paid?

Introduction

  • Buy back rates 
  • Import export meters 
  • Energy retailers 

What Are Solar Exports?

Understanding Buy Back Rates

Import/Export Meters

The Importance Of Self-Consumption

An Example Of How Self-Consumption Can Work Out Better

What Solar Buyback Rates Are On Offer In New Zealand

Other Factors

  • variable plans, that’s where retailers will give you different pricing for different times of the day 
  • Free hours of power
  • Peak and off-peak rates 
  • Sustainability, for example, Ecotricity offers carbon-zero electricity.

Our Recommendation For A Solar-Only Setup

Our Recommendation For A Solar And Battery Setup

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