A new residential rooftop solar connection offer unlocking more renewable energy
We are preparing for Victoria’s energy future by investing in projects that increase network capacity, improve reliability and introduce more renewable energy into the network.
Our electricity network was designed over 100 years ago and was built for a one-way flow of electricity into homes and businesses. Rooftop solar exports force a two-way flow which puts stress on the network and can cause congestion. To keep our network stable, some customers in congested areas now have low or zero solar export limits.
To help support the uptake of residential solar, we’ve created Victoria’s first Flexible Export connection offer. This program provides another option by allowing more energy to be exported to the network. Solar inverters are used to balance customer exports against local network supply demand. Residential solar customers can receive a flexible export limit of up to 5kW per phase, depending on the available yearly capacity. Currently, this is limited to eligible customers who would otherwise be limited to a maximum of 1.5kW fixed export per phase. This will likely extend to more customers in future.
Please read our FAQs below. If you can’t find the answers you’re looking for, please email us at flexible.exports@ausnetservices.com.au