Hi @JWoolley
In SA new plans with AGL now attract 3c feed in and just under 50c peak tariff, the highest of the Australian states / mainland territories.
Even with contracts just ending on the 5c or 6c FIT here in SA, the real benefit of solar now (and probably for a few years) is to self consume as much as possible during solar hours, OR get a battery setup to use that energy in peak / overnight periods.
I personally feel that sometime in the coming years, there won't be any FIT paid, until then it will just continue to drop.
A suitable battery, with a suitable solar system is required to future proof, it's another big investment, but I feel worth it as power prices will continue to rise year on year, and retailers can change terms pm [lans, power cos can change interval timings to try and reduce peoples peak time consumption (thanks to renewables policies with too fast a transition).
Those with older solar might need to upgrade to suitable system (size and components) to enable a battery to be added, so a double whammy . . . new solar systems are far better than those of the past, and many early systems are probably well past their best used by date anyway.
Energy prices are certainly tough to cope with for many now, and it's the same in almost all western countries too, hmmm 😕
