sun tax

wondering if ausgrids new policy of taxing people who feed back into the system is an admittance of failure.

the grid as it stands was never designed for a feedback and now as many thousands more take up solar panels the feedback is increasing exponentially.

so is this a way of making households curtail sending excess to the grid because it simply cant handle it?

Ausgrid’s New Policy

Ausgrid has introduced a new two-way tariff system to manage the influx of solar energy being fed back into the grid. This new policy is also being referred to as the ‘solar shock,’ and we can understand why. Starting from July this year, solar panel owners will face a penalty of 1.2¢ per kilowatt-hour for exporting electricity to the grid between 10 am and 3 pm. Conversely, they will be rewarded 2.3¢ per kilowatt-hour for exports between 4 pm and 9 pm.
This policy encourages households to use their solar energy during the day and export it in the evening when the demand is higher. By doing so, Ausgrid hopes to avoid costly network upgrades and maintain grid stability.