Solar Savings
Get paid for sharing your solar power.
Earn 15p per kWh for your solar power
Get paid more for the electricity you send to the grid, with the average household able to earn around £210 a year*.
The more you export, the more you earn. Available when you switch your home energy supply to Good Energy.
Who can get Solar Savings?
If you have have solar panels and export the electricity you don’t use to the grid, you can sign up to Solar Savings. Don’t have panels yet? Find out about solar panel installation.
Solar Savings is exclusively for customers also on a Good Energy supply tariff. Your earnings will be added to your energy supply account, helping you save on your bills.
How much could you earn?
As a guide, if you have solar panels but not a battery, you can expect to export around 50% of the electricity you generate. For the average British household, that adds up to around £210 a year on our 15p per kWh rate*.
What else do I need to know about Solar Savings?
Solar Savings is a variable tariff, with the rate updated every 3 months to make sure you receive a fair price. The rate can go down as well as up.
If you receive Feed-in Tariff payments, Solar Savings will replace your export payments. You’ll still receive FIT generation payments at your current rate.
Your earnings will vary depending on the volume of electricity you export. If you decide Solar Savings isn’t for you, you’ll be able to switch to another supplier. You can also move back onto your smart FIT export rate with Good Energy after 12 months.
Solar Savings is a smart tariff. You’ll need a smart meter capable of sending us automatic meter readings.
*Based on average UK electricity consumption of 2,700kWh and the UK average solar panel array of 3.25kW, generating 2847kWh in total and exporting 50% to the energy grid @ 15p/kWh. You may earn more or less depending on how much electricity you use and the size of your solar panel array.