Equis Energy (Australia) Projects (MREH A2 AssetCo) Pty Ltd (ACN 669 645 489) as trustee for Equis Energy (Australia) MREH A2 Asset Trust (ABN 34 770 707 887) applied for a licence to generate electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).

Consultation on the licence application closed on 3 March 2025. We did not receive any submissions.

We granted the licence 13 March 2025.

Equis Energy (Australia) Projects (MREH A1 AssetCo) Pty Ltd (ACN 669 645 461) as trustee for Equis Energy (Australia) MREH A1 Asset Trust (ABN 92 607 537 147) applied for a licence to generate electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic). 

Consultation on the licence application closed on 13 February 2025. We did not receive any submissions.

We granted the licence on 20 February 2025.

The Essential Services Commission no longer sets minimum feed-in tariffs, following an amendment to the Electricity Industry Act 2000. The 2024-25 minimum feed-in tariffs applied until 30 June 2025, but there will be no minimum feed-in tariffs from 1 July 2025.

From 1 July, electricity retailers may set their own feed-in tariffs. However, these cannot be below zero ($0.00) cents per kWh. More information is available from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change.

See this page about our past decision on the 2025-26 minimum feed-in tariffs. 

Why do the minimum feed-in tariffs change each year?

The video below explains how the wholesale electricity prices during different times of day and night affect the minimum feed-in tariffs. 

The minimum feed-in tariffs change each year mostly because of changes in solar weighted wholesale electricity prices. In recent years, solar weighted wholesale electricity prices during the middle of the day, when most solar is exported, have been going down.

The wholesale price is set in a competitive national market, based on electricity supply and demand. The wholesale price is not set by the government or a regulator. 

Tips to make the most of your solar

The video below explains how the wholesale electricity prices during different times of day and night affect the minimum feed-in tariffs. 

The value for solar customers is avoiding retail prices by using the electricity they produce themselves.

1. Customers’ solar systems only export ‘leftover’ electricity. The electricity their systems produce power their homes and businesses first. Where possible, run your power-hungry appliances - washing machines, dishwasher, hot water heater - during the middle of the day and avoid retail prices. 
2. Consider the advantages (and disadvantages) of 'time of use' feed-in tariffs when working out which electricity retailer meets your needs. Also beware that a higher feed-in tariff may mean you pay higher import tariffs.

Next step

The 2024-25 minimum feed-in tariffs applied until 30 June 2025. From 1 July, electricity retailers may set their own feed-in tariffs. 

These cannot be below zero ($0.00) cents per kWh. More information is available from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change.

On 5 December 2024 Lumea Pty Ltd as trustee for the Lumea Trust (Lumea Pty Ltd) (ACN 626 136 865) applied to the Essential Services Commission for an electricity transmission licence in Victoria.

Public consultation on this application closed on 20 January 2025. You can read the submission we received in the Resources tab above.

We granted the licence on 5 March 2025.