We have released our final determinations of regulated retail electricity prices and the solar feed-in tariff for regional Queensland in 2025–26.
QCA Chair Professor Flavio Menezes said this determination of electricity prices confirms an increase in prices for most customers in regional Queensland. However, this increase is less for customers on secondary load control tariffs, which are forecast to decrease.
Based on the final notified prices, typical residential customers can expect an increase of:
- 3.8% (or $72) for customers on flat-rate tariff 11
- 1.6% (or $34) for customers on a combination of tariff 11 and load control tariff 33.
“For typical small business customers, the final prices would result in a 3.2% (or $80) increase for those on flat-rate tariff 20,” Professor Menezes said.
“The increase is mainly driven by higher network costs, partially offset by a decrease in energy costs.”
Importantly, these bill impacts are indicative only — a customer’s actual bill will vary based on energy usage and any government rebates or concessions that apply.
The final prices continue to reflect the Queensland Government’s uniform tariff policy, ensuring most regional customers pay less than the actual cost of supply. Additionally, this year final prices for small business and secondary load control tariffs have been capped by the Australian Energy Regulator’s default market offer for south-east Queensland, further limiting increases.
The solar feed-in tariff is paid to customers in regional Queensland for electricity exported to the grid. Our final determination set a solar feed-in tariff of 8.66 cents per kilowatt hour for regional customers in 2025–26, which is 30% less than last year’s tariff (12.38 cents per kilowatt hour). This decrease reflects lower wholesale energy costs and, more significantly, the reduced value of solar exports during the day.
The final determinations are now available and take effect from 1 July 2025.
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