Consultation on the introduction of a Solar Sharer Offer (SSO) is closed.
We thank everyone who provided feedback.
Solar Sharer Offer consultation
We asked for your views to help inform the design and implementation of the SSO. This is what you told us.
How you had your say
Public consultation was open from 4 November 2025 to 28 November 2025.
We invited feedback from the community and stakeholders across the energy sector. Responses were provided through:
Who engaged
We received 76 written submissions (public and confidential) from a broad range of stakeholders, including:
Thank you to everyone who provided submissions.
What you said
Published submissions
We have published the submissions that can be made public:
Consultation outcomes paper
We have also released a consultation outcomes paper summarising the feedback we received.
The paper also sets out key design principles and next steps for the SSO.
What happens next
The Australian Energy Regulator will consider the outcomes of this consultation as part of its 2026-27 Default Market Offer (DMO) determination process.
The final regulations to implement the SSO and introduce reforms to the DMO were released in March 2026 as amendments to the Electricity Retail Code.
The SSO will be implemented in DMO regions (New South Wales, South Australia and South East Queensland) from 1 July 2026.
Overview
The Solar Sharer Offer was announced on 4 November 2025. It will introduce a generally available electricity offer with a daily $0/kWh window during a specific period of the day.
The aims of the SSO are to:
help households cut costs and make informed choice by promoting simple behaviour changes
help households, such as those without rooftop solar or batteries, benefit from cheaper daytime renewable electricity
help make better use of excess renewable energy, reducing curtailment and supporting a more reliable, stable and efficient electricity grid.
The SSO also aims to address cost-of-living pressures by:
improving energy affordability
empowering consumers
lowering system costs by smoothing energy use across the day
ensuring the benefits of Australia’s clean energy transition are shared more fairly.
In March 2026, the Australian Government released regulations to deliver the SSO and DMO reforms. The regulations were introduced as amendments to the Electricity Retail Code.
