The Northern Territory runs a government buyback through Jacana Energy, outside the national market. Rates are set rather than shopped, and the headline numbers are among the more generous in the country — but retail choice is limited.
What your retailer pays for exported solar, and what it charges you to buy power back, both vary by address. See what your own address can actually get.
EnergyPlans is free, and here's how that works. Our prices and comparisons come from the government's whole-of-market Consumer Data Right feed, and no retailer pays to appear or rank higher. When you choose to switch, we hand you to our referral partner, Compare & Connect, and if you sign up they pay us a small commission, which is what keeps the data and guides free. They can only sign you up to retailers they have agreements with, so if your best plan is elsewhere you can go direct or use the government's free Energy Made Easy. How we make money →Get your rebate estimate and your zone’s feed-in rate first, then quotes only if you want them. No contact details to see the numbers.
Rates as at 4 November 2026. Four questions, then your own figures.
Regulator figures last verified 28 September 2026. Live plan figures as at 4 November 2026.
Jacana Energy: all-day 9.33c, peak 18.66c (3–9pm)
buyback scheme · 2026
Outside the NEM. Jacana Energy (main retailer) standard all-day rate 9.33 c/kWh; from July 2025 a peak rate of 18.66 c/kWh applies 3–9pm (rewards evening export).
Regulator: NT Government / Jacana Energy · NT Government / Jacana Energy feed-in tariff · Checked Sep 2026
The NT is not part of the National Electricity Market; it runs separate power systems (Darwin-Katherine, Alice Springs and Tennant Creek). Jacana Energy, the government-owned retailer, pays a set buyback rate rather than one you shop between retailers for. Historically that has been a relatively generous, near one-for-one arrangement, but with little competition the rate is a policy setting, not a market outcome.
If you are working out which plan to be on, your distribution network here is Power and Water Corporation. Your retailer sets the feed-in tariff; the network shapes the charges around it, so the best-value plan is the one that wins on the whole bill for your postcode.
For almost every solar home, the usage rate — what you pay for grid power, mostly after the sun goes down — moves your yearly bill more than the feed-in tariff does. You buy more than you export, so a cheap usage rate beats a flashy export rate. The highest-value habit is not hunting for a unicorn feed-in tariff; it is using more of your own solar, and being on a plan that is cheap on the power you still have to buy.
Compare Northern Territory plans on total cost for your usage →
EnergyPlans is free, and here's how that works. Our prices and comparisons come from the government's whole-of-market Consumer Data Right feed, and no retailer pays to appear or rank higher. When you choose to switch, we hand you to our referral partner, Compare & Connect, and if you sign up they pay us a small commission, which is what keeps the data and guides free. They can only sign you up to retailers they have agreements with, so if your best plan is elsewhere you can go direct or use the government's free Energy Made Easy. How we make money →See how all states govern feed-in tariffs or read the July 2026 rate changes.
Feed-in tariffs vary by retailer and plan and change frequently. A range below is shown only when it names the regulator and year. Where there is no regulator range, the page shows the median and highest open-ended rate on generally available plans. Self-consumption typically saves far more than export earns.
Reviewed by James Baker, Founder, EnergyPlans.com.au. Data last verified 28 September 2026. Methodology.