Solar export tariff comparison: July 2026 findings
The highest export rate is not always one you can apply for. Our July comparison found that many higher-paying offers also required you to buy electricity or equipment from the supplier.
Supplier pages checked: 10 July 2026. The study covered 16 brands, with 25 published all-day rates and four suppliers for which we could not find a public rate. It covers selected suppliers, rather than the whole market.
What did we find?
25p per kWh
The highest rate in the study was Good Energy’s Solar Savings Exclusive. It required qualifying panels and a battery installed by Good Energy, plus its electricity supply.
20p per kWh
So Energy’s first-year solar offer was the highest in the study from a supplier on Ofgem’s SEG list. It required a qualifying installation or purchase.
4.1p per kWh
Octopus’s standalone SEG offer was the highest recorded rate whose published conditions explicitly allowed you to keep another electricity supplier without buying equipment or needing a battery.
How common were these conditions?
| Public condition recorded | Records | Share of 25 |
|---|---|---|
| Must buy home electricity from the same supplier | 12 | 48% |
| Must buy equipment or installation from the supplier | 6 | 24% |
| Must have a battery | 3 | 12% |
| Supplier did not state whether it must supply home electricity | 7 | 28% |
A tariff can have more than one condition, so the percentages overlap.
What does this mean for your home?
Start with tariffs you can apply for using the equipment you have. If a higher rate requires a switch or purchase, compare the additional income with any extra electricity or installation costs.
For example, an extra 5p per kWh is worth £100 a year if you export 2,000 kWh. That gives you a useful figure to set against the cost of making a change.
How to use the findings
These are July figures. They do not describe every supplier or rates that vary by time of day. A supplier without a public rate in the study may still have offered an export tariff; we could not verify its price from its website.
Use our guide to choosing an export tariff for your next steps, or view the full table, sources and method.
Download the July data
Spreadsheet data
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