Flexible Exports

Our flexible exports program

Our ground-breaking flexible exports program delivers more value for money for customers without them lifting a finger!

Get more from your solar with flexible exports

Flexible exports are a smarter way to send your solar energy into the grid. They adjust export limits in real time, allowing you to share more clean energy.

They allow customers with single-phase power, who currently have a fixed 5kW solar export limit, to double their solar exports most of the time, without destabilising the grid or causing local reliability issues. We estimate flexible exports will unlock an additional 600MW of solar energy exports to the grid by 2035, worth $100M+ to solar customers connected to our network.

We are working with solar inverter manufacturers, retailers and installers to make flexible exports available to all export-limited customers. We had a successful customer trial, and work is now underway to design flexible exports as part of the standard solar connection offer, to be phased in from July 2026.

Flexible exports doesn’t affect your ability to consume your own solar energy, which delivers the best value for solar customers. If you have excess solar energy that you cannot consume and want to export back to the grid, flexible exports will deliver you savings.

What is flexible exports?

When your home solar system generates more solar energy than your home uses, you want to make the most of it.

Flexible exports help you export more of your extra energy back into the grid - up to 10kW most of the time.

This means:

Less energy goes to waste
You can earn more money from the solar energy you generate
You’re part of a smarter, more flexible electricity network

It’s all about helping you get more from your solar - while supporting a grid that works for everyone.

Why we're moving to flexible exports

Quite simply, flexible exports are a smarter way to send your solar energy to the grid. This is why flexible exports will become the default connection offer for new and upgraded solar systems from July 2026.

More homes and businesses are installing rooftop solar. When too much unused energy is sent to the grid (especially during the middle of the day), it can overload the power grid and cause large outages.

Flexible exports help:

Reduce wasted solar energy caused by fixed export limits
More customers connect to, and export, solar power
Keep the network stable and reliable
Future-proof the electricity network

How do flexible exports work?

Here’s how we export your solar energy - flexibly and smartly.

Your smart inverter connects to Endeavour Energy over the internet
You can export up to 10kW of excess solar - most of the time
Solar exports adjust automatically, to help keep the grid stable
You can check your exports using your solar inverter or retailer app

Only compatible smart solar inverters can be used in this program.

Flexible exports will become a standard connection offer for eligible solar customers from July 2026.

No action is required at this stage. Customers will be able to access flexible exports through their solar installer once the service launches.

Common questions about flexible exports

Learn how flexible exports can benefit your home by managing the flow of solar power into the network.

How does flexible exports work?

How do I find my National Metering Identifier (NMI)? 

How do I find the model of my solar inverter?

How do I know if I have net export metering configured to my solar inverter?

Will I be notified if my solar exports are reduced?

How do I know if I have an eligible solar inverter?

Where can I access the terms and conditions for the flexible exports trial?

Can I join flexible exports now?