To maximise your solar savings and returns, you need to pick the best import and export tariffs for your household.

Good Energy provides some of the best export tariffs on the market, and supplies energy to around 245,000 customers in the UK.

In this guide, we’ll explain the advantages and disadvantages of Good Energy’s three export tariffs, what you need to do to sign up for them, and which import tariff goes best with each one.

And if you’re wondering how much you could save with a solar & battery system, enter a few details below and we’ll provide an estimate.

What export tariffs does Good Energy offer?

Good Energy offers three export tariffs, all of which pay a fixed price for any electricity you send to the grid.

None of these are Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs, because Good Energy isn’t part of the scheme that replaced the export segment of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) in 2020.

It doesn’t have 150,000 domestic electricity customers, so it isn’t a mandatory supplier, and it hasn’t decided to become a voluntary supplier either.

This means we don’t have data for how popular Good Energy’s export tariffs are – though we do know it’s the second-most popular FiT provider, with £265 million paid out during the 2024/25 period.

1. Export Only

Export rate: 4p/kWh

Export Only launched in January 2024, becoming Good Energy’s newest – and lowest – option.

It’s an ‘unbundled’ tariff, meaning you can qualify with just a smart meter and solar panels. You don’t have to get your grid electricity, solar installation, or anything else through Good Energy.

A rate of 4p per kWh is actually slightly above average for unbundled tariffs, even if it’s low compared to most offerings, but it hasn’t changed since its creation – and you can do better.

To learn more, read our guide to the best SEG rates.

Which import tariff should you use?

With Export Only, you’re free to use any import tariff on the market – and yet, Good Energy EV Charge is still your best option.

This is a time-of-use tariff, meaning it comes with a cheap, off-peak period and an expensive peak period.

Every day from 12am to 5am, you can charge your battery and run your home for just 8.5p per kWh – 69% lower than the January 2026 energy price cap. This can save you hundreds of pounds per year.

For the rest of the day, you’ll pay a peak rate of about 32.7p per kWh, depending on where you are in the country – but you should be able to mostly avoid paying this rate.

You can schedule high-energy appliances like your washing machine to run at off-peak times, and rely on solar electricity and the low-cost energy in your battery to cover the majority of your other usage.

And thankfully, EV Charge is available to all households, whether or not you have an electric car – unlike most of the best EV tariffs.

What are the eligibility requirements?

To qualify for Export Only, you just need a smart meter and an eligible installation that generates renewable energy, such as a solar & battery system.

This system must also be certified by Flexi-Orb or Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), as is necessary with all export tariffs.

2. Solar Savings

Export rate: 15p/kWh

Solar Savings was launched in October 2023, alongside Solar Savings Exclusive.

Ever since then, it’s been one of the best export tariffs around, with a relatively high rate that only comes with one major qualifying condition: you need a Good Energy import tariff.

This is standard for export rates around this price range, with the added bonus that you can sign up for Good Energy EV Charge, one of the best import tariffs on the market.

Just like the supplier’s other export rates, this tariff is fixed and paid on a quarterly basis.

Which import tariff should you use?

Good Energy EV Charge is the best import tariff for Solar Savings customers.

It allows you to fill up your battery with cheap electricity between 12am and 5am, which you can use to power your home for the rest of the day, alongside the electricity your solar panels generate.

Considering that EV Charge allows you to significantly reduce your energy bills, there’s no reason not to choose Solar Savings’ 15p per kWh rate over the 4p per kWh Export Only.

What are the eligibility requirements?

To join Solar Savings, you must be signed up to one of Good Energy’s import tariffs, and pay by Direct Debit.

The supplier offers four choices for import “Good Energy - Solar Savings: Tariff Information Label (TIL)”, Good Energy, accessed February 2026:

• Its standard variable tariff (Standard Electricity)
• Its fixed tariff (Fix)
• Its EV tariff, which doesn’t require an EV (EV Charge)
• And its heat pump tariff, which does require a heat pump (Heat Pump)

You’ll also need to have a smart meter and a system that produces renewable energy, which is the case for any export tariff.

3. Solar Savings Exclusive

Export rate: 25p/kWh

The highest fixed export rate on the market also comes with the most stringent requirements of any tariff in this article, which is usually the way.

As well as needing to join one of the supplier’s import tariffs, you must also get your solar & battery system installed by Good Energy or a subsidiary to qualify.

If you haven’t switched to solar yet, this rule severely limits your options, and if you’ve already had panels or a battery installed by a different supplier, you won’t be eligible.

And that’s before we get to the real kicker: you can only stay on Solar Savings Exclusive for 12 months. After that point, you’ll be shifted onto the 15p per kWh Solar Savings tariff.

You may as well start on Solar Savings, as that’ll allow you to get solar quotes from multiple installers and pick the best one – a process that could substantially cut your installation costs.

It may not be worth giving up your ability to choose your preferred installer, just for a year’s worth of receiving an extra 10p per kWh.

Which import tariff should you use?

Once again, Good Energy EV Charge is the best import tariff to use with Solar Savings Exclusive.

You can charge your battery and run all your high-energy appliances during EV Charge’s off-peak rate.

During winter, you can use this low-cost electricity to cut your energy bills – and then in summer, you can really profit.

Your panels should regularly produce enough electricity in these sunnier months to power your whole home for a day, with some excess energy left over for you to sell to the grid.

There is a £50 exit fee though, so you should be prepared to stick with this import tariff for the full year.

What are the eligibility requirements?

To qualify for this 12-month export tariff, you’ll need to get a solar & battery system installed by Good Energy or its subsidiary, JPS Renewables.

You must also be signed up to a Good Energy import tariff that you pay by Direct Debit, and have a working smart meter.

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How much can you earn from Good Energy’s export tariffs?

You can potentially earn hundreds of pounds per year from one of Good Energy’s export tariffs.

The exact amount you’ll make will vary depending on multiple factors, including which import tariff you pick, how much electricity you export, and where in the UK you live.

There are massive gaps between the earning potentials of all three tariffs, showing how much your choice of export rate can affect your bottom line.

Solar Savings Exclusive is clearly far more profitable than the other two tariffs, and when combined with EV Charge, it’s among the best options on the market – but only for a year.

It’s up to you whether giving up your freedom to choose an installer is worth 12 months of increased export income, but as long as you don’t sign up for Export Only, you’ll have made a good decision.

You can make nearly four times as much on Solar Savings, and the only extra requirement is to sign up for a Good Energy import tariff like EV Charge, one of the top choices around.

How can you sign up for a Good Energy export tariff?

You can sign up for a Good Energy export tariff online.

If you want to join Solar Savings or Solar Savings Exclusive, you’ll have to sign up for the supplier’s fixed or variable tariff first.

You’ll need your Good Energy account number, evidence that you own your solar panel system, and its MCS or Flexi-Orb certificate.

The supplier will also ask for your system’s commissioning date and capacity, but that should be easy to find in the documents you received after your installation.

Once you’ve hit submit, Good Energy will get in touch with your Distribution Network Operator (DNO) – that is, the body that runs the hardware supplying your region of the country with electricity.

Your DNO will send Good Energy your export MPAN (Meter Point Administration Number), which is a unique series of 13 digits that identifies your electricity meter and allows the supplier to pay you for your exports.

How long does it take?

It usually takes between four and 11 weeks to switch to a Good Energy export tariff, which is about average for the industry.

If you’re already signed up to an import tariff with the supplier, the process may well be quicker for you.

Are Good Energy’s export tariffs worth it?

Good Energy’s export tariffs are all decent options, but Solar Savings is the star.

You can earn 15p per kWh, which is among the best rates for tariffs that require you to become an import customer – and you can fulfil this condition by signing up to EV Charge.

This pair can save you more on your energy bills than almost any other combination on the market.

Solar Savings Exclusive isn’t quite as worthwhile, since its generous 25p per kWh rate only lasts for 12 months, and restricts you to only going solar through Good Energy.

And Export Only comes with a 4p per kWh offering that’s above average, but lower than other unbundled tariffs.

At Sunsave, we’ll help you choose the right export tariff for your household. If you’re wondering how much you could save with a solar & battery system, enter a few details below and we’ll provide an estimate.

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