Good Energy added Export Only to its export range in January 2024, making it the supplier's newest and lowest-paying export option at 4p per kWh1. It sits alongside Solar Savings at 15p per kWh and Solar Savings Exclusive at 25p per kWh, both of which launched in October 20231.
Export Only is an "unbundled" tariff, meaning a household does not have to buy its grid electricity, solar installation or anything else from Good Energy to qualify1. The stated requirements are a smart meter and an eligible renewable generating installation, such as a solar and battery system, certified by Flexi-Orb or the Microgeneration Certification Scheme1. The 4p per kWh rate has not changed since the tariff was created, and is described as slightly below the average for unbundled export tariffs1.
The two other Good Energy export tariffs carry tighter conditions. Solar Savings requires signing up to one of Good Energy's import tariffs and paying by Direct Debit, while Solar Savings Exclusive requires a solar and battery system installed by Good Energy or its subsidiary JPS Renewables, and lasts 12 months before the household moves onto the 15p per kWh Solar Savings rate1.
| Good Energy export tariff | Export rate (p per kWh) |
|---|---|
| Export Only | 4 |
| Solar Savings | 15 |
| Solar Savings Exclusive | 25 |
None of the three are Smart Export Guarantee tariffs, because Good Energy is not part of the scheme that replaced the export segment of the Feed-in Tariff in 20201. The supplier does not have 150,000 domestic electricity customers, so it is not a mandatory SEG supplier, and it has not become a voluntary one1. Good Energy supplies energy to around 50,000 customers in the UK and is the second-most popular Feed-in Tariff provider, having paid out £265 million during the 2024/25 period1.
"Export Only launched in January 2024, becoming Good Energy's newest, and lowest, option."
Why it matters for households
Export payments are the income side of a home generating its own electricity, and the rate decides how much a household is paid for each kilowatt-hour it sends to the grid rather than storing or using itself. At 4p per kWh, Export Only pays well below the 15p and 25p available on Good Energy's other export tariffs1, so the choice of tariff shapes the return on a solar and battery installation more than the hardware alone.
The unbundled structure matters for energy independence in a practical sense: a household can keep its existing import supplier and still be paid for exports, rather than having to move its whole supply to Good Energy1. That separates the export arrangement from the import contract, which is not the case with Solar Savings, where an import tariff with the same supplier is required1.
Good Energy's position outside the Smart Export Guarantee also matters. Because it is not a mandatory or voluntary SEG supplier1, its export tariffs sit outside the scheme that obliges larger suppliers to pay for small-scale exports, and households comparing options are looking at a voluntary commercial offer rather than a guaranteed one. The rates are fixed rather than variable, so the payment per kilowatt-hour does not move with wholesale prices1.
For a home with a battery, the export rate interacts with when electricity is used and stored. Good Energy's Heat Pump import tariff, a time-of-use tariff with off-peak periods from 5am to 9am and 1pm to 4pm at 14p per kWh and a peak rate of about 30.59p per kWh, is described as the best match for solar homes across all three export tariffs, and is available to households without a heat pump1.
What happens next
Solar Savings Exclusive runs for 12 months, after which households are moved onto the 15p per kWh Solar Savings tariff1. No end date or change to the Export Only rate has been reported1.
Sources1 cited
- Good Energy’s export tariff: is it worth it? 2026, sunsave.energy