Proposed solar energy export charges leave owners feeling like they are being ‘penalised’

Solar panel owners say they feel punished by proposed changes which would see them charged for exporting surplus electricity to the grid.

Households with solar panels that export power to the grid could be slugged a fee under a proposal by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC).

The AEMC said the increasing number of households with solar panels were causing “traffic jams” in some areas of the grid.

It said tariffs would give network operators the option of encouraging people to…