Can your home export solar to the grid?
Ergon Energy and Energex publish how much solar each street transformer can still absorb. Their map is built for engineers. This checker reads it for you and answers the only question that matters: can you export, and roughly how much.
- Live lookup of Energy Queensland's capacity map
- Works for every Ergon Energy and Energex address
- Free, with no obligation and no account
Check whether your address can export solar
Enter your address and we'll check the Ergon Energy or Energex transformer that supplies it, then tell you in plain English what it means for your export limit.
Three steps from address to answer
No account, no bill upload. The whole check takes about ten seconds.
Type your address
We match it against Queensland's official address register, so you can pick your exact house rather than a street or postcode.
We find your transformer
Every home hangs off a distribution transformer. Ergon Energy and Energex publish how much solar export each one can still absorb. We look yours up live.
Get a plain-English answer
Instead of a colour on a map, you get a verdict: whether you can export, roughly how much, and what kind of connection to ask for.
What the capacity bands mean
Energy Queensland colours each transformer by how much of its solar export capacity is still available. Here is what each band usually means for a new connection.
| Band | What it means | Likely export limit |
|---|---|---|
| 40 to 100% available | The transformer has lots of room. Standard export limits apply and a Dynamic Connection can lift them further. | 5 kW per phase standard, up to 10 kW per phase dynamic |
| 20 to 40% available | Still comfortable. Standard export limits are likely today, and a Dynamic Connection keeps you exporting as neighbours add solar. | 5 kW per phase standard, up to 10 kW per phase dynamic |
| 10 to 20% available | Capacity is being used up. You can usually still export, but a Dynamic Connection is the safer choice. | 5 kW per phase likely, dynamic recommended |
| 5 to 10% available | Very little headroom. New connections are often offered a fixed 1.5 kW export, with more possible on a Dynamic Connection. | 1.5 kW fixed, or dynamic |
| under 5% available | Almost none left, or the transformer is fully constrained. Exports may not be approved without network upgrades. | 1.5 kW fixed or zero export |
| no published data | Energy Queensland hasn't published a figure for this transformer. The limit is confirmed when your connection is assessed. | 5 kW per phase is the normal starting point |
Standard limits, and how to get more
Per phase, standard connection
The basic small-customer connection on both networks. That's 5 kW of export on a single-phase home and 15 kW on three-phase, regardless of how big your system is.
Per phase, Dynamic Connection
Since July 2023, Ergon Energy and Energex offer Dynamic Connections. Your inverter follows a live operating envelope from the network, so you export more when there's room and are trimmed only when the grid is under pressure.
Fixed export on constrained transformers
Where a transformer is nearly full, a new fixed connection may be capped at 1.5 kW. A Dynamic Connection is usually still available and is the way to keep exporting.
Read the networks' own pages on Energex Dynamic Connections and Ergon Energy Dynamic Connections.
Export capacity by suburb
We keep a snapshot of the map for the 46 suburbs and 6 regions QVolt serves most, so you can see how your area is tracking before you check your own address.
- Bulimba92% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Carindale96% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Chermside97% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Indooroopilly96% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- New Farm100% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Paddington98% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Toowong99% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Wynnum92% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Burleigh Heads92% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Coomera100% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Helensvale91% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Mermaid Beach98% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Nerang97% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Robina100% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Surfers Paradise97% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Tallebudgera72% of transformers have 20%+ headroomMostly available
- Buderim87% of transformers have 20%+ headroomMostly available
- Caloundra94% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Coolum Beach90% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Maroochydore99% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Mooloolaba91% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Nambour100% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Noosa Heads94% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Peregian Springs93% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Centenary Heights100% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- East Toowoomba98% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Glenvale86% of transformers have 20%+ headroomMostly available
- Highfields83% of transformers have 20%+ headroomMostly available
- Kearneys Spring99% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Mount Lofty96% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Newtown100% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Westbrook94% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Annandale89% of transformers have 20%+ headroomMostly available
- Burdell97% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Bushland Beach88% of transformers have 20%+ headroomMostly available
- Douglas98% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Idalia94% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Kirwan88% of transformers have 20%+ headroomMostly available
- Mount Louisa96% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- North Ward99% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Beenleigh97% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Norwell100% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Pimpama96% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Stapylton97% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
- Steiglitz75% of transformers have 20%+ headroomMostly available
- Yatala100% of transformers have 20%+ headroomPlenty of export capacity
Energy Queensland's Network Load & Export Capacity Map
Every number on these pages comes from the Ergon Energy and Energex Network Load & Export Capacity Map, published by Energy Queensland. The address checker queries the map's public layers live; the suburb snapshots were last refreshed on 15 September 2026. Address matching uses the Queensland Government's address locator.
Energy Queensland describes the map as indicative. It shows capacity at the distribution transformer, not at your meter. Your actual export limit is set when the network assesses a connection application, which QVolt lodges for every install. The full methodology is in the map user guide.
QVolt Solar is not affiliated with Energy Queensland, Ergon Energy or Energex. Their names are used to identify the data source.
Export limits, answered
- What is a solar export limit?
- It's the most power your solar system is allowed to push back into the grid at any moment, set by your network (Ergon Energy or Energex in Queensland). Your system can still generate more than that for your own use; the limit only caps what leaves your property.
- What are the standard export limits in Queensland?
- For small customers on Ergon Energy and Energex, the basic connection allows 5 kW of export per phase: 5 kW on a single-phase home and 15 kW on three-phase. Since July 2023 both networks also offer Dynamic Connections, where the limit flexes with network conditions and can reach 10 kW per phase.
- Where does the checker's data come from?
- Straight from Energy Queensland's public Network Load & Export Capacity Map, the same map published on the Ergon Energy and Energex websites. We query the map's published layers live for the transformer that supplies your address and translate the result. We don't alter the figures; we just explain them.
- How accurate is it?
- As accurate as the network's own map, which Energy Queensland describes as indicative. It shows capacity at the transformer, not at your meter. Things like how far you are along the street, existing solar nearby and your own switchboard can change the final limit, which is confirmed when the network assesses your connection application. We lodge that application as part of every QVolt install.
- My transformer is constrained. Is solar still worth it?
- Often, yes. Most of the value of rooftop solar comes from using your own power rather than exporting it. A well-sized system with a battery, on a Dynamic Connection, can still cut a bill substantially even where export is capped at 1.5 kW. We model both options before recommending anything.
- Does this cover addresses outside Queensland?
- No. The data behind it is published by Energy Queensland, which covers the Ergon Energy and Energex networks. If you're in northern NSW, get in touch and we'll check with Essential Energy for you.
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