EDF export tariff: all four rates, and who can get each
EDF does not publish one export tariff. It publishes four, and which one applies depends on who sells you electricity and who fitted the system. Read from EDF's own page, with how each rate compares to every other supplier we track. Nobody is going to ring you.
Figures on this page last checked 24 October 2026. Each carries its own receipt with its own date.
Rates as of 24 October 2026. Read from EDF's own page (www.edfenergy.com/energy-efficiency/smart-export-tariff). If a rate here disagrees with EDF's page today, EDF's page wins.
EDF lists four export tariffs for homes: SEG Export Variable for anyone, SEG Export Variable Value and Export 12m V2 for its own electricity customers, and Export Exclusive 12m V3 where EDF sold you the panels or the battery. Its page also keeps a price history for the two variable tariffs, which is more than most suppliers show you: by its own record, the rate open to anyone has not moved since December 2022.
EDF's export tariffs
| Tariff | Rate | Who can get it | Fixed or variable | Group | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEG Export Variable | 3p/kWh | Anyone | Variable | Open to anyone | 2026-10-24 |
| Export 12m V2 | 13p/kWh | EDF electricity customers | Fixed, 12 months | For that supplier's electricity customers | 2026-10-24 |
| SEG Export Variable Value | 5.6p/kWh | EDF electricity customers | Variable | For that supplier's electricity customers | 2026-10-24 |
| Export Exclusive 12m V3 | 18p/kWh | EDF installed the system after 2 March 2026 | Fixed, 12 months | Where that supplier installed the system | 2026-10-24 |
- SEG Export Variable. EDF's rate for people who buy their electricity elsewhere.
- Export 12m V2. EDF's fixed customer rate. At least one comparison site lists a higher figure. EDF's own page says this one.
- SEG Export Variable Value. EDF's lower customer rate. Their fixed customer rate, further down the tier, pays more.
- Export Exclusive 12m V3. For systems EDF fitted from March 2026 onwards. Earlier EDF installations are on older versions of this tariff, which EDF's page lists separately.
EDF's export tariff, one row at a time
EDF's page is four tariffs, not one rate. Each line below is that row: the name, the rate we read, who EDF says can have it, and whether it is fixed. Nothing here is a suggestion about which to take.
- SEG Export Variable pays 3p/kWh. Anyone. It is Variable.
- Export 12m V2 pays 13p/kWh. EDF electricity customers. It is Fixed, 12 months.
- SEG Export Variable Value pays 5.6p/kWh. EDF electricity customers. It is Variable.
- Export Exclusive 12m V3 pays 18p/kWh. EDF installed the system after 2 March 2026. It is Fixed, 12 months.
The receipt
3p/kWh
pence per kWh exported
The source page carries no date. Read 24 October 2026.
The receipt
13p/kWh
pence per kWh exported
The source page carries no date. Read 24 October 2026.
The receipt
5.6p/kWh
pence per kWh exported
The source page carries no date. Read 24 October 2026.
The receipt
18p/kWh
pence per kWh exported
The source page carries no date. Read 24 October 2026.
How EDF compares with every other supplier
We keep every supplier's export rates in one table, each read from that supplier's own page. Here is where EDF's rates sit in it, group by group, because a rate only means something against the others you could actually have.
- SEG Export Variable, 3p/kWh. Joint 9th of 14 single rates in the tier “Open to anyone”. The top of that tier pays 13p/kWh, 10p/kWh more: Fuse Energy's Single Rate Variable Export.
- Export 12m V2, 13p/kWh. Joint 1st of 10 single rates in the tier “For that supplier's electricity customers”. No single rate in that tier pays more; E.ON Next's Next Export Exclusive v3 matches it.
- SEG Export Variable Value, 5.6p/kWh. 10th of 10 single rates in the tier “For that supplier's electricity customers”. The top of that tier pays 13p/kWh, 7.4p/kWh more: E.ON Next's Next Export Exclusive v3 and EDF's Export 12m V2.
- Export Exclusive 12m V3, 18p/kWh. 3rd of 5 single rates in the tier “Where that supplier installed the system”. The top of that tier pays 25p/kWh, 7p/kWh more: Good Energy's Solar Savings Exclusive.
The ranks and the differences in pence are our comparison from the table as we last read it, not figures EDF publishes. Rows paying the same rate share a place. Time-of-use and wholesale-linked tariffs anywhere in the table are left out of the ranking, because they have no single rate to rank. The rate open to anyone runs from 2p/kWh to 13p/kWh across the whole table.
What a rate is worth in years depends on the rest of the sum. The payback period page shows how far the export rate alone moves it for one example house, with every input linked.
What you need before you apply
As EDF's own pages put it, in our words:
- One of the eligible technologies, up to 5MW, or 50kW for micro-CHP. EDF's two fixed tariffs are for solar PV only and cap the system at 50kW.
- A smart meter or half-hourly meter that records export. If it cannot send EDF readings automatically, you give EDF actual export readings every quarter.
- Proof that you own the installation, and its accreditation certificates.
- No Feed-in Tariff payments, and no SEG payments from another supplier, for the same installation. You can opt out of FiT export to join, but EDF notes you cannot opt back in for 12 months and you are paid on metered export from then on.
- For SEG Export Variable Value and Export 12m V2, you must be an EDF electricity customer. EDF's page says Export 12m V2 is for existing residential customers.
- For Export Exclusive 12m V3, you buy solar, a battery or both from EDF, with the enquiry and the purchase after 2 March 2026. Buying a battery only, have the MCS or Flexi Orb certificate for your existing panels ready.
How to apply, as EDF describes it
- For the two variable tariffs, register on EDF's page with a copy of the MCS certificate (commissioning paperwork if the system is over 50kW), a copy of your electricity bill unless EDF already supplies you, your name, address and bank details, and a photo of your export meter reading.
- Someone from EDF then gets in touch to set you up and check the details.
- EDF asks for a first export reading if your meter does not send it automatically, then quarterly readings until the plan ends.
- For Export 12m V2 and Export Exclusive 12m V3, EDF's page says you sign up by email.
- Payment goes onto your EDF energy account where it can, and otherwise by bank transfer or cheque.
You apply on EDF's own site. We do not take applications, we do not ask for your details, and nobody pays us for sending you there.
The receipt
Four household export tariffs: SEG Export Variable for anyone, SEG Export Variable Value and Export 12m V2 for EDF electricity customers, Export Exclusive 12m V3 where EDF sold the solar or battery
supplier page summary
The source page carries no date. Read 24 October 2026.
Is EDF obliged to offer this?
Ofgem lists EDF Energy Customers Limited as a mandatory SEG licensee for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Ofgem publishes which suppliers have told it they are taking part in the Smart Export Guarantee each year. The big ones have no choice: a supplier with enough household customers must offer a tariff. Smaller ones can volunteer.
The receipt
Mandatory SEG licensees: British Gas Trading Limited; E (Gas and Electricity) Ltd; E.ON Next Energy Limited; EDF Energy Customers Limited; Electricity Plus Supply Limited (trading as Utility Warehouse); Foxglove Energy Supply Limited; Fuse Energy Supply Limited; Octopus Energy Limited; OVO Electricity Ltd; ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited; So Energy Trading Limited; Utilita Energy Limited. Voluntary: Pozitive Energy Ltd; Ruby Electricity Ltd; Smart Pay Energy Ltd; Voltx Power Ltd
suppliers that told Ofgem they are SEG licensees for the SEG year
Covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Ofgem's rule is that your export payments, your electricity supply and your gas supply can each be with a different company. So you can take an open-to-anyone export tariff from one supplier and keep buying your electricity from another. The catch is in the table: the higher rates are mostly reserved for that supplier's own customers, so switching your export alone gets you the open tier.
The receipt
You can use one company for export payments and another for your electricity supply
scheme rule
The source page carries no date. Read 24 October 2026.
The same page for other suppliers: Octopus, ScottishPower, British Gas and E.ON Next.
Questions people actually ask
What is the EDF SEG rate?
It depends which EDF tariff you can have. SEG Export Variable, open to anyone, pays 3p/kWh. EDF electricity customers can have SEG Export Variable Value at 5.6p/kWh or the one-year fixed Export 12m V2 at 13p/kWh. Export Exclusive 12m V3 pays 18p/kWh where EDF sold you the solar or battery.
Do I need to be with EDF to get its export tariff?
Only for the better rates. SEG Export Variable at 3p/kWh is available whether you are an EDF customer or with another supplier. SEG Export Variable Value and Export 12m V2 need EDF to supply your electricity.
What is EDF Export 12m V2?
EDF's one-year fixed export tariff for its existing residential electricity customers, paying 13p/kWh with no exit fees. It is for solar PV only, on systems under 50kW. At least one comparison site lists a higher rate for it; EDF's own page says 13p/kWh.
Who can get EDF Export Exclusive 12m V3?
People who buy solar panels, a battery or both from EDF, with the enquiry and the purchase after 2 March 2026. It pays 18p/kWh, fixed for 12 months, with no exit fees. Earlier EDF installations were offered older versions, which EDF's page lists as withdrawn.
How often does EDF change its variable export rates?
EDF says the variable rates can go up or down and that it writes to you at least 5 days before a change. By the price history on its page, SEG Export Variable has paid 3p/kWh since December 2022 and SEG Export Variable Value 5.6p/kWh since July 2022.