Solar retailers and installers will have to comply with new rules around the sale and installation of rooftop panels as early as April, after “integrity review” reforms were written into law.
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Solar panel ledger goes live as CER tightens screws on subsidy scheme
Regulator goes “live” with solar panel serial number ledger, the latest tool to strengthen integrity of rooftop PV industry and the subsidy scheme behind it.
Major rooftop solar fraud allegations under investigation by regulator
Allegations that false documents were used in registration of more than 640 rooftop solar installations are being investigated by regulator.
Is Australia’s rooftop solar industry dodgy? Taylor’s review delivers its verdict
Angus Taylor’s Integrity Review of Australia’s rooftop solar sector has landed, all 63 pages and 13 recommendations. Here’s what it has to say.
Rooftop solar regulator sets sights on installers who shirk the rules
Clean Energy Regulator to deploy “sophisticated analytical model” to catch out Clean Energy Council accredited installers making false STC statements or claims.
Regulator tightens net against rooftop solar non-compliance and fraud
Clean Energy Regulator to establish solar panel serial number ledger to further protect against fraudulent certificate claims in small-scale renewable energy scheme.
Rooftop solar data shows drop in unsafe systems, even as market booms
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has published its latest report on the quality and safety standards of the nation’s millions of rooftop solar systems, and it’s encouraging news.
Three rooftop solar companies suspended over non-compliance, fraud
Clean Energy Regulator takes action against another three solar installation companies for non-compliance and fraud within the national small-scale renewable energy scheme.
Murdoch solar scare campaign called out by Clean Energy Regulator
CER slams Murdoch media for “inaccurate” reporting on the standard and safety of rooftop solar installations, based on its latest solar panel inspections data.
Brisbane plumber sent to jail for “sophisticated” fraud over solar heat pumps
Clean Energy Regulator investigation sees Brisbane plumber sentenced to 4.5 years jail for falsely claiming to have installed more than 400 solar heat pumps.