Solar Accreditation Australia named as new operator of the installer and design accreditation scheme under the federal small-scale solar rebate.
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Heat pump installs surge to record highs as households go electric, quit gas
The rush to home electrification is on, with record installations of hot water heat pumps and record amounts of oversized rooftop systems to power the exodus from fossil fuels.
CCA calls for rooftop solar subsidy extension, include home batteries and EV chargers
CCA recommends an extension to the federal SRES in its climate progress report, and wants home batteries and EV chargers included. But the federal government is not sold.
Solar installers fined, suspended as more rooftop rebate cheats caught out
Regulator crackdown on rooftop solar non-compliance continues, with a company and its directors fined hundreds of thousands of dollars for falsely claiming rebate.
Nearly 500 rooftop solar installs under investigation for alleged STC fraud
Another potentially significant case of solar rebate fraud is under investigation by the Clean Energy Regulator in Perth.
Regulator updates rooftop solar rules to allow for multiple installers
Clean Energy Regulator announces small but important change to rules governing the installation of rooftop solar under the federal SRES rebate scheme.
Rooftop solar installer cops fine, loses accreditation, over rebate fraud
Canberra-based solar installer fined and stripped of accreditation after being convicted of providing false or misleading documents to get solar rebate.
Solar installer faces jail, as regulator investigates fraud allegations
A solar retailer and installer faces possible jail term, with investigations underway into allegations of $1.7 million fraud.
Australian rooftop solar installs suffer one of biggest monthly falls in April
New data shows rooftop solar installs charted a 26% month-on-month decline in April, bringing two months of growth to an abrupt halt.
Rooftop solar market bucks predictions of gloom again in March
Rooftop solar installations charted upwards for the second month in a row in March, as homes and businesses continue to invest in cleaner, cheaper energy.