STC

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.

September 16, 2022

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…

July 18, 2022

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…

April 6, 2022

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…

May 5, 2021

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…

February 26, 2020

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…

August 7, 2019

Despite boom, rooftop solar industry on tenterhooks over RET changes

Confusion over RET regulation changes has revealed large cracks in the faith of the renewable energy industry, which – still…

November 15, 2017

Rooftop solar installer caught out for fraudulent STC creation

Clean energy regulator takes action against solar company found to have installed rooftop PV systems without compliant Certificates of Electrical…

November 8, 2017