Assessing the Federal Election Outcome for Australian Solar and Sustainability
On Saturday 21 May Australia’s federal election was held. From a renewables and sustainability perspective (among other factors) the outcome of this...
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Solar Trust Centre Team
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Feb 15, 2019 8:56:54 PM
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) administers schemes legislated by the Australian Government for measuring, managing, reducing or offsetting Australia’s carbon emissions.
In 2018 CER launched a new scheme called the Solar Panel Validation Initiative. Recently, CER released an article encouraging the remaining solar industry players to jump on board with the initiative.
According to CER’s initial statement, the goal of the SPV Initiative is “to address the installation of unapproved solar panels in the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).”
The SPV Initiative ensures consumers know if the panels they are planning to buy are:
According to CER, other benefits of the Initiative include:
This also helps the image of solar businesses doing the right thing by staying away from cheap solar panels that are not backed by fair warranty.
With the recent news of solar panel failings this initiative is more important than ever. Consumers as well as installers need to be aware of the cheap panels out there and know who to choose when it comes to buying solar.
CER created this helpful infographic to describe how the SPV Initiative works:
The following solar panel manufacturers are participating in the SPV Initiative:
Australian solar retailers and installers who sell and install these panels can get information on how to start using a validation app here.
As mentioned earlier, CER released an article on 12 Feb 2019 encouraging the remaining solar retailers, installers and manufacturers to take advantage of the initiative and help Australia’s growing solar industry to be a quality one.
Here are the key updates to the SPV Initiative in 2019:
Solar Trust Centre is dedicated to informing consumers about schemes like the SPV Initiative so they know what questions to ask when purchasing solar. Don’t end up with a cheap solar system that will cost you more in the long run.
Here are some other relevant articles to help you know what to look for when purchasing solar:
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