Below are useful links to information for solar installation contractors.
- Solar maintenance promotional materials
Posters/flyers and social media tiles for businesses to use to encourage the uptake of solar maintenance
Regulatory requirements:
- Guide on Solar Panel Installations (photovoltaic) (PDF, 680.9 KB)
Guidance information for contractors on the requirements that apply to solar installations, including building approval.
- Checklist - Recommended Maintenance for Solar Energy Systems (PDF, 169.2 KB)
Checklist for solar contractors to complete when inspecting and maintaining solar energy systems for property owners.
- Advisory Note 5 - Reporting unsafe electrical installations (PDF, 219.6 KB)
When electricians find an electrical installation that is unsafe they are required to report it. This document explains the process.
- Advisory Note 4 - Requirements for dc connectors in solar installations (PDF, 961.6 KB)
Information on the requirements for direct current (DC) connectors in solar energy systems.
- Advisory Note - DC Isolators Changes to Installation Requirements (PDF, 753.9 KB)
Information on changes to installation requirements for direct current (DC) isolators for solar energy systems.
- ERAC Battery Energy Storage System - Installation requirements (PDF, 268.2 KB)
Information on the restrictions which apply to locations and proximity of equipment to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
- Summary of Requirements - Solar Energy Systems Inverters and Isolation (PDF, 166.1 KB)
Summary of requirements for the isolation of power conversion equipment (inverters) from various Australian Standards.
- Product recalls on electrical equipment
Information on current and past recalls on electrical equipment
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