We undertake activities to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.

In the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme, these activities range from extensive automated checks and the validation of claims via supporting documentation through to investigations and enforcement action.

Under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001, we may declare a person or product ineligible to participate in the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme. We may also make a declaration in conjunction with other compliance or civil/criminal action.

A declaration means:

  • for an installer, any small generation unit (typically solar panel systems) installed by that person will not be eligible to receive small-scale technology certificates (STC).
  • for a retailer, any small generation units (typically solar panel systems) retailed by them will not be eligible for STCs
  • that an inverter or solar module is not eligible for STCs.

Current declarations

See our list of all installers, retailers and products that are currently ineligible to participate in the scheme.​

Legislation: Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001

Declaration date

07 March 2024

Period of declaration

12 months

Circumstances

Between 15 August 2022 and 6 June 2023, Mr Chew provided false installer written statements claiming he was the accredited installer or supervisor of 12 solar PV system installations.

The CER found that Mr Chew failed to meet the Clean Energy Council’s onsite requirements for a person responsible for installing or supervising a solar PV system installation.

Keng Soon Chew has been declared ineligible to install small generation units for the purposes of sub-regulation 20AC(2) of the Regulations for a period of 12 months.

Declaration

Keng Chew - Signed Declaration

Legislation: Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001

Declaration date

05 February 2024

Period of declaration

12 Months

Circumstances

Between 1 February 2022 and 5 August 2022, Mr Coulthard provided false installer written statements claiming he was the accredited installer or supervisor of 12 solar PV system installations.

The Clean Energy Regulator found that Mr Coulthard did not attend the installations and failed to meet the Clean Energy Council’s onsite requirements for a person responsible for installing or supervising a solar PV system installation.

David Coulthard has been declared ineligible to install small generation units for the purposes of sub-regulation 20AC(2) of the Regulations for a period of 12 months.

Declaration

David Coulthard - Signed Declaration