Completed enforceable undertakings for 2019

Green and Gold Solar Australia Pty Ltd improperly created, in contravention of section 24A of the REE Act, 3,262 Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) from 42 solar photovoltaic (PV) installations.

For solar PV installations to be eligible for STCs they must be compliant with all local, State or Territory Government requirements. Green and Gold’s compliance procedures did not identify, at the time of STC creation, that no Certificate of Electrical Safety had been lodged with Energy Safe Victoria and therefore, the installations did not meet Victorian Government requirements.

Green and Gold undertakes to:

1. Develop and implement new compliance procedures within two months. The procedures will be provided to the Regulator on request.
2. Commission the inspection, by an independent Licensed Electrical Inspector, of all 42 solar PV installations.
3. Rectify all faults or non-compliances identified through these inspections.
4. Submit compliant Certificates of Electrical Safety to Energy Safe Victoria.
5. Report monthly to the Regulator in writing.
6. Pay all costs associated with the undertaking.

P & N NSW Pty Ltd improperly created, in contravention of section 24 of the REE Act, 1058 Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) from 10 installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels that were non-compliant.

P & N NSW Pty Ltd’s compliance procedures did not identify, at the time of STC creation, that the solar PV panels were non-compliant solar PV panels.

P & N NSW Pty Ltd undertakes to:

1. Implement a Compliance Program and provide a copy to the Clean Energy Regulator within two months.
2. Rectify the installation of the existing non-compliant PV panels and improper creation of STCs within six months. P & N NSW Pty Ltd will surrender 1058 STCs created from 10 installations containing unapproved panels and replace all panels on these systems. P & N NSW will not recreate, or facilitate the creation of STCs for these replacement systems.
3. Establish a Serial Number Validation Program and:
   1. within 12 months validate identified solar PV module serial numbers for 78 installations. P & N NSW Pty Ltd will voluntarily surrender all STCs where unapproved panels are identified, facilitate the replacement by a CEC-accredited installer of all panels on these systems containing unapproved panels and will not create, or facilitate the creation of STCs for these replacement systems.
   2. within 18 months validate identified solar PV module serial numbers for 100 installations. P & N NSW Pty Ltd will facilitate the replacement by a CEC-accredited installer of all panels on these systems containing unapproved panels and will not create, or facilitate the creation of STCs for these replacement systems. Where homeowners do not consent to the replacement of panels, P & N NSW Pty Ltd will surrender STCs for these installations.
4. Report to the Clean Energy Regulator monthly.
5. Fund the Clean Energy Regulator’s testing of four solar PV panels held by P & N NSW Pty Ltd to determine whether the panels have the necessary attributes for accreditation or continuing accreditation.
6. Not take steps to deregister as a company without the approval of the Clean Energy Regulator.