The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has released its latest Quarterly Compliance Update highlighting the work being done to protect the integrity of Australia’s clean energy schemes.
Rooftop solar and battery retailers and installers must comply with the laws we administer.
During the quarter from April–June 2026, the CER used its powers to suspend 21 companies from the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) for failing to meet fit and proper person requirements.
Fit and proper person requirements are an ongoing obligation. Participants must demonstrate compliance with the law and that they have the integrity, capability and competence to effectively fulfil their role as a provider of our schemes.
Asun Solar Pty Ltd was suspended after failing to meet these obligations.
Another company was suspended for providing false or misleading statements about solar systems they declared complete and capable of generating electricity when they in fact weren’t.
CER Acting Chair Carl Binning said we’re sending a clear message to solar retailers and installers.
‘False statements and incomplete work will not be tolerated,’ he said.
To help strengthen compliance, the CER has introduced an AI tool to assist with critical solar battery labelling checks.
The tool will support CER officers by helping them to identify issues with required labels and assess the accuracy of metadata which must be included with each image.
‘We’re warning installers that we will fail their applications and send them back to site if things aren’t done properly the first time,’ Mr Binning said.
The CER is committed to the ethical use of AI and uses it to improve the quality, efficiency and integrity of our regulatory functions.
A key compliance priority is continuing to improve audit quality across the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme. Audits give us independent assurance that scheme participants are correctly applying the method and reporting net carbon abatement. They are an important compliance monitoring measure for the schemes we administer.
Companies participating in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme are being reminded to report their emissions, energy production and energy consumption by 31 October.
The Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS) is now open. We expect compliance against all reporting requirements, and we will publish the details of organisations that submit late reports.
Contact: media@cer.gov.au or 02 6159 3448