REC Registry accounts

You can use a general account to:

• transfer STCs and large-scale generation certificates (LGC) in the REC Registry
• voluntarily surrender STCs and LGCs in the REC Registry.

There isn't a cost or fee to have a general account.

You can use a registered person REC Registry account to:

• create STCs and LGCs
• transfer STCs and LGCs in the REC Registry
• voluntarily surrender STCs and LGCs in the REC Registry.

You must pay a one-off $20.00 application fee for this account.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

• be a 'legal person'
• complete the proof of identity verification process
• read and understand the eligibility requirements for creating STCs
• follow the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
• understand that you can assign the right to create STCs to an agent
• provide your GST registration status, if applicable.

You can use a registered agent REC Registry account to:

• create STCs and LGCs for others
• transfer STCs and LGCs for installations in the REC Registry
• voluntarily surrender STCs and LGCs in the REC Registry.

You must pay a one-off $230.00 application fee for this account.

For more information, refer to registered agents.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

• have or apply to have a registered person account
• complete the SRES Smart​ modules
• be a 'legal person'
• complete the proof of identity verification process
• understand the eligibility requirements for creating STCs
• follow the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
• provide your GST registration status, if applicable.

You can use a liable entity account to transfer and surrender STCs and LGCs in the REC Registry. Surrendering can be voluntary.

There isn't a cost or fee to have a liable entity account.

For more information, refer to liable entities.

Eligibility

To apply for a liable entity account, you must contact us.

For more information, refer to certificate surrender.

You can use the STC clearing house to buy, sell and transfer STCs.

STC clearing house accounts don’t have any associated fees.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this account, you must:

• complete proof of identity verification
• provide GST registration status and bank account details
• have a general REC Registry account.

You can use a power station REC Registry account to gain accreditation as a power station.

This accreditation allows you to generate electricity from eligible energy sources to create LGCs.

For more information, refer to apply for accreditation.

Eligibility

You must contact us to apply for this account.

To be eligible, you must:

• have a registered person account
• be a 'legal person'.

Use a verification service provider account to supply details for approved solar panel serial number ledgers.

There isn't a cost to have this type of account.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this account, you must:

• have a general REC Registry account
• have an Australian presence
• have an Australian business number (ABN).
• provide solar panel serial number data to the ledger
• provide a verification service under the Solar Panel Validation Initiative.

Use a supplier account to supply details for approved solar panel serial number ledgers.

There isn't a cost to have this type of account.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this account, you must:

• have a general REC Registry account
• have an Australian presence
• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• be either an Australian manufacturer or import solar panels that are listed on the Clean Energy Council's approved PV modules list.

The account must be created by the contact person provided to the Clean Energy Council when registering as a manufacturer or importer (responsible supplier).

For more information, refer to manufacturers and importers.

A REC Registry account name should represent a legal person. A legal person includes:

• an individual recognised by law as a legal person
• a group of people recognised by law to act as one individual.

Non-legal entities can also apply for an account if there’s a legal name in the account name. Account names which include the name of a non-legal person should begin with the name of the legal person, followed by the non-legal entity. They should also match the name on the Australian Securities and Investment Commission register.

For example:

• Solar Works Pty Ltd trading as Gecko Solar
• John Smith acting as trustee for The Bloggs Family Trust
• John and Cynthia Smith (J and C Smith Partnership).

Examples of these other matters are:

• a history of insolvency or involvement with companies that have gone into administration or been liquidated
• bringing the scheme into disrepute
• compliance with other relevant laws or schemes
• compliance with industry codes of conduct
• engaging in unfair business practices (for example, unclear or unfair contract terms, or failing to pay customers)
• failing to comply with an enforceable undertaking
• failing to meet obligations under the Corporations Act 2001 (for example, use of ‘straw directors’)
• failing to have systems and processes in place to enable you to meet your obligations under the scheme including meeting reporting, monitoring and record-keeping requirements
• indications illegal phoenix activity may be occurring  
• making false or misleading statements to us or providing false data.

We will disclose allegations about registered agents engaging in unfair business practices to relevant agencies such as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and state and territory fair-trading bodies.