Customer/Consumer
Customers/consumers are applicants for rebates under the Solar Homes and Solar for Business programs and/or persons who obtain a rebate or loan under those programs.
Installer
An installer of eligible systems, being eligible solar photovoltaic systems and ancillary equipment and/or solar battery systems and ancillary equipment and/or energy efficient hot water system within Solar Victoria’s programs.
Mandatory
Mandatory requirements must be satisfied for a participant to enter into Solar Victoria’s programs.
Where a participant no longer meets mandatory requirements, Solar Victoria may suspend or cancel participation in Solar Victoria’s programs at its discretion.
Participants must continue to meet the mandatory requirements at all times during their participation in Solar Victoria’s programs.
Other on-site workers
Other on-site personnel who are involved in the installation of eligible solar panel (PV), solar battery and/or energy efficient hot water systems within Solar Victoria’s programs, including but not limited to trades assistants, apprentices, etc.
Recommendation
Recommendations are optional and do not affect eligibility at the time of publication of this notice. They help to ensure Solar Victoria’s programs deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.
Recommendations signal to industry criteria that are likely to become mandatory in the future.
Industry participants should consider early adoption of recommendations and plan accordingly.
Retailer
A retailer of eligible solar photovoltaic systems and ancillary equipment and/or solar battery systems and ancillary equipment and/or solar hot water and heat pump systems which meet the programs’ mandatory eligibility criteria, and who is registered to participate in Solar Victoria’s programs as a retailer.
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