Customer/Consumer
Customers/consumers are applicants for rebates under the Solar Homes Program and/or persons who obtain a rebate or loan under that program.
Hot water system
Hot water system means a hot water system as defined in the Retailer terms and conditions.
Installer
An installer of eligible systems, being eligible solar PV systems and ancillary equipment and/or solar battery systems and ancillary equipment and/or hot water systems within the Solar Homes Program.
Mandatory
Mandatory requirements must be satisfied for a participant to enter into the Solar Homes Program.
Where a participant no longer meets mandatory requirements, Solar Victoria may suspend or cancel participation in the Solar Homes Program at its discretion.
Participants must always meet the mandatory requirements during their participation in the Solar Homes Program.
Other on-site workers
Other on-site personnel who are involved in the installation of eligible solar PV and/or hot water systems within the Solar Homes Program, 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 the Solar Homes Program delivers the best outcomes for Victorians.
Recommendations signal to industry matters 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 PV systems and ancillary equipment and/or hot water systems which meet the program’s mandatory eligibility criteria, and who is registered to participate in the Solar Homes Program as a retailer.
Solar Accreditation Australia (SAA)
Organisation appointed by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) as the installer and designer accreditation pathway for solar PV systems under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).
See Solar Accreditation Australia.
Solar PV system
Solar PV system means a solar PV system as defined in the Retailer terms and conditions.
Solar sharing technology
Technology that allows multiple discrete NMI meters to share the output of a single inverter to provide a supplementary solar PV supply to occupants of a multi-tenanted building.
Standards
Any reference to an Australian or international standard (AS, AS/NZS, IEC, IEEE, etc.) refers to the specified standard as last amended, unless the year of the standard is otherwise referenced.
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