Solar Manufacturer Webinar
         Overview
         • Context
         • Changes of the reforms to the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES)
              Provision of serial number data to the CER from 1 April 2022
         • Agency materials to support the transition for solar panel and inverter 
            manufacturers/importers
              Guidance for solar panel manufacturers/importers
              Guidance for solar inverter manufacturers/importers
         • Changes of the reforms to the SRES
              CER regulatory powers commencing 1 April 2022
              Other changes commencing from 1 July 2022
         • How manufacturers/importers can best prepare for change
         • Q and A session
         • Closing remarks
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         Solar Manufacturer Webinar
         Context
         • Integrity Review and Government                   • Minister consideration and Executive 
            response                                           Council review
              Findings indicated opportunity to                  December 2021
                strengthen solar sector and SRES 
                integrity
              CER webpage – Integrity Review                • Amendment regulations made 
                                                               law/published to the Federal Register of 
                                                               Legislation (FRL)
         • Consultation Process – amendment                       16/12/2021
            regulations                                           Link to FRL – published regulations
              Conducted by Department of Industry,               
                                                                    CER news item
                Science, Energy and Resources (DISER) 
                22/10/21-12/11/2021
              DISER consultation - SRES
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          Solar Manufacturer Webinar
      Changes for manufacturers – SRES reforms commencing 1 April 
      2022
      • Provision of serial numbers (20AD)
          Serial numbers of inverters and solar panels to be provided to the CER by manufacturers/importers or CER 
            nominated persons (e.g. verification service providers operating in the Solar Panel Validation initiative)
          Solar PV module manufacturers/importers
              o Continue providing serial number data via the CER’s solar panel serial number ledger
              o Notice from the Clean Energy Council (CEC) to provide serial number data to CER will discontinue – the new 
                regulation replaces the CEC request
          Solar inverter manufacturers/importers
              o Provision of serial number data to CER’s inverter serial number ledger
              o Upload your data to the CER’s Client Portal
      Data is held within the CER's internal ICT infrastructure and is protected by a suite of controls and frameworks 
      that are implemented in accordance with the Commonwealth's Protective Security Policy Framework.
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          Solar Manufacturer Webinar
      Changes for inverter manufacturers – SRES reforms 
      commencing 1 April 2022
      • Who is required to provide data?
           CER will not accept data from overseas entities – only from Australian manufacturers or importers with an 
             Australian Business Number with inverters on the CEC’s approved list
           Australian importers are nominated by overseas manufacturers and registered with the CEC as a ‘nominated 
             importer’ of approved solar PV modules and/or inverters
      • What inverter data is required?
           Data from products that were available in the Australian market from 12 months ago (1 April 2021)
           Brand, model, serial number, status and reason in .CSV format
           CER will implement an application programming interface (API) over coming months to facilitate data upload
      • Initial data upload activities
           Manufacturers/importers with large amounts of data are encouraged to upload data early (before 1 April 
             2022)
           Flexibility will be provided to enable time during April to upload initial large sized data sets 
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         Solar Manufacturer Webinar
      Guidance for solar panel manufacturers/importers
      • How to upload solar panel serial number data
          Step by step guide to open a CER Client Portal account and upload data – for manufacturers/importers not in 
            the SPV Initiative
          Step by step guide to open a CER Client Portal account and upload data – for verification service providers in 
            the SPV Initiative
              o Verification service providers are known as ‘CER nominated persons’ under the new regulations, they 
                provide data on behalf of solar panel manufacturers/importers that participate in the SPV Initiative
      • What to look out for / keep in mind when providing data
          You should provide your solar panel serial number data as soon as your product enters Australia and/or 
            becomes available for sale in the Australian market
          Continue to provide your data to the CER directly or via your verification service provider (in the SPV 
            Initiative)
          If you don’t provide your data to CER, this will indicate non-compliance with section 20AD of the regulations 
          and puts your approved product(s) at risk of becoming declared ineligible for STCs.
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