Inverters
Find out how to apply to have your inverter added to our approved list.
Important information
for manufacturers and importers
Changes to inverters products standards are coming.
AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 Amd 2:2024 will come into effect on 23 August 2025 and manufacturers and their agents should prepare.
Why get your inverter or PCE approved?
The Clean Energy Council maintains a list of compliant inverters that are approved for installation under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES). This list is also used by some distribution network service providers to validate inverter energy system applications.
The equipment listed has shown sufficient evidence that it meets the required safety standards for use within Australia. Evidence of compliance, in the form of Certificates of Suitability, has been examined and verified by the Clean Energy Council.
Only systems with products from the approved lists are eligible to receive small-scale technology certificates (STCs) under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).
Accredited persons and retailers should always refer to the lists before performing an installation.
As different standards apply to different inverter categories, it is important that you know what type of inverter or PCE you are listing.
We are in the process of introducing updated inverter categories and standards guidance in line with the new AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 Amd 2:2024. Currently, applications can be made under the existing AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 or AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 Amd 2:2024. From 23 August 2025, all new applications will need to comply with AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 Amd 2:2024.
Please note, if you apply under the existing AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 standard, you will also be required to provide a manufacturer declaration and supporting evidence of region settings compliant with AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 Amd 2:2024 in time for 23 August 2025. You can supply this now with your initial application. If you supply after your listing application has been approved, there may be an additional administration fee of $250 (exc. GST) for each listing application that needs to be updated.
Please refer to the following document to identify your inverter category and see which standards apply with AS/NZS 4777.2:2020.
Inverter categories and required standards as per AS/NZS 4777.2:2020
Please refer to the following document to identify your inverter category and see which standards apply with AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 Amd 2:2024. Please note, the application form below currently reflects categories and standards described with AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 but can still be used to apply with AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 Amd 2:2024.
Inverter categories and required standards as per AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 Amd 2:2024
Please note, while the Clean Energy Council does not currently verify compliance with Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) labelling requirements, manufacturers need to be aware of their obligations. Requirements for specific product types can be found on ACMA's website.
Please be aware, the Clean Energy Council is in the process of updating the inverter application form and available checklist to incorporate these changes, if you are applying based on Amendment 2 prior to the update's completion, please select the most suitable options in the form, and provide a brief explanation of what differs from the submitted information. If submitting for a product that incorporates bi-directional EV ports during this time, it is recommended to enter the form as if these are Battery Ports. To provide additional information or feedback relating to this, please email [email protected]
The Clean Energy Council accepts certificates from the following Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) accredited certifying bodies or state electrical regulators:
- Australian Safety Approvals (JAS-ANZ)
- Conformity Certification Services Pty Ltd (JAS-ANZ)
- Electrical Safety Office (Qld)
- Energy Safe Victoria (Vic)
- TÜV Rheinland Australia (JAS-ANZ)
- Office of Fair Trading (NSW)
- SAA Approvals (JAS-ANZ)
- SGS Systems (JAS-ANZ)
If you have certificates from a non-JAS-ANZ accredited organisation, we advise that you submit these and their accompanying test reports to a state electrical regulator for assessment in order to obtain a Certificate of Suitability from that state regulator. The certificate from the state regulator can then be uploaded with the application.
Responsible Supplier is a legally identifiable Australian or New Zealand entity or person who manufactures or imports in-scope electrical equipment in Australia or New Zealand (first supplier). By law, to register on the EESS Database, the Responsible Supplier must be an Australian or New Zealand legal entity holding an Australian Business Number (ABN), or a New Zealand Inland Revenue Department (IRD) number. The Responsible Supplier must register the brand and model number of the inverter as level 1 equipment in the EESS Database. DC isolators integrated into inverters must be registered as level 3 equipment.
The applicant must complete the Clean Energy Council’s online application form. Please refer to the application requirements checklist for the information required.
You must also review the Clean Energy Council’s Product Listing Terms and Conditions and complete the declarations on the application form.
Applications will be delayed if incomplete or incorrect information is supplied.
Compatible software communication client models can be included in an inverter listing. Find out more here.
As part of the application, you must pay the application fee outlined in the application process. Applications will not be assessed until the Clean Energy Council has received payment of this fee.
Inverters with Software Communication Clients
Inverters with software communication client (SCC) details included in their listing are considered to have a communication channel that is compliant to IEEE 2030.5 CSIP-AUS, either hosted locally on the inverter or a gateway device, or via a certified cloud connection to the network operator utility server.
The software communication client information shown on the Approved Inverter List is based on testing conducted by SA Power Networks.
To have software communication client information included in an inverter listing, please follow the steps below:
- First contact SA Power Networks to have the appropriate witness testing completed.
- This testing should cover all models for which software client details will be shown on the Approved Inverter List.
- Please note that only models specified within the witness testing report generated by SA Power Networks will be able to be updated by the Clean Energy Council.
- Once a witness testing report has been generated, this will be provided directly to the Clean Energy Council by SA Power Networks.
- Once the Clean Energy Council has received the witness test report from SA Power Networks, the models included in the report are reviewed against current inverter listings and inverter listing applications under assessment.
- If the inverters that have been tested are already included on the approved inverter list, then an application to update the listing is generated. Please note an application update fee of $1,000 (plus GST where applicable) will apply.
- If the update application pertains to inverter models that are currently under assessment to be included on the general approved inverter list, then no additional charge is applied, and the Software Communication Client details will be included on the inverter listing from its approval date.
- Applicants must notify the Clean Energy Council if a listing application is submitted for models that have had SA Power Networks witness testing completed.
- Each application is for a single inverter OEM and software client OEM, with no cap on the number of models that can be included per application, provided all relevant test reports are provided on the same day.
- Note that if test reports are provided on different days, then they will be processed separately, and a new fee will be applied to each updated application.
Apply to have your inverter or PCE included in our product listing
To have your inverter or PCE included on the Clean Energy Council approved products list, ensure that your products meet the requirements outlined above, then begin your application.
Approved inverters list
Search the Clean Energy Council's list of compliant inverters suitable for installation under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).
Additional Listing Notes
The Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) is a framework that regulates the supply chain of in-scope electrical equipment (low voltage equipment for household, personal or similar use). For more details about In-Scope equipment please refer to the EESS website. The CEC listing is based on proof of registration as provided by the manufacturer/certificate holder.
Model numbers with a (AS4777-2 2020) suffix are approved with a AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 Certificate issued by a JAS-ANZ accredited Certifier or State Electrical Regulator.
Inverter terms and conditions
The terms and conditions below came into effect from 15 August 2023.
These Terms and Conditions will be published on the Clean Energy Council (CEC) website and are subject to change with three months’ notice. The Product manager will notify changes to these Terms, via notice on the website and email notification to Applicants.
Application requirements will be publicly available on the CEC website in the form of an application checklist. The Product Manager will notify changes to these requirements, via notice on the website and email notification to Applicants.
If an application is incomplete the CEC Product Manager may request additional information. If three consecutive incomplete applications are received from an Applicant, the CEC Product Manager may require a new application along with payment of a new application fee.
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