Clean Ener­gy Coun­cil (CEC) Accred­i­ta­tion is award­ed to indi­vid­ual elec­tri­cians who have com­plet­ed the nec­es­sary qual­i­fi­ca­tions. For grid-con­nect solar, inid­vid­u­als can install solar sys­tems but must hold an unre­strict­ed elec­tri­cal license to qual­i­fy for this accreditation.

CEC Approved Solar Retail­er is award­ed to indi­vid­ual busi­ness­es that have become sig­na­to­ries to the CEC Code of Con­duct. The goal of this pro­gram is to raise and hold the stan­dards of the indus­try, retail­ers who are approved solar retail­ers have to fol­low reg­u­lat­ed guide­lines issued by the CEC. Includ­ing but not lim­it­ed to, using approved solar pan­els and invert­ers, fol­low­ing instal­la­tion guide­lines and safe prac­tices and hav­ing every instal­la­tion inspect­ed by an inde­pen­dent inspec­tor to ensure these guide­lines have been followed.

What this means to you is that all solar retail­ers who are accred­it­ed are ded­i­cat­ed to pro­vid­ing qual­i­ty indus­try approved prod­ucts, strict and safe instal­la­tion prac­tices and after instal­la­tion support.