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Solar Power Nation 失去证书资格。客户会面临什么?

该零售商不能再创建联邦太阳能和电池证书。这是一项重大制裁,但并未解决客户尚未完成的安装、退款或现有激励安排。

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当零售商失去参与联邦激励计划的资格时,正在等待太阳能板、电池或由证书资助的折扣的家庭会面临什么情况?

Solar Power Nation 的客户如今面临这个问题。清洁能源监管机构已永久暂停该公司在小规模可再生能源计划下的注册资格,切断了该公司创建证书的能力,而这些证书有助于降低符合资格的安装项目的费用。但这项执法行动本身并不能完成尚未完工的安装、修复故障系统,也不会退还订金。⁠2⁠1

这一区别正是此次决定的核心:监管机构限制了该公司参与一个由公共资金支持的市场。个别客户能够追回什么,以及尚未完成的证书安排将如何处理,仍未解决。

94南澳大利亚州警告中提及的投诉 1
6监管机构提及的行业准则违规行为 1
60天申请复审的期限 1

监管机构2026年11月11日的公告指出,被暂停注册资格的注册主体是 1 Solar Australia Pty Ltd,商号为 Solar Power Nation。这是受该决定影响企业的法定名称和商号,并非两家各自被暂停资格的公司。监管机构表示,其“已不再确信该公司符合适当且合格人士的要求”。⁠2

这是一项重大限制,但并非已经确立的关闭企业或禁止所有销售和服务的命令。公告也未证明该公司安装的每套系统都失去了获得激励的资格。已核实的行动涉及该公司在联邦证书计划下的注册资格。⁠2

暂停资格会取消什么

小规模技术证书(通常称为 STC)是符合资格的太阳能和电池系统联邦安装激励的基础。注册代理负责为系统所有者办理证书创建;大多数所有者会使用代理,因为创建和出售证书可能比较复杂。Solar Power Nation 不能再在该计划下担任注册代理。⁠3⁠2

这一角色之所以重要,是因为证书具有商业价值。客户、零售商和代理之间的协议可以规定证书价格和付款条款,帮助将激励转化为较低的安装价格。因此,剥夺零售商使用这一机制的资格,不只是一项行政处罚:这也切断了一条帮助客户为购买筹资的渠道。⁠8⁠1

不过,这并不意味着每位现有客户都能直接将安排转到另一家代理机构。存在其他注册代理,并不能证明某项具体委托可以取消或转让。已安装系统的资格、证书申领的状态,以及客户的商业协议都很重要。公告没有解决这些个案。⁠2⁠3⁠8

对款项也应保持同样谨慎。报价中的折扣、尚未支付的证书收益,以及未完工工程的退款,是不同的义务。暂停公告并未保证其中任何一项会得到支付,也没有为受影响家庭确立替代安排。⁠2⁠8

作出决定背后的投诉

监管机构提及 Solar Power Nation 被移出 New Energy Tech Consumer Code。这是一项由行业运营的自愿消费者保护计划。据 ABC News 报道,所列的 6 项违规行为涵盖合同问题、安全问题和安装标准问题。监管机构还提及南澳大利亚州消费者事务专员发布的公开警告。⁠1

这项警告描述了会对家庭造成直接影响的问题。ABC 对专员警告的报道提到,Consumer and Business Services 在 2025年7月至2026年4月期间收到 94 起投诉。消费者称,他们支付订金后,安装未能在合理时间内完成;产品无法正常工作或可能存在安全隐患;此外,在“追问安装日期、退款、保修问题和缺陷产品问题”时也难以得到答复。这些是投诉和指控,并非 94 项分别得到证实的法律认定。⁠1

州级机构最迟于8月4日已公开发布警告,称正在调查有关安装质量差、安装有缺陷,以及收取订金后未安装产品的报告。这项公开公告能够证明警告在当时已经公开;但仅凭公告本身,无法确定警告最初发布的日期。⁠13

联邦行动此前也经历了数月的审查。ABC 11月的报道回顾了其8月13日的调查;调查称,自2024年以来,在收到数百起客户投诉后,清洁能源监管机构和多个州级部门展开了调查。相关指控包括安装不安全、性能不佳或未完成、延误时间过长以及沟通不足。新的进展是对参与该计划的限制,而不是首次发现客户曾报告问题。⁠1

Solar Power Nation 的解释应与这些指控分开看待。州级机构提出这些投诉时,该公司将问题归咎于州和联邦补贴削减后需求激增。8月,该公司还表示认真对待客户的担忧,并称大多数客户都感到满意。ABC 表示,该公司在其暂停报道刊发前没有回应。没有新的回应并不构成承认。⁠1

这家零售商在五个州销售屋顶太阳能和电池系统。其营销活动曾邀请澳大利亚前板球队长 Michael Clarke、奥运选手 Kyle Chalmers 和 Sally Pearson,以及现役 NRL 和 AFL 球员代言。这些代言有助于解释该公司为何广为人知,但并不能证明代言人负责安装或处理投诉。⁠1

更广泛的市场状况使有效监管尤为重要。ABC 报道称,自2025年7月推出“更实惠的家庭电池计划”以来,全国已有 600,000 户家庭使用该计划;据称,该项激励可覆盖总成本的约 30%。这两个数字都不能反映 Solar Power Nation 的业务规模,而这一比例也不代表任何单份合同都能保证节省相应费用。电池安装数量创纪录的同时,投诉也在增加,法院和仲裁机构受理的争议也有所增多。⁠1

如果我们发现有公司运营不专业,我们将毫不犹豫地采取行动,维护 SRES 的诚信。

Tony Chappel 1

监管机构主席还表示,该机构会与消费者保护机构、行业组织和其他监管机构共享情报,以识别系统性风险。这是一项重要的执法职能。但维护证书计划的诚信,与为客户争取补救措施,并不是同一项工作。资金仍被占用、安装尚未完成的家庭,仍需要工程完工,或需要解决其财务争议。⁠1

已知

  • Solar Power Nation 不能再以 SRES 注册代理的身份继续运营,也不能创建通过该机制申领联邦安装激励所用的证书。 21

未知

  • 对工程未完工、存在故障、退款尚未到账或已有证书安排的个别客户而言,最终结果仍未解决。

后续

  • 请关注复审申请、公司回应,以及受影响客户证书安排的具体指引。

该公司有 60 天时间申请复审。仅凭11月11日的公告,无法负责任地计算出确切的日历截止日期,因为尚未确定该公司收到决定的日期。现有报道无法证实该公司已提出复审申请,也无法证实决定已被撤销。⁠1

目前,“永久暂停”描述的是监管机构采取的行动,而不是客户问题已经得到解决。该公司已失去参与一项重要联邦激励机制的资格。等待系统安装、等待退款或等待答复的家庭,仍在等待这些各自不同的问题得到解决。

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  1. Australia's energy regulator has permanently barred Solar Power Nation from creating federal solar and battery certificates.
  2. Those certificates help households pay for installations. Customers have complained about deposits paid, unfinished work and faulty equipment, and the suspension leaves those disputes unresolved.
  3. What happens now to households waiting for their systems, their money or their certificate-funded discount?
  4. Solar Power Nation sells rooftop solar and battery systems in five states. Its marketing has featured former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and Olympians Kyle Chalmers and Sally Pearson, alongside current rugby league and Australian rules football players.
  5. The suspended company is 1 Solar Australia, which trades as Solar Power Nation. Both names refer to the same business covered by this decision. The Clean Energy Regulator announced the permanent suspension on November 11, 2026. It removes the company's registration under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme.
  6. South Australia's consumer affairs commissioner said Consumer and Business Services received 94 complaints between July 2025 and April 2026. Customers described paying deposits and waiting beyond a reasonable time for installations. Others complained that products didn't work properly or might be unsafe.
  7. Customers also described struggling to get answers about installation dates, refunds, warranties and defective products. These are customer allegations. They concern money already handed over and equipment bought to reduce electricity bills. A household waiting for an installation still needs the work completed, and a faulty system still needs attention.
  8. Federal and state authorities were already investigating the retailer by August. Hundreds of customer complaints had accumulated since 2024. South Australia's consumer agency had publicly announced its warning by August 4, describing alleged faulty installations and failures to install products after taking deposits.
  9. Solar Power Nation blamed a surge in customer demand when the state agency raised the complaints. The company said that demand followed cuts to state and federal rebates. In August, it also said it took customer concerns seriously and that most customers were satisfied. That was the company's explanation for the problems customers described.
  10. The regulator says it was no longer satisfied the company met its fit-and-proper-person requirements. It cited removal from the New Energy Tech Consumer Code after six breaches, ranging from contract concerns to safety and installation standards. It also cited South Australia's public warning.
  11. The New Energy Tech Consumer Code is a voluntary, industry-run consumer protection scheme. Losing access to the federal certificate scheme adds a separate regulatory consequence. Solar Power Nation can no longer act as a registered agent for households under that scheme, cutting off a mechanism used to make eligible installations more affordable.
  12. Small-scale technology certificates underpin the federal incentive for eligible solar and battery installations. Most system owners use a registered agent because creating and selling certificates can be complicated. Agents handle certificate creation, while commercial agreements set certificate prices and payment terms.
  13. The decision concerns the company's participation in that scheme. Households with existing installations still need their eligibility and claim status assessed under the applicable rules. Whether an unpaid benefit or a quoted discount will be honoured also depends on the customer's commercial arrangements. Switching to another agent requires more than knowing other agents exist.
  14. Across Australia, 600,000 households have used the Cheaper Home Batteries Program since its July 2025 launch. That's national uptake. The program's incentive is described as covering about 30 per cent of total cost, with the benefit for an individual installation depending on its circumstances.
  15. Battery installations have reached record levels, alongside increased complaints to authorities and disputes in courts and tribunals. Publicly supported sales are expanding while customers seek help over delays and performance. The regulator says it shares intelligence with consumer protection agencies, industry bodies and other regulators to identify problems across the solar and battery industry.
  16. Regulator chair Tony Chappel says companies that operate unprofessionally face action to protect the federal scheme. He says the regulator has a zero-tolerance approach to poor business practices that can harm customers. This suspension turns the earlier scrutiny into an actual restriction on participation.
  17. Solar Power Nation has 60 days to request a review. An exact calendar deadline depends on when it received the decision. For customers, the suspension hasn't settled unfinished installations, faults or outstanding refunds. Moving an existing certificate arrangement to another agent still needs case-specific guidance, and a household's payment or remedy depends on its own claim and commercial arrangements.

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