The American Nationwide Requirements Institute (ANSI) has formally accredited two new American Nationwide Requirements developed by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on client safety and operations and upkeep for photo voltaic and storage tasks.
These newly approved standards, ANSI/SEIA 401 and ANSI/SEIA 301, had been developed by a rigorous course of involving stakeholders from throughout the photo voltaic and storage worth chain — together with installers, producers, financiers, client advocates, nationwide laboratories, and authorities companies.
ANSI/SEIA 401-2025, the Photo voltaic and Vitality Storage Shopper Safety American Nationwide Commonplace, outlines coaching necessities, to determine moral gross sales and contracting practices and guarantee all photo voltaic clients have an intensive understanding of their contract phrases and course of earlier than committing. Corporations and salespeople skilled below this normal will present clients with complete and clear disclosure of prices, key contract phrases and know-how data.
ANSI/SEIA 301-2025, the Photo voltaic and Vitality Storage Operations and Upkeep Technician Coaching American Nationwide Commonplace, educates technical professionals on sustaining photo voltaic and storage techniques to maximise efficiency, longevity and security. It additionally offers specs for scheduled upkeep, system monitoring, security checks and document holding, guaranteeing extra dependable techniques that improve the resilience of the electrical grid.
To assist the implementation of those requirements throughout the {industry}, SEIA is launching a brand new on-line platform the place corporations, customers and different stakeholders can entry the total suite of SEIA requirements and upcoming implementation assets. The implementation assets will assist corporations combine these requirements into their enterprise practices.
“These requirements mark a serious step ahead in professionalizing the photo voltaic and storage {industry}, boosting client confidence and constructing a extra resilient power sector,” mentioned SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper. “By setting nationwide requirements for client safety, technician coaching and set up and system upkeep, SEIA is guaranteeing that each buyer receives the worth and efficiency they count on, and that photo voltaic and storage is a robust contributor to an inexpensive, dependable, and safe power system.”
SEIA will launch its new skilled and firm certification applications in November 2025, which is able to present a pathway for industry-wide recognition of compliance with the ANSI/SEIA requirements. For people, the certification requires passing an examination to display understanding of the usual. Along with these two accredited requirements, SEIA is growing 9 extra industry-wide requirements that cowl a spread of points, together with provide chain traceability and undertaking decommissioning.
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