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Written question asked by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 May 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 May 2023. It was answered by Graham Stuart (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 June 2023 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.


Housing: Solar Power

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average time was to issue a smart export guarantee certificate under the microgeneration certification scheme to households that have newly-installed solar panels in the latest period for which data is available.

Answer

For consumer protection purposes, households are required to demonstrate that their solar panels and installer are suitably certified to receive payment under the Smart Export Guarantee. Certificates issued under the independent Microgeneration Certification Scheme should be issued by installers within 10 days of the system being commissioned.

The Department does not hold data on the average time taken to issue an MCS certificate.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
186436
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Housing Microgeneration Solar power Smart export guarantee
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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