S · Standards and schemes
Standards and schemes
MCS, BS 7671, PAS 63100, RECC, HIES, F-gas, smart charger regs.
Consumer, data and product schemes
GDPR and energy data
Smart-meter, supplier and equipment-cloud data, including access choices, third-party sharing and household rights.
RECC and HIES consumer codes
What RECC and HIES membership adds to consumer law, how deposit and workmanship protection operate and how the MCS transition changes the position.
RoHS and WEEE compliance
How hazardous-substance rules, electrical-waste duties and battery take-back apply to home energy equipment.
Supplier of last resort process
What happens to supply, balances, smart tariffs and export payments when a licensed energy supplier fails.
Switching mechanics across suppliers
How a domestic import-supply switch works, including timing, debt, smart equipment, export contracts and compensation.
UKCA and CE marking transition
How UKCA and CE conformity marking currently works in Great Britain, what sits behind a mark and what it does not prove about an energy product.
Electrical and product standards
BS 7671 IET Wiring Regulations
What BS 7671 is, its legal status and where it applies to home solar, battery, EV and heat pump wiring.
BS EN 50549 grid-connection standards
What BS EN 50549 sets out for grid-connected generation and how G98 and G99 build on it.
BS EN 62109 inverter safety standard
What BS EN 62109 means on an inverter datasheet, what it covers and the approvals it sits alongside.
BS EN 62109-1 and 62109-2
Inverter construction and power conversion safety standards.
IET EESS code of practice
What the IET Code of Practice for Electrical Energy Storage Systems covers and how it sits alongside BS 7671, PAS 63100 and MCS.
IET EV charging code
What the IET Code of Practice for EV Charging Equipment Installation covers, its legal status and how to use the 5th Edition alongside current wiring and network requirements.
MCS and planning standards
Acoustic assessment for ASHP
The difference between an MCS 020 a) permitted development calculation, a planning noise assessment and investigation of an installed air source heat pump.
MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme)
The MCS certification scheme: what it covers, how installer certification works, consumer protection and the relationship to government incentives.
MCS 012 solar mounting standard
What MCS 012 product certification establishes for solar roof-mounting systems, how to check a certificate and when MIS 3002 permits project-specific evidence instead.
MCS 020 heat pump noise calculation
How MCS 020 a) predicts air source heat pump sound at neighbouring properties and how it fits within England's permitted development rules.
MCS installation standards
MCS certification, installer rules and technology standards.
MIS 3002 solar PV standard
MCS requirements for domestic PV design, installation and handover.
MIS 3005 heat pump standard
What MIS 3005-D and MIS 3005-I require for heat pump design, installation, commissioning and MCS certification, and how they sit alongside MCS 007, MCS 031, MCS 020 and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
MIS 3012 battery storage standard
MCS requirements for domestic electrical energy storage systems.
Safety, marking and compliance
BS 9991 residential fire safety
Residential fire design context affecting batteries and plant rooms.
Building Regulations Parts L and P
How England's Part P electrical-safety and Part L energy-performance requirements apply to domestic solar, battery, EV charging and heat-pump work.
EVs Smart Charge Points Regulations
What the Great Britain smart-charge-point regulations require, which chargers they cover and what compliance does and does not tell a buyer.
F-gas qualification rules
The personal qualification, company certification, leak-check and record rules for work on heat pumps containing fluorinated refrigerant in Great Britain.
ISO 15118 plug-and-charge
How ISO 15118 lets a vehicle and charger exchange identity, charging and bidirectional-control information, and what must align for Plug & Charge to work.
PAS 63100 battery fire placement
Battery fire protection, escape routes and separation distances.
PAS 63100 domestic battery fire specification
What PAS 63100:2024 covers and how it sits alongside BS 7671, MCS and wider fire-safety duties.