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Setting the standards: Why consumer energy resources deserve a better policy approach than “Ready, Fire, Aim”
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Doctored photos, unsafe installs: Regulators continue crackdown on solar and energy rebate breaches
One solar company fined $100,000 for failing to have fall protection in place, another made to forfeit $6.2m of energy efficiency certificates over allegations of false claims and doctored photos.
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