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Green Collar Careers - SRCC Compliance

SRCC stands for Solar Rating and Certification Corporation.

In 1980 the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) was incorporated as a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is the development and implementation of certification programs and national rating standards for solar energy equipment.  They primarily deal with solar heating systems and are an ad-hoc agency that is recognized by most state governments, utilities, even the IRS for tax credits.  If you want to take advantage of the federal tax credits, the primary components of the system have to be SRCC classified and approved.

SRCC provides two types of certifications:

OG-100 - "Operating Guidelines for Certifying Solar Collectors," and its companion document, SRCC Standard 100, "Test Methods and Minimum Standards for Certifying Solar Collectors."   This certification is applied to the individual solar collectors such as Flat Plate or Evacuated Tube products and the certification is granted to the manufacturer.

OG-300 - This certification is directed to the supplier of the solar water heating system.  The good news is that much of the supply industry has packaged kits based on OG-300 compliance and have already done the leg work to acquire these certifications.  The bad news is all the budget priced solar collectors from overseas probably isn't OG-100 or OG-300 compliant.

OG-300 will assure that the kit and documentation for installation has been developed.  When you select a vendor be sure they will provide the OG-300 Compliance Certificate for the system they are to deliver.

The STS Solar Manual provides a thorough review of the systems and the specific requirements they need to conform to.