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Free, practical resources to help you keep on top of the rules and stay current — the rule changes, the standards, the deadlines, in plain language. No pitch. Just the stuff we wish someone had put in one place.
NZ Solar Rule Changes: the 30 things installers must know
Three regulators moved at once and none of them coordinated the dates. This is the single list — what changed, when it bites, and what to do about it. A few of the ones people get wrong:
8 pages · Last reviewed 6 August 2026 · sourced to WorkSafe, EWRB & the Electricity Authority.
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Testing & Commissioning Sheet
A full test & commissioning record — system details, string configuration, AC & DC test results, visual checks and final commissioning. Add strings, fill in online, export a clean PDF. Pairs with the Handover Sheet below.
Open the tool or a blank PDFHandover Sheet
For the customer, and for the independent inspector completing the RoI — documentation status, handover confirmations and installer/inspector sign-off. Fill in online, export a clean PDF.
Open the toolCrew Licence & Renewal Tracker
Map every licence and its renewal date — the sheet flags who needs their MPG endorsement, and when, automatically.
Download ExcelPV Site Plan
Enter the site details and export a printable landscape grid. Sketch the building, arrays and cable runs, and mark equipment by writing its number from the 26-item legend — no drawing icons. DC warning built in. The placard that stays on site.
Open the toolCompliance calendar
The dates that matter, at a glance. Last reviewed 6 August 2026.
Primary sources: Electricity Authority — Export Limits Amendment 2026, WorkSafe NZ and the EWRB.
For installers
The maintained guides behind the cheat sheet — kept current so the hub doesn’t go stale.
Right, let's talk about this PEN switch nonsense
WorkSafe wants to lift the PEN conductor switch ban — here's why that's a bad idea.
Read →The 2025–26 solar rule changes
Six real changes to what you can install, export and earn — and when each landed.
Read →Export limits: the 10 kW shift
The default export limit doubled to 10 kW in 2026 — what it means for you.
Read →Getting your MPG endorsement, step by step
The evidence to gather, how to apply, the fee, and a worked timeline.
Read →The solar endorsement, explained
Why electricians now need a specific endorsement to connect solar.
Read →What is a Certificate of Compliance?
The paperwork that proves your system is legal — and why never to skip it.
Read →How grid connection works in NZ
Before solar can feed the grid, your lines company has to approve it.
Read →The real cost of skipping monitoring
Why monitoring pays for itself — and what quietly goes wrong without it.
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