Who from the IET is working with the government to allow <800W inverters to be 'plugged in'?

The UK government made the following announcement at the end of March (www.gov.uk/.../government-to-make-plug-in-solar-available-within-months) regarding Balcony Solar/Plug-in Solar. The following section features in the 'Notes To Editors' at the end of the announcement.

"The government will work with the Energy Networks Association, DNOs and Ofgem to update the G98 distribution code and wiring regulations BS 7671 to allow UK households to connect <800W plug-in solar panels to domestic mains sockets, without the need for an electrician and with tailored safety standards."

So who is the government working with at the IET/JPEL64 to make these changes to BS7671? Or is the government simply going to bypass the IET and make amendments willy nilly?

  • BS 4293? ;-)

    Not specifically, Type AC, but the debate might have started with international standardization on RCDs prior to the introduction of BS EN 61008 series and BS EN 61009 series.

    A key thing about BS 4293 series, and earlier versions of BS 7288, is that they never included requirements for EMC testing, yet at the same time never prohibited electronic circuits from the detection and actuation paths.