S.L. 545.35 Art. 21Information and training.

(1) The Regulator, the Building and Construction

Authority, the Permanent Secretary responsible for Social Policy and, or Social Accommodation and any other relevant public authorities shall make available information on support measures falling under their respective remit to all relevant actors, such as consumers including low-income, vulnerable consumers, renewables self-consumers, renewable energy communities, builders, installers, periti, suppliers of heating, cooling and electricity equipment and systems, and suppliers of vehicles compatible with the use of renewable energy and of intelligent transport systems.

(2) Suppliers of equipment and systems for the use of heating, cooling and electricity from renewable sources shall make available information on the net benefits, cost and energy efficiency of such equipment and systems.

(3) The Regulator shall coordinate with the appropriate persons and entities to ensure that in so far as is reasonable, certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes are available for installers of small-scale biomass boilers and stoves, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, shallow geothermal systems and heat pumps:

Provided that the Regulator may take into account existing schemes and structures as appropriate, and which shall be based on the criteria laid down in the Fourth Schedule. Certification awarded by other Member States in accordance with those criteria shall be recognised.

(4) Information on certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes as referred to in sub-regulation (3) shall be made available to the public by the Regulator:

Provided that the list of installers who are qualified or certified in accordance with sub-regulation (3) shall be made available to the public.

(5) The Building and Construction Authority, shall ensure that guidance is made available to all relevant actors, in particular to planners and to enable them to properly consider the optimal periti combination of energy from renewable sources, of high-efficiency technologies, and of district heating and cooling when planning, designing, building and renovating industrial, commercial or residential areas.

(6) The Regulator, where appropriate with the participation relevant public authorities, shall develop suitable information, awareness-raising, guidance or training programmes in order to inform citizens of how to exercise their rights as active customers, and of the benefits and practicalities, including technical and financial aspects, of developing and using energy from renewable sources, including by renewables self-consumption or in the framework of renewable energy communities.