FSEC staff provides technical and administrative assistance in the implementation of the national Solar Rating and Certification Corporation solar water heating collector and system certification program.
 
SRCC is an independent third-party certification entity. It is unique in that it is the only national certification program established solely for solar energy products. It is also the only national certification organization whose programs are the direct result of combined efforts of state organizations involved in the administration of standards and an industry association.

The Solar Rating and Certification Corporation currently administers a certification, rating, and labeling program for solar collectors and a similar program for solar water heating systems.

SRCC’s certification program operating guidelines, test methods and minimum standards, and rating methodologies require the performance of nationally accepted equipment tests on solar equipment by independent laboratories which are accredited by SRCC. The test results and product data are evaluated by SRCC to determine the product’s compliance with the minimum standards for certification and to calculate the performance ratings.