CSIP-AUS testing and certification
Future CSIP-AUS testing and certification service
The ISC, through the ANU, is leading the establishment of a nationally consistent testing and certification service to support future CSIP-AUS deployment across Australia.
The new testing and certification service will provide the only testing service in Australia for inverters to be certified compliant with Standards Australia’s new Technical Standard TS5573:2025 in Australia, which replaces its predecessor, Standards Australia’s Handbook HB218:2023.
To ensure consistency in interpretation and deployment, the ISC is also developing a server testing and certification service, which will enable Distribution Network Service Providers across Australia to test their own utility servers against a ‘reference server’ to ensure each will be compatible with inverters certified to TS5573:2025.
The new national testing and certification service is scheduled to launch in October 2025 and this website will be updated once launched. Please see Consultation Activities for more details about launch of the new service.
The ANU has released a CSIP-AUS Testing and Certification Handbook to support OEMs through the testing and certification process.
SA Power Networks
Testing and certification against CSIP-AUS can be performed by SA Power Networks as part of its Dynamic Exports program. For information on the SA Power Networks testing service, please visit SA Power Networks’ website here: Technology Providers | Talking Power
Please note that SA Power Networks will be closing its testing service in Q4 2025 and handing over its testing processes to the ANU.
Energy Queensland
Testing and certification against CSIP-AUS can be performed by Energy Queensland for CSIP-AUS communication clients that wish to operate within Queensland. For information on the current process with Energy Queensland, please refer to their Utility Interconnection Handbook and Compliant Providers listing.
Synergy
Testing and certification against CSIP-AUS can be performed by Synergy for CSIP-AUS communication clients that wish to operate within Western Australia. For information on the current process with Synergy, please visit Synergy’s website here: Technology Providers | Synergy.
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