Welcome to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme!
About the scheme
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is owned by the department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR formerly DTI) and is designed to evaluate products and installers against robust criteria for microgeneration technologies, providing greater protection for consumers and ensuring that the Government's (i.e. taxpayers) grant money is spent in an effective manner.
This new scheme will underpin BERR's grant scheme, the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, and grants will be available to applicants using both products and installers certified under MCS or equivalent schemes. Other initiatives, such as the proposed stamp duty land tax relief for new zero carbon homes, are also likely to use MCS in the future.
MCS has replaced the product and installer registration schemes (Clear Skies and PV programme).
The aim is to:
- Help build a rapidly growing Microgeneration industry based on quality and reliability.
- Make a substantial contribution to cutting the UK's dependency on fossil fuels and its carbon dioxide emissions
- Provide consumer confidence that products and installers meet and continue to meet robust standards
- Grow the Microgeneration industry
Certification schemes for installers and for products have been launched. Both schemes are open to applications from all technology areas and currently the following may be assessed.
- Solar Heating Collectors
- Solar PV
- Micro Wind
- Heat Pumps
- Biomass
Work is underway to finalise standards for hydro turbines, combined heat and power and fuel cell products.
