EPEAT provides Conformity Guidance Materials, available for download by CABs and Participating Manufacturers as guidance to help navigate the verification requirements of EPEAT criteria. Conformity Guidance Materials undergo updates periodically. To keep stakeholders informed of these updates, EPEAT maintains the Conformity Guidance Materials History spreadsheet, which contains updates and versions for each criterion for each product category. Both the Conformity Guidance Materials and their version history can be accessed by logging into your user account at https://epeat.net/resources.
Following are the most recent updates to the Conformity Guidance Materials:
Photovoltaic Modules and Inverters:
Published the following Conformity Guidance Materials:
- 7.2.2 – Optional – Environmental leadership compared to industry average (applicable to PV modules only)
- 8.1.2 – Optional – Certified energy management system
- 8.1.3 – Optional – Certified energy management performance improvement
- 8.2.2 – Optional – Quality of wastewater discharges
- 8.2.3 – Optional – Improved water use efficiency
- 9.1.3 – Optional – Material recovery targets
- 9.2.1 – Optional – Identification of materials for EOL management (applicable to PV modules only)
- 9.2.2 – Optional – Replacement components availability (applicable to PV modules only)
- 10.3.1 – Optional – Recycled content of paper-based packaging materials
- 10.3.2 – Optional – Postconsumer recycled content of plastic in packaging
- 11.2.3 – Optional – Reporting on screening Tier 1 suppliers
- 11.3.2 – Optional – Auditing or certification to a social responsibility performance standard
- 11.4.2 – Optional – Conflict minerals sourced only from validated conflict-free smelters
- 11.4.3 – Optional – Conflict minerals sourced only from validated conflict-free smelters
