Government Programs

From 1 July 2011 the proposed average regulated electricity prices in NSW will increase between approximately 16 to 18 %, depending on the retailer, which will add an additional $228 to $316 to energy bills per annum. Read More »

The Carbon Saver Program is one of the accreditations that Demand Manager holds under the NSW Energy SavingsScheme. It is an initiative that assists customers to buy energy efficient whitegoods from appliance retailers by providing a financial incentive. Read More »

The Green Building Fund (GBF) was an element of the Clean Business Australia initiative, announced by the Federal Government in its 2008-09 budget statement. The program provided up to $90 million in grant funding, commencing in 2008/2009. Read More »

In June 2011 the Australian Government has announced an additional $100 million in funding for stormwater harvesting and reuse projects under the Water for the Future Program. Aim of the program is to reduce the demand on potable water supplies through projects such as irrigation of parks, gardens, ovals and golf courses, toilet flushing, car washing and other municipal, commercial and industrial purposes. Read More »

The Federal Government’s extended Low Carbon Communities Program will provide $200 million to support local Council and community organisations to cut pollution,  and reduce energy costs through energy efficiency upgrades. The Program will be administered by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Read More »

The Australian Government is supporting the deployment of renewable energy in Australia’s electricity supply through the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme. The RET scheme guarantees a market for additional renewable energy generation, using a mechanism of tradeable renewable energy certificates (backed by a legislative obligation). Read More »

The ESS is a NSW-based mandatory energy efficiency scheme which commenced on 1 July
2009. The principal objective of the ESS is to create a financial incentive for organisations to reduce the consumption of electricity by encouraging energy savings activities. Read More »

The Demand Management Code of Practice was developed to provide guidance to NSW electricity distributors in implementing the requirements of the NSW Electricity Supply Act 1995 to investigate and report on demand management strategies when it would be reasonable to expect that it “would be cost-effective to avoid or postpone the expansion [of a distribution system] by implementing such strategies”. Read More »

The Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) Scheme is a ‘world first initiative’ to help commercial building owners and tenants across Australia benchmark their greenhouse performance.

Administered nationally by the NSW Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability (DEUS) and locally by leading state greenhouse agencies, the ABGR scheme rates buildings from one to five stars with five stars representing exceptional greenhouse performance. Current market best practice in Australia is three stars. Read More »

The Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program is being developed at a national level by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources. From 2006, businesses using more than 0.5 petajoules of energy a year will be required by the Australian Government to complete an energy efficiency assessment and report publicly on the outcomes. Read More »