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Analysis released today: a NESS could deliver energy savings from both electricity and gas equivalent in electricity terms to 4.5 times the annual output of the Liddell coal-fired power station scheduled to close in 2022. This is based on a NESS target saving 10% of electricity and gas consumption by…
Improving the energy efficiency of Australian homes and businesses would slash $7.7 billion a year off energy bills and create the equivalent of 120,000 full time jobs, a new report has found. The Energy Efficiency Employment in Australia report, commissioned by Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) and Energy Savings Industry Association…
Greens support ambitious but reasonable increase, saving billions economy-wide. Reduced energy bills for significantly more households and businesses would be par for the course with a major increase to the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program target as supported in an energy efficiency policy announcement made by the Vic Greens today…
The Energy Savings Industry Association (ESIA) is the new name of the former Energy Efficiency Certificate Creators Association (EECCA), officially launched today. The rebrand better represents the changing membership. Founding members included accredited energy efficiency certificate creators. Today’s members also include product suppliers and other service providers accredited under energy…
Governments across Australia need to know that energy savings schemes are delivering on what most voters want according to community survey results released today: policies that drive energy efficiency upgrades for homes and businesses. “The survey results demonstrate that once people understand what energy efficiency can deliver, the overwhelming majority…
Millions of energy savings installations which would not have occurred without the energy savings schemes in Vic, NSW, SA and ACT will meet combined targets of almost 12 million MWh per annum by 2020 according to a definitive industry report launched yesterday at a national energy efficiency conference in Melbourne…
Queenslanders could benefit from the raft of rapid energy savings that can be accessed by a local energy savings scheme, as will be considered by the QLD Government according to its Climate Transition Strategy, released by the Department or Environment and Heritage Protection on 11 July 2017, and backed by…
In another great news story for energy savings schemes in Australia, the SA Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme (REES) exceeded its 2016 target by 40 per cent according to the REES Annual Report released 6 July 2017. “We commend the SA Government on its successful scheme,” said Energy Efficiency Certificate Creators…
Energy savings achieved by the continuing outstanding success of the energy savings schemes in NSW and Victoria is a blazing bright spot amidst Australia’s darkly dysfunctional energy markets. This has been demonstrated by analysis released today 10 July by the Energy Efficiency Certificate Creators Association (EECCA). The schemes tick all…
The door has just been opened for any business in Victoria to be eligible for financial incentives to implement project-based energy efficiency improvements provided under the Victorian energy savings scheme, the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET). “Commercial and industrial upgrades are now available including: heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)…
