ESIA Submission: ESS Annual Rule Change, 23 Aug 2019
The ESIA made a submission in late August to the NSW DPIE regarding the ESS Annual Rule Change 2018-2019. A public consultation forum was held on 9 August. In general, this Rule change opportunity is considered ‘minor’, with major changes to be considered in future annual rule reviews, or in the five-yearly review set commence in early 2020. However, some proposed changes are considered by various ESIA members to pose considerable industry threat or undue complexity, including proposed changes to:
- transition arrangements – will render certain PIAM&V projects ineligible;
- Clause 7A.1;
- measurement procedures of PIAM&V;
- commercial lighting space types;
- maintained emergency lighting controls;
- HEER - having upgrade inconsistency across E13 and E5 activities; and
- sale of New Appliances (SONA).
