The Victorian Energy Saver Incentive scheme provides rebates to households who install energy saving measures in their homes, like replacing inefficient appliances with more efficient ones, installing double glazing, or sealing up gaps and cracks around doors, windows and chimneys.
The Victorian Government has committed to expand the scheme to small and medium businesses, and has been consulting on which activities for these businesses should be subsidised under the scheme.
MEFL has a wealth of experience in helping businesses in Moreland save energy and cut their gas and electricity bills, through established and new energy efficiency measures, including replacing inefficient light bulbs, installing timers and many more.
We made a submission to the Victorian Government on this proposal, which focused on:
- the importance of designing energy efficiency schemes on the basis of high quality data on the costs and benefits of implementing energy efficiency measures on the ground;
- the mounting evidence that well-designed energy efficiency programs that include an element of behaviour change can reduce energy wastage and cut energy costs more effectively and cheaply than other programs;
- MEFL's extensive experience in implementing and measuring energy efficiency measures in both households and businesses, and gathering the kind of data that is required for designing these schemes properly.
You can download a complete copy of our submission on our website.
