Energy experts have welcomed proposed legislative changes that will ensure energy efficiency and electrification play their full role in driving down energy bills, lowering emissions, and helping address pressing issues like the looming gas supply shortfalls forecast by AEMO this week. Since 2009 the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program has provided energy performance upgrades to…
The Energy Efficiency Council, Australia’s peak body for energy efficiency and electrification, has said proposed new rules to phase out gas appliances in homes will generate big bill savings for Victorian households. The Victorian government has today released a Regulatory Impact Statement on building electrification measures. The government’s preferred policy includes requiring gas appliances to…
The Australian Government has today announced an additional $500 million to expand the federal Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative (SHEPI). This announcement more than doubles federal funding for SHEPI, and will be used to retrofit a further 50,000 social homes with energy efficient upgrades such as air conditioning, insulation and shading; electric hot water systems,…
Work, play, and live better with insulation It’s generally recognised that Australians spend 90% or more of our time indoors. This means the health and comfort of our homes and buildings has a serious influence on our lives. “Insulation impacts how we work, play and live,” says Stuart Braine, Insulation Australasia (IA) board member. “With this in mind, organisations…
The EEC, in collaboration with the Affiliated Insulation Industry Coalition, is pleased to announce the release of the Insulation Installation Roadmap. Amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and the growing need to adapt to a changing climate, insulation remains a critical solution for improving the health, comfort, and affordability of homes and buildings. This industry-led roadmap…
The EEC welcomed today’s release of the NSW Consumer Energy Strategy, which includes a $239 million Home Energy Saver Program and a commitment to introduce disclosure of home energy performance at point of sale or lease. The Home Energy Saver Program will provide targeted support to help eligible households access energy efficiency upgrades, and complements…
The EEC welcomes today’s release of the Climate Change Authority (CCA)’s Sector Pathways Review, which considers decarbonisation across six Australian sectors. The review will inform the development of the Australian Government’s plans to cut emissions across the economy. While the CCA outlines many pathways to reaching net zero emissions, the report highlights how critical it…
The Energy Efficiency Council welcomes Josh Wilson MP as Australia’s new Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy, taking on the important portfolio of energy efficiency as part of his responsibilities. For the past two years, the EEC has worked closely and collaboratively with Senator Jenny McAllister to advance Australia’s energy efficiency, electrification and demand…
Developed through nationwide industry consultation and with the support of the NSW and Victorian governments, the Energy Efficiency Council has today released the Roadmap for Heat Pump Hot Water Systems in Australia. With domestic hot water use responsible for a quarter of household energy use and around a fifth of Australia’s residential greenhouse gas emissions,…
As Australia’s energy and climate ministers prepare to meet this week, our organisations reinforce the importance of a certain, credible and consistent policy framework to business, industry and investors; the community sector; consumers; advocates for the environment; farmers; people and communities experiencing disadvantage; property and the built environment; and workers. Australia’s energy systems provide an…
