Activities that may be eligible in the Energy Savings Scheme must:

• increase the efficiency of electricity consumption, or
• reduce electricity consumption.

Activities are only eligible if they do not reduce production or service levels.

Eligible activities

Eligible activities include:

• modifying end-user equipment or the way it is used (including installing additional components)
• replacing end-user equipment with other end-user equipment that consumes less electricity
• installing new end-user equipment that consumes less electricity than other comparable end-user equipment, or
• removing end-user equipment so that electricity consumption is reduced, as long as there is no negative effect on production or service levels.

 End-user equipment

End-User equipment includes:

• any equipment, processes or systems that use electricity
• equipment that causes, controls or influences electricity consumption
• a new National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) Building.

What projects and equipment are eligible?

• Commercial and industrial equipment
• Site based programs
• Commercial buildings (NABERS)
• Commercial lighting
• Halogen lighting replacement
• Emerging lighting technologies
• Fridge and freezer destruction
• Whitegood sales
• Motors and power factor correction
• Excluded activities