The Energy Savings Scheme may be able to help householders reduce their electricity bills.

By having energy efficient equipment installed in your home, you can reduce electricity use without sacrificing any of the benefits electrical equipment provides.

How the scheme works for householders

The Energy Savings Scheme provides incentives for accredited businesses (known as Accredited Certificate Providers) to help householders acquire up-to-date energy efficient equipment, such as lighting and whitegoods.

Accredited Certificate Providers may offer equipment to householders at a reduced cost. The energy savings are transferred from the householder to the accredited business, which then creates energy savings certificates.

Some energy savings activities are specific to the residential sector. As part of these programs you could be visited by representatives of an Accredited Certificate Provider with an offer to replace equipment in your house.

• Products and equipment for households

  Equipment included in the scheme and relevant to householders includes new energy efficient halogens and other lighting technologies, as well as efficient whitegoods that can help you reduce energy use.

• Installing equipment in households

  Find out what you should know about an approach by a representative of an Accredited Certificate Provider with an offer of replacing existing equipment in your home.

• Transferring your energy savings

  When energy efficient equipment is installed, the associated energy savings can be used to create energy savings certificates.