Energy Efficient Communities Program—Overview
TheEnergyEfficientCommunitiesProgramwilldeliver$50millionofgrantstoassist businessesandcommunityorganisationstoimproveenergyefficiencypracticesand technologiesandbettermanageenergyconsumptiontoreducetheirpowerbills.
This measure will deliver up to 3 million tonnes of abatement to 2030.
Community Organisations Stream
Funding will support activities to help community organisations save energy through:
- equipment upgrades that reduce energy consumption, including energy generation and storageprojects
(forexamplesolarphotovoltaicpanels,batteriesand solar hotwater)
- investment in energy and emissions monitoring and management systems to better manage energyuse
- completionofenergysystemsassessmentsaccording to the Australian Standard or feasibility studies to investigate energy efficiencyopportunities.
When do applications open?
Eligible community organisations will be able to apply for grants from 1 September 2019.
What community organisations are eligible?
Eligible community organisations include Men’s Sheds, community owned kindergartens, welfare centres, community centres, women’s associations, country fire authorities, community owned childcare centres, community football and netball clubs, Scout or Guide groups, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community groups and surf lifesaving clubs.
How can I apply?
Details about how to apply will be made available on business.gov.au.
Will there be a cap per applicant?
Community organisations can apply for up to $12,500.
Will I have to make a co-contribution?
Community organisations will not be required to make a co-contribution.
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ftis fact sheet is licensed by Commonwealth of Australia under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
fte views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect thoseof the Australian Government or the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Energy.
Energy Efficient Communities Program—Overview
TheEnergyEfficientCommunitiesProgramwilldeliver$50millionofgrantstoassist businessesandcommunityorganisationstoimproveenergyefficiencypracticesand technologiesandbettermanageenergyconsumptiontoreducetheirpowerbills.
This measure will deliver up to 3 million tonnes of abatement to 2030.
Business Stream
Funding will support activities to help businesses save energy through:
- equipment upgrades that reduce energy consumption
- investment in energy and emissions monitoring and management systems to better manage energyuse
- completion of energy systems assessments according to the Australian Standard or feasibility studies to investigate energy efficiencyopportunities.
Who can apply for funding?
Grants will be made available for:
- smallbusinesses
- businesses that consume large amounts (over 0.05 petajoules) of energy eachyear.
Definitions of the businesses that can seek funding will be refined during program design. Stakeholder consultation on business grant program design will occur in August 2019.
When do applications open?
Eligible businesses will be able to apply for grants by January 2020.
How can I apply?
When the program opens for applications, details about how to apply will be made available on business.gov.au.
Whatcriteriawillbeappliedin assessingapplications?
Grants will be made available to eligible applicants. ftis aspect of the program will be refined during program design.
Stakeholder consultation on business grant program design will occur in August 2019.
Will there be a cap per applicant?
Yes, depending on the type of applicant:
- small businesses: $20,000
- businessesthatconsumelargeamountsofenergy each year:$25,000.
Will I have to make a co-contribution?
If your business is one that consumes large amounts of energy each year, you will be required to make a co-contribution of one applicant dollar to each government dollar.
Small businesses (no matter the energy consumption) will not be required to make a co-contribution.
©CommonwealthofAustralia,2019.
ftis fact sheet is licensed by Commonwealth of Australia under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
fte views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect thoseof the Australian Government or the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Energy.