Sustaining our environment

Water and Energy Savings Funds

The Water and Energy Savings Funds were established in 2005 to provide funding for water and energy savings in NSW and complement the NSW Government's requirement for certain high water and energy users and local councils to prepare water and energy savings action plans. The two funds are now incorporated into the NSW Climate Change Fund.

Energy Savings Fund

The Energy Savings Fund allocated $23 million to 43 projects, saving more than 184,700 megawatt hours of electricity and more than 192,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year. They include:

Water Savings Fund

The Water Savings Fund allocated $46.5 million to 82 projects, saving almost 13 billion litres of potable water a year. They include:

Page last updated: 29 December 2011