Home Power Savings Program
FREE help to save power and money
Home Power Savings Program Energy Expert
The Home Power Savings Program can help lower income households reduce their power usage and save up to 20% on their energy bills.
The program is funded through the NSW Government’s $150 million Energy Efficiency Strategy, and aims to help 220,000 eligible households across NSW.
The Home Power Savings Program has over 110 energy experts across NSW who work within their local area, and are passionate about helping householders save power and money without compromising comfort. Here’s what some of the energy experts think about the program.
To join the Home Power Savings Program, call 1300 662 416 or email homepowersavings@fieldforce.net.au
Over 178,000 households have already joined!
Eligible lower income households who join the Home Power Savings Program will receive a:
- FREE 1 hour In- home Power Assessment by an energy expert who will discuss with you how and where you are using power
- FREE Power Savings Kit of energy efficient products, fully installed by the energy expert, which includes:
Power Savings Kit
- 1 stand-by saver powerboard
- 4 energy efficient light bulbs
- 1 water efficient showerhead
- 1 shower timer
- 2 tap aerators
- 1 set of draught-proof strips for doors or windows
- 1 door seal for bottom of door
- 2 door snakes
- 1 thermometer
- FREE Personalised Power Savings Action Plan with tips on ways to save power.
To join the Home Power Savings Program, call 1300 662 416 or email homepowersavingsprogram@fieldforce.net.au
To be eligible for the program a householder must:
PLUS
OR
- rent a government or community-owned property
- be on a hardship assistance plan with their energy retailer.
To join the Home Power Savings Program, call 1300 662 416 or email homepowersavingsprogram@fieldforce.net.au.
Eligible concession cards needed to join the program
 Pensioner concession card |  Low income health care cards |
 Department of Veterans' Affairs
pensioner concession card |  Department of Veterans' Affairs
gold and white repatriation cards |
What householders think about the program
There are many reasons why over 178,000 householders have decided to join the program, and the most common ones are to reduce their electricity use and save money on their power bills.
Before joining the program, many householders thought they were already doing everything they could to save energy, and were pleasantly surprised to learn that there were some simple and easy things they could do to save more.
Here’s what some householders have said about the program.
Privacy of householders
We take privacy very seriously. The Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) engages an external contractor, Fieldforce Services Pty Ltd (Fieldforce) to deliver the Home Power Savings Program. Any information collected by OEH or Fieldforce during the Home Power Savings Program’s energy assessment will not be used for any other purpose without the written consent of the householder, except for purposes listed as exemptions in the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (e.g. prevent danger to someone). OEH’s privacy policy provides more information about how OEH handles personal information that it collects.
Program partners
As well as communicating with English-speaking households, the program is committed to engaging with culturally and linguistically diverse communities, plus Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
To effectively engage with lower income households, the Home Power Savings Program has formed strong partnerships with state and locally based government agencies, non-government agencies and community groups.
As these program partners are working with households in need on a daily basis, they are well placed to refer people to the Home Power Savings Program, plus provide valuable feedback and advice on the challenges their communities are facing.
The Home Power Savings Program regularly consults with a Stakeholder Advisory Group, which includes the following organisations:
Aboriginal Housing Office
Anglicare
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Department of Human Services
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON)
Ethnic Communities Council
Financial Counsellors Association Australia and New Zealand
Housing NSW
Industry & Investment NSW
Local Community Services Association (LCSA)
Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA)
NSW Aborginal Land Council (ALC)
NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS)
NSW Rural Assistance Authority
Public Interest Advocacy Group (PIAC)
Salvation Army
If you are interested in being a program partner and finding out how the Home Power Savings Program can help your community, call our stakeholder team on (02) 9995 5470 or email powersavings@environment.nsw.gov.au.
View a full list of the Home Power Savings Program partners (20130020HPSPpartners.pdf, 89KB).
Already a program partner
There is a range of promotional material (20130019Materialorder.pdf, 430KB) that you can order to help promote the program within your community.
Page last updated: 01 May 2013
