NSW Home Saver Rebates
The $170 million NSW Home Saver Rebates program has ended, as scheduled on 30 June 2011.
Completed application forms for eligible items purchased and installed on or before 30 June 2011 had to be received by the Office of Environment and Heritage no later than 5pm, 30 September 2011. Any applications received after 5pm, 30 September 2011 are not eligible for a rebate.
Rebates
By 30 September 2011 around 330,000 rebates have been provided to NSW households to make them more energy and water efficient. This represents 1 in 8 households receiving rebates for climate-friendly hot water systems, ceiling insulation, dual flush toilets, hot water circulators, rainwater tanks or water efficient washing machines.
Together, NSW households will save an estimated total of 46 billion litres of water, more than 4 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and $507 million on household water and energy bills over the life of each installation.
If you recently applied for a NSW Home Saver Rebate and have questions on the process, refer to the NSW Home Saver Rebates frequently asked questions.
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NSW Home Saver Rebates were adopted by households across NSW. Download the rebate uptake by NSW local government area to 31 December 2011 (120113LGARebDec.pdf, 61KB), to see how many rebates were allocated in your local area.
Help for NSW Households
The Office of Environment and Heritage will continue to provide support and guidance to households to help save water and energy around the home and money on utility bills. Ongoing energy efficiency programs available for NSW households include:
Home Power Savings Program - pensioners and other low income earners, provides a free visit from an energy expert assessor who installs a power savings kit and tailored advice to help save up to 20 per cent off their power use
Save Power library kits - available to borrow from participating libraries in NSW, with tools to measure power use from appliances, find out where electricity is wasted and learn how to save on power bills
Save Power Retail Program - sales staff in certain appliance stores have been trained to give energy efficiency information and long term running costs of TVs, fridges, heaters and other appliances
NABERS Home - provides free on-line tools for households to measure and compare their energy and water performance and find out where the biggest cost of energy savings can be made in their home.
Visit www.savepower.nsw.gov.au or phone the Environment line on 1300 361 967 for further details.
For more information on other rebates and assistance for NSW households, refer to www.livinggreener.gov.au/rebates-assistance
Page last updated: 27 March 2012
