Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program

The Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program is available to businesses that use up to approximately $20,000 in electricity a year or have up to approximately 10 employees.

The program offers:

• a subsidised personalised energy assessment and action plan
• a 50% rebate of up to $5,000 for businesses that use $5,000-$20,000 a year in electricity and $2,000 for businesses that use less than $5,000 a year in electricity.

Energy assessment

Businesses pay only $50 to the assessor at the time of the assessment and receive a personalised energy assessment and action plan. The balance (either $100 or $250, depending on annual electricity use) is deducted from the rebate.

Rebate

The rebate is for implementing energy efficiency improvements as outlined in your action plan, including:

• lighting and skylights
• heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and insulation
• electric motors
• air compressors
• commercial refrigeration
• boilers
• insulation
• hot water systems.

The rebate is only available for items with a payback period of greater than 2 years.

The Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program is part of the NSW Government's $150 million Energy Efficiency Strategy. This strategy is helping NSW households, government and business save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

To register for the Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program complete the Registration Form and send to the address below or register online at the NSW Government Save Power website.

To apply for a rebate for the purchase and installation of energy efficiency improvements with a payback period greater than 2 years, complete the Rebate Application Form and send to the address below.

Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW
Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program
PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232.

Downloads

Download Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program Brochure (09542EnergyEfficiency.pdf, September 2009 PDF, 1.13MB)

Download the Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program Registration Form (09477EESBRegForm.pdf, July 2009 PDF, 583kb)

Download the Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program Rebate Application Form (09478EESBRebateForm.pdf, August 2009 PDF, 788kb)

For more information

Contact the Environment Line:
Tel: 1300 361 967
email: sustainbus@environment.nsw.gov.au