Australian Capital Territory Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme

Last updated: 8 December 2019
In 2013, the government of the Australian Captial Territory introduced an energy efficiency obligation for the residential sector and small-to-medium enterprises. Obligated parties include Tier 1 electricity and gas retailers with more than 5 000 customers and 500 000 MWh annual sales; Tier 2 electricity and gas retailers that do not meet the thresholds for Tier 1.

The obligation seeks to achieve 8.6% of electricity and gas sales in the Australian Capital Territory. 20% of energy savings must be achieved in lowincome households.No specific energy efficiency measures are cited.
Calculation of savings is based on deemed savings. Monitoring & verification evaluation will be conducted through random audits of energy saving projects.

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