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Household energy-saving upgrades

Helping you to lower the cost of your energy bills.

Reduce the cost of your energy bills

Small changes around your home can make a big difference in reducing your energy use and cutting your electricity bills. As smart and energy-saving technologies advance, it’s becoming easier to make your home more efficient, save money and cut your emissions.

To help you reduce the cost of your energy bills, we’re offering financial incentives to replace or install new energy-efficient equipment in your home.

These upfront incentives are in addition to the long-term lower operation costs of a more energy-efficient appliance. 

These incentives will help you:

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Reduce your energy use and bills.

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Replace your old appliances with new energy-efficient ones.

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Remove old appliances from your home.

How you can save money

These incentives will help you reduce the upfront installation costs of upgrading to new energy-efficient appliances. You’ll use less energy and unlock long-term lower energy bills.

For example, if you replace an existing electric water heater with an air source heat pump water heater a typical incentive could be between $405 and $675 to help reduce the installation cost.

The upfront amount of money you save will depend on the appliance model or equipment you choose. You'll also save more on your energy bills in the long term with a more energy-efficient model.

How the upgrades work

The upgrades are provided by accredited suppliers, known as Accredited Certificate Providers (ACPs). The accredited suppliers are approved by the NSW Government to provide you with services that are eligible for these incentives. To take advantage of these incentives you must use an accredited supplier.

Unlike a rebate which is paid to you, these incentives are paid directly to an accredited supplier, who will pass on an upfront discount to you. The discount is set by the accredited supplier and may be different to the incentive amount.

Find the incentive that's right for you

Learn more about the incentives on offer and how to take advantage of them.

Lower the cost of your new battery purchase

Sell your excess stored energy to the grid

Switch to LED lighting to save money when you turn the lights on.

Switch to an energy-efficient air conditioner to lower the cost of heating and cooling your home.

Swap your hot water system to save money when you have a shower or do the dishes.

Replace your pool pump with a more energy-efficient model.

Other offers to help reduce the cost of energy bills

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You can apply for several of our rebates to help reduce your energy bills, including the Low Income Household Rebate and the Family Energy Rebate. You can apply for a combination of rebates if you’re eligible.

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The Commonwealth Government is offering up to $300 for households and up to $325 for businesses to help cover the cost of energy bills. Find out if you're eligible to receive this.

Terms of service

The information we’ve provided here about ACPs is general information only. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is the Energy Savings Scheme Administrator and Regulator and is responsible for accreditation, auditing, and compliance of ACPs. Before proceeding with engaging an ACP, a customer should review up-to-date information available on the IPART website.  

By accessing and using information about ACPs, the customer acknowledges and agrees:  

  • the NSW Department for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) does not have any legal liability whatsoever connected to the deliverables associated with this program, including any issues arising from interactions with an approved supplier (ACP) and technology installations
  • to discharge NSW DCCEEW from all actions, proceedings, claims, demands, costs, losses, damages, and expenses the customer may potentially incur through this program or arising from the use of this information for any other purpose.