Browsing: Energy efficiency

With a state election due in November, the Victorian government has confirmed that energy efficiency scheme exemptions for large energy users won't change this year.

Manufacturers, mining companies and the transport industry will be among the key beneficiaries of a new regulation that allows ARENA to provide grants for electrification and energy efficiency.

• First energy management system advisors certified under new scheme
  
• NSW energy from waste regulations now in force
  
• State governments support renewable diesel and low-carbon feed additive

Hundreds of large energy-using sites will no longer be exempt from Victoria's energy efficiency scheme, the state's new gas substitution roadmap confirms.

• Greens announce portfolios for new Parliament
  
• Company ordered to hand back energy efficiency certificates worth $3 million
  
• Companies urged to re-evaluate rejected energy efficiency projects

• Ministers urged to move fast on energy efficiency
  
• Three-step energy efficiency program delivers savings for telco
  
• Food group's expansion prompts energy use overhaul

As power prices surge, the Victorian government plans to make it easier for businesses to earn energy efficiency certificates from complex upgrade projects.

Energy efficiency's role in delivering decarbonisation has changed, although it is still crucial, according to Energy Security Board chief executive Anthea Harris.