Consultation period opens for national energy-savings initiative
Fri, 3 February 2012
A group established to prepare a report for the Federal Government on possible design options for a national energy savings initiative have released an Issues Paper for public comment.
The National Energy Savings Initiative Working Group developed the Issues Paper with the assistance of the National Energy Savings Initiative Advisory Group, and seeks the views of individuals and organisations on issues that relate to a national Energy Saving Initiative (ESI), including possible design and implementation issues.
The report was prepared for the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, and the Federal Minister for Resources and Energy.
Falling under the Federal Government’s Clean Energy Future Plan, a national ESI is a market-based tool for driving economy-wide improvements in energy efficiency.
An ESI would place obligations on energy retailers to find and implement energy savings in households and businesses, and help consumers to save money by encouraging the identification and take-up of energy efficient technologies.
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Submissions in response to the Issues Paper close on 27 February 2012.
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