As part of its long-term commitment to sustainable energy solutions, the NSW State Government is encouraging businesses and commercial enterprises across the state to upgrade older lighting to newer, more efficient LED lighting.
To this end, it has implemented a series of rebates for eligible households and businesses through its Energy Saving Scheme (ESS).
The NSW Small and Large Business Lighting Upgrades encourages commercial energy consumers to install modern lighting technologies that conserve energy and reduce costs.
The initiative targets inefficient and outdated lighting used in underground car parks, warehouses, small businesses and commercial facilities.
“Businesses with a daily kWh usage on their power bill of less than 273 kWh per day can qualify for a $33 co-payment LED upgrade under the HEER (Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit) scheme, which is part of the ESS,” accredited certificate provider, Efficient Energy Group (EEG), CEO Joshua Liptak said.
“EEG will change out fluorescent lights and down lights to more efficient modern LEDs under this scheme.”
Liptak said businesses using more than 273 kWh of electricity per day are classified as commercial lighting and, although they are required to make a more substantial co-payment, will still receive a sizeable rebate of up to 80 per cent on their upgrade costs.
Liptak said his company typically replaced commercial fluorescent, high bay lights, floodlights and down lights with LEDs in these businesses.
In addition to these lighting upgrade incentives, the NSW Government was also encouraging underground car park owners to upgrade their lighting.
“Upgrading your underground car park lighting not only makes your car park safer, it also reduces your power consumption,” Liptak said.
“Currently, EEG can offer owners of underground car parks up to $10,000 in rebates courtesy of the NSW Government’s ESS scheme.
“The final rebate will depend on the number of fittings that need upgrading and the type of new LEDs installed.”
He said warehouses were another area being targeted by NSW Government rebates because they were extremely expensive places to run regarding lighting.
“Again, EEG and the NSW State Government can help with up to $20,000 in rebates,” he said.
“We will upgrade your current warehouse lighting to LEDs and your final rebate amount will depend on the size of the facility and your chosen LEDs.
“Through schemes like the ESS Small and Large Business Lighting upgrades, small and large business owners, as well as underground car park and warehouse owners, can reduce their power bills by up to 70 per cent in some cases.”
To learn more about the NSW Small and Large Business Lighting Upgrades and other renewable energy initiatives available in NSW, Queensland, and Victoria, please visit efficientenergygroup.com.au or contact the company at info@efficientenergygroup.com.au
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Efficient Energy Group