Welcome to the Energy Efficiency Council web site

Investing in energy efficiency helps companies to boost their profits, lower costs and cut carbon emissions. This site helps companies that want to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities with:

Best-practice guides
Case studies
Service directories to find facilitators and suppliers of services and products

The site also provides:

Energy efficiency service and product suppliers with access to the latest news from the sector
Governments and the community with information on energy efficiency and the sector
Energy Efficiency members access to market insights and council activities

Latest News

5 August Future Job Opportunities for Victorian Manufacturers: 1200 Buildings Retrofit Stimulus Report

The Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development Victoria has released the report Future Job Opportunities for Victorian Manufacturers: 1200 Buildings Retrofit Stimulus. The report analyses the product demand likely to be generated by the City of Melbourne's 1200 Buildings Program, which aims to facilitate the retrofit of 1200 privately-owned commercial buildings by 2020, and examines the capability of Victorian manufacturers to meet this demand. Read the full report here.

26 July Victorian Climate Change White Paper Released

The Victorian govenrment has released its Climate Change White Paper: Taking Action for Victoria's Future. Launching the document 26 July, Premier Brumby said the new Energy Efficiency Target would cut Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions by 5.4 million tonnes a year. Read the full paper here.

25 July Labor announces $1 billion for retrofits

The Energy Efficiency Council today welcomed Labor's leadership in announcing incentives for retrofitting existing buildings. Labor's Tax Breaks for Green Buildings will provide up to $1 billion for retrofits undertaken between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2015. The Council is now calling on the Opposition to at least match this scale of commitment. For Labor's commitment read here.

Product and Service News

Product and Services News

August 2009 Honeywell has been awarded the prestigious Energy Management Award at the 2009 Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Energy Efficiency and Renewable awards ceremony, hosted by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority in Auckland, New Zealand.
For more information click here.

August 2009 Energy Conservation Systems has just launched ‘GUARDIAN', a leading edge energy management solution that will make life much easier for busy managers responsible for reporting their company's environmental impact.

GUARDIAN is an affordable web-based application that allows managers to use their internet browser to prepare reports such as those required for the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program (EEO) and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act (NGER).

For more information click here.