Migrate to Australia: help with energy costs
08 October 2016 by News DeskMigrate to Australia where the Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme aims to help householders reduce their energy costs.
Migrate to Australia where the Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme (REES) is a South Australian government initiative that requires energy retailers to help households and businesses save on energy use and costs, and lower their greenhouse gas emissions.
To do this, energy retailers need to meet energy efficiency and audit targets that have been set for them.
Retailers with a large number of residential customers are set additional targets that ensure a certain amount of the energy savings activities they do are delivered to low-income households.
What services are available: South Australian households and businesses may be able to receive free or discounted energy efficiency activities from energy retailers participating in the REES.
Common activities include:
Installing water efficient shower heads, to help save water heating costs
Installing energy efficient lighting
Providing stand-by power controllers.
Migrate to Australia: help with energy costs
You may be eligible for a free home energy audit if you:
Hold a Commonwealth Government pensioner concession card
Hold a TPI Gold Repatriation Health Card
Hold a War Widows Gold Repatriation Health Card
Hold a Gold Repatriation Health Card (EDA)
Hold a Health Care Card (including a Low Income Health Care Card)
Receive the South Australian government energy concession
Are part of an energy retailer’s hardship program.
How to get REES services – You can contact any of the REES obliged retailers or third-party contractors to find out what energy savings activities may be available for your home or business, not just the retailer currently supplying your energy services.
REES activities and targets can differ between retailers. You can call multiple retailers/contractors to see who is able to help you.
If you have received a particular REES activity, eg a water efficient shower head, you will not be eligible for it again. You may be able to receive a different REES activity, such as LED light globes. Speak to a REES contractor to see what your options are.
Door-to-door REES offers – If a person comes to your home or business and offers you a REES energy efficiency activity or REES audit, they must identify themselves to you by:
Their name and photographic identification
The provider’s full name
The full name of the company that they are representing (including ABN)
A contact telephone number of the company that they are representing.
Once they have completed energy saving activities or an audit in your home or business, they must give you a written information statement that:
Provides the name and contact details of the person or entity that performed the energy audit or energy efficiency activity
Describes the energy audit and/or energy efficiency activity undertaken in your home or business
Notes that the energy audit or energy efficiency activity will count towards satisfying an obliged retailer’s obligations under the REES
Clearly outlines the dispute resolution process if you are not satisfied with the audit or activity.
For full details go to: South Australia Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme
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