More than half a million Australian homes have had their energy efficiency boosted thanks to the Australian Government’s Energy Efficient Homes Package.
To date, 550,000 Australians have had their ceilings insulated under the Home Insulation Program.
A Solar Hot Water Rebate is also available under the Energy Efficient Homes Package.
This too has experienced strong take up, with more than 95,000 homes applying for the rebate since the package was announced in February this year.
The Energy Efficient Homes Package is providing a welcome boost to the insulation industry as well as solar hot water manufacturers, retailers and installers.
It is the largest home energy efficiency investment ever undertaken in Australia.
Under the Package, householders could get up to $1,200 to have ceiling insulation installed in their home (providing they have little or no ceiling insulation). Or they could get a $1,600 rebate for installing a solar hot water system when replacing an existing electric storage hot water system, or a $1,000 rebate if installing a heat pump system. |
