City Futures Research Centre

Rebates and Incentives for

Energy Retrofits

Rebates and Incentives for Sustainability Retrofits and Sustainability Alternatives in Strata Buildings

Below are select rebates and incentives for strata owners hoping to implement sustainable retrofits. Some rebates and incentives are specific to strata buildings, while others are for all property owners. You may also want to check with the Australian Government’s ‘Your Energy Savings’ site for updated information about rebates, including for water saving measures.

City of Sydney Smart Green Apartments Program

Subsidised energy audits for residential strata buildings in the City of Sydney local government area

Ku-ring-gai Council Smart Units Program

Free energy audits for residential strata buildings in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area

North Sydney Council My Green Apartment Program

Council The program provides independent expert advice, support and tools to help buildings specific switch to more efficient and appropriate lighting in common areas.

Waverly Council Building Futures Program

Building Futures is a free Council program aiming to help selected larger strata buildings (40+ units) save money on their energy and water bills and to improve environmental performance.

Willoughby Council My Green Apartment Program

The program provides independent expert advice, support and tools to help buildings switch to more efficient and appropriate lighting in common areas.

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Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Energy Savings Scheme

This scheme helps households and businesses to upgrade energy inefficient appliances, and aids in retrofitting of homes. State specific Office of Environment and Heritage Appliance Replacement Offer

Provides discounts on new energy efficient fridges and TVs so you can replace your old inefficient models.

Clean Energy Regulator Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme Australia wide Allows owners of small renewable energy systems to sell their renewable certificates to large energy retailers to mitigate installation costs.

Applying for Rebates and Incentives

The Office of Environment and Heritage has put together Tips for Applying for Successful Grant for applying for grants for environmental projects for schools. Some of these tips are specific to school projects, however many of the tips are relevant for applying for any type of grant, rebate or incentive.

Additional Resources: − Environment Grants, Australian Government

− NSW Energy Savings Scheme

− Rebates and Incentives For Owners Corporations, Green Strata

− Rebates and Incentives For Residents, Green Strata

− Environmental Grants, City of Sydney

The City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales is Australia’s leading urban policy research centre. Spanning the interrelated areas of urban planning, housing, design, development and social policy, our work aims to advance the understanding of Australia’s cities, their people, the policies that manage their growth,2 and their impacts on our environment and economy. Our research can be viewed at www.cityfutures.net.au. Research supported under the Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowship funding scheme [FT130100511]