Audit grants
Conducting an audit of your business's energy use, resources, design and practices will help you identify energy-saving opportunities. For large businesses, we can help by providing grants.
Types of grants
- Energy audits. These evaluate how efficiently energy is being used, identify energy and cost-saving opportunities and highlight potential improvements in energy use
- Design audits. These determine whether your proposed new premises, processes or technology are as energy efficient as they could be
- Fleet audits. These demonstrate whether your business resources, such as trucks and cars, are meeting your needs whilst minimising their environmental impact.
Funding and eligibility
If your business spends more than $100,000 per year on energy, you may be eligible for an energy or design audit grant of up to 50% of the cost of the audit (up to a maximum of $50,000 or 3% of annual spend, which ever is the lesser).
If your business has a vehicle fleet with more than 100 vehicles, you may be eligible for a fleet audit grant of up to 50% of the cost of the audit (up to a maximum of $10,000).
How to apply
- Contact your EECA account manager or email us
- Get a quote from a qualified energy auditor. Get at least two quotes if the audit is likely to cost over $20,000
- Send us the quote from your auditor along with your completed application form
- If your application is approved, we will issue a contract committing us to pay the grant funding
- Ask your auditor to do the audit and complete the database information sheet. When they've done it, send a copy of the audit report and database information sheet to us
- Draw up an action plan showing how you will implement the audit's recommendations
- When we receive your action plan and audit report, we'll reimburse you the grant amount agreed in the contract.
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