All NSW businesses can receive rebates for upgrading equipment to more energy efficient options. Upgrades such as switch lighting to LEDs can help your organisation become more profitable by improving your energy efficiency and reduce your operating costs.

 

The NSW Government’s Energy Saving Scheme allows businesses conducting an energy saving activity to generate certificates, called Energy Saving Certificates (ESC, pronounced Eskys). The ESCs reduce the capex needed for the upgrade and increases the return on investment. ESCs can only be generated by Accredited Certificate Provider (ACP).

 

ESCs are tradable hence their value and the size of the rebate are market driven. The good news for business is that their value have increased by over 300% in the last 12 months, which means now is the time to consider energy efficiency project in your business.

 

The scheme gives rebates for all types of energy saving with the most common being lighting upgrades. Advancements in lighting technology such as LEDs as well as reduction in their cost has led to paybacks in many cases under 12 months.

 

Old Light	Old Wattage	New LED Wattage	Savings
Hi Bay Metal Halide	400	120	70%
Down Lights	50	12	76%
Shop Lighters Metal Halide	70	38	46%
Troffer (T8 twin tube)	72	40	44%