Government pledges $20m in grants for business energy efficiency
The Federal Government has pledged over $20 million in grants to help small and medium businesses and community groups improve energy efficiency.
Greg Combet, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, and Mark Dreyfus, Parliamentary Secretary, announced the 28 successful recipients of the Energy Efficiency Information Grants (EEIG) program on 17 May.
“These grants will enable organisations, such as Master Grocers Australia, to work with small grocery chains and help them assess how they can make smarter energy choices to reduce energy costs,” Combet said.
The government received over 200 applications for the first round of funding; round two will open in October. Dreyfus encouraged applicants who were unsuccessful in round one to consider reapplying for round two.
An independent committee assessed the applications, making its decision based on value for money, project effectiveness and delivery.
Recipients of the funding included the South Australian Wine Industry Association, with its development of the Winery Energy Saver Toolkit project, and Dairy Australia, with its project to encourage smarter energy use on Australian dairy farms.
The $40 million EEIG program is part of the government’s Clean Energy Future (CEF) package.
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