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Register now for the 2025 Safeguard Stakeholder Forum

Registrations are now open for the 2025 Safeguard Stakeholder person. Register now and attend in-person or online. 

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Removal of large-scale battery liability for scheme participants

Electricity Supply (General) Regulation 2014 excludes electricity purchased for use by scheduled bidirectional units (BDUs) from liable acquisitions.

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Offline payments for registering certificates no longer available

Certificate registration payments can now only be made using credit card, PayPal, or PayID.

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New ESS and PDRS Rules

Updated ESS and PDRS Rules were released on 29 August 2025. The new Rules commence on 12 September 2025, with certain changes applying from different dates over the next 12 months. 

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Compliance action: ACP accreditations cancelled

We have published a compliance notice regarding ACP accreditations cancelled for providing ‘false or misleading information’.

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Updates to water heater application process

New water heater application guides and required declaration forms published. The guides outline the new process to apply for product acceptance. 

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Accredited Certificate Providers (ACPs) are voluntary participants in the Energy Security Safeguard schemes. They create certificates from activities that save energy or reduce peak demand, like upgrading appliances in homes and businesses.

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Scheme participants (typically energy retailers) are required to participate in the Energy Security Safeguard. They acquire certificates and surrender them to meet targets each year.

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Members of the Audit Services Panel play an essential role in the Energy Security Safeguard. They provide reasonable assurance over scheme compliance.

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Find out how your household or business can benefit from upgrades available under the schemes.

The schemes provide incentives for installing, modifying and replacing certain types of equipment.

Anyone can use TESSA to view the Registry of Certificates, Accepted Products List and Published List of ACPs and Accreditations.

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Information from the community or other businesses is important to ensuring compliance in the Schemes.

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Lighting Applicants

Information on the end of Commercial Lighting

8 Oct 2025
Information on Commercial Lighting upgrades With commercial lighting implementations ending 31 March 2026, we remind Accredited Certificate…
industry: ESS
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BDU exclusion from liable acquisitions

19 Sep 2025
Removal of large-scale battery liability for scheme participants The NSW Government has amended the Electricity Supply (General) Regulation 2014…
industry: ESS industry: PDRS
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New ESS and PDRS Rules commenced

12 Sep 2025
New Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) and Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) Rules were released on 29 August 2025. These new rules commence from 12…
industry: ESS industry: PDRS
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Lighting product acceptance updates

12 Sep 2025
Lighting product acceptance for some methods has changed.IPART will no longer accept lighting product applications for MBM and PIAM&V and Public…
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