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The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, grant full or partial exemptions from the Energy Security Safeguard.Scheme participants can deduct the full

The Energy Security SafeguardThe Energy Security Safeguard is an initiative of the NSW Government to help ensure our energy system is more reliable, affordable

Scheme participant legislationOur Scheme participant legislation page explains the Act, Regulation and Compliance Rule relevant to scheme participant obligation

Scheme participants are required to participate in each scheme by:notifying us of relevant informationlodging an Annual Statement for each scheme in which they

Products used under the SafeguardThe Safeguard provides financial incentives to install, upgrade or replace equipment to use less energy, and reduce peak electr

Individual scheme participant targetsESS individual energy savings targetScheme participants of the Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) are required to meet their indiv

We nominate and publish the four peak days of the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) compliance period on our website by 30 April each year.The four peak days

The figure below sets out the compliance timeline for the 2024 Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) and 2024-25 Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) compliance periods.We

The Installation of High Efficiency Appliances for Business method (Business Appliances) is used to calculate energy savings from the installation of high effic

The Home Energy Efficiency Retrofits (HEER) method may be used to calculate energy savings from a range of household and small business energy efficiency upgrades.

Peak Reduction Certificates (PRCs) must be registered within 6 months of the end of the compliance period in which the capacity from an activity is made availab

To prepare your application you need to develop or update your business systems and documentation, and compete the two-part application form.Completing an appli

Submit your application to become an Accredited Certificate Provider (ACP) through our online system TESSA by:logging into TESSA (see the Registering an account

You may apply at any time to be accredited as an ACP and may withdraw an application at any time.

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The list below provides details of businesses, known as Accredited Certificate Providers (ACPs), who can offer incentives to carry out eligible upgrades.