Coming soon: Energy Efficiency Grant Funding for SME’s

The Australian Government are offering government grant funding, from $10,000 and up to $25,000 for businesses to upgrade or replace inefficient equipment to improve their energy efficiency.

Eligible projects must be aimed at reducing the energy consumption of your business in Australia and include at least $10,000 in eligible expenditure.

Eligible applicants include incorporated entities, partnerships and sole traders, and must:

• Have an ABN

• Be an SME with an employee headcount from 1 to 199 employees averaged over a consecutie 12-month period

• Have consent from the owner of the project location to undertake the project

Eligible projects may include:

• an energy sudit of your site or part of your site

• purchase of equipment to replace existing equipment, where the new equipment is higher energy efficiency

• costs to decommission, remove and dispose of the old equipment that is replaced

• purchase of equipment or components to help and existing system run more efficiently in regard to energy

• building permits or approval costs where required

• the cost of suppliers, consultants and contracted labour undertaking eligible project activity

Applications open on Monday 6th march at 10am (AEDT).

Applications close on Wednesday 19 April 2023 at 5pm (AEST).

More information on the program and links to the online application form can be found here.