Energy efficiency grants for small and medium-sized enterprises round 1
The grant opportunity provides small and medium businesses up to $25,000 to replace or upgrade existing equipment to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs.
Opening date: 6 March 2023 9:00am AEST
Closing date: 19 April 2023 5:00pm AEST
Eligible entities
- Have an ABN
- Are an entity incorporated in Australia, a partnership or a sole trader. (If trust, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust)
- A small or medium business with 1-199 employees averaged over any consecutive 12-month period since 1 July 2019
- Have consent from the owner of the project location to undertake the project
Eligible projects
Your project must:
- Be aimed at reducing the energy consumption of your business in Australia
- Have at least $10,000 in eligible expenditure
Your project may include the following activities:
- An energy audit of your site or part of your site.
- The design and installation of energy efficient equipment, including any necessary wiring or other electrical work.
- Measuring, monitoring, and recording energy usage.
- The commissioning or tuning of equipment installed.
Eligible expenditure
- 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 an existing system run more efficiently in regard to energy.
- building permits or approval costs to install equipment, where required.
- the cost of suppliers, consultants and contracted labour undertaking eligible project activities.