Did you know that water heating is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions (excluding the family car) from the average Australian home, accounting for around 25 per cent of all energy use in the home?
The Australian Government is offering a rebate of $1,600 to install a solar hot water system or $1,000 to install a heat pump hot water system. This is to help eligible home-owners, landlords or tenants to replace their electric storage hot water systems with solar or heat pump hot water systems. This is available to those who have not previously received assistance to install ceiling insulation through the Home Insulation Program. This offer is part of the Government’s Energy Efficient Homes Package. To be eligible for the rebate, a hot water system must: • replace an electric storage hot water system (Exception: if your home was destroyed in the February 2009 Victorian bushfires, you may be eligible for the rebate for your newly rebuilt home on the same site, provided the home also includes a 2000 litre rainwater tank (compliant with Victorian 5-star building standards) which is connected to the dwelling for toilet flushing). • be purchased and installed on, or after 3 February 2009
