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Government of South Australia - Department of Industry, Innovation and ScienceOffice for Small Family and Business
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Application Guide

ERF Powering Up Savings

Applications are now open for grants to help you make your small business more energy efficient.

The Small Business Energy Efficiency Grants are available to small businesses and not-for-profit organisations to help you invest in new equipment to save on your future energy bills.

By committing to upgrading your equipment and reducing your carbon footprint, you’ll not only give back to the environment and help create a better future – you could also get back some of your investment through a combination of a grant and energy cost savings over the longer term.

Read the information below and calculate your potential savings before you apply.

Application guide

When you purchase equipment or solutions, such as upgrading your power supply and generation, lighting, energy efficient appliances, heating, cooling and refrigeration, you can apply for a grant from $2,500 up to $50,000 – a 50% reimbursement of your total outlay.

Application process

Energy Consumption Reduction Calculator

How to use the calculator

  1. Input your first energy efficiency opportunity but do not click “Calculate” just yet, unless this is the only item you intend to purchase. (The minimum “total installed capital cost” needs to be $5,000 to generate a calculation).
  2. If purchasing more than one item, you can select the “Add another opportunity” and add the required information for each additional purchase.
  3. Ensure you add all the items you want to include in your grant application before you select “Calculate”.
  4. Select “Calculate” and you will be taken to a new page that includes a summary of savings per item and total savings for all items selected.
  5. Click “Print & Save” to save the completed calculation. This calculation needs to be included with your application.

All calculations are based on an electricity rate of 0.40 c/kWh, if you know your actual electricity rate you can change this value for increased accuracy.

Calculations are based on an electricity rate of 0.4 c/kWh. Change value

Energy Efficiency Opportunity

Energy efficiency opportunity

Add another opportunity

Disclaimer: This Calculator provides an estimate of potential energy and cost savings based on assumptions made about the opportunity/ies you have listed and assumptions about your particular circumstances which may not be accurate. The Department of State Development makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the results, or the actual benefits you may receive if you proceed with the proposed opportunity/ies. Providing the results of this Calculator in an application for a Grant is not a guarantee that you will receive a Grant.

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