TWEED Shire households are being encouraged to get involved in a new scheme aimed at assisting lower income households to cut their electricity bills.
The $63 million Home Power Savings Program offers a free service to eligible households across NSW, with a goal to help them reduce their power consumption by at least 20 per cent.
Tweed Council and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage are promoting the scheme and encouraging local residents to become involved.
Thirty per cent of Tweed Shire’s 40,000 households are low-income earners. The Home Power Savings Program provides an excellent opportunity for Tweed residents to cut their electricity consumption and costs.
Participating households receive a free in-home power assessment, a power savings kit worth up to $200 and a personalised power savings action plan.
The power saving kits comprise:
- A stand-by saver power board.
- Four energy-efficient light bulbs.
- A low-flow showerhead.
- A shower timer.
- A tap aerator.
- Draught-proof strips for around doors.
- Door snakes.
Householders are eligible for the program if they live in NSW and:
Hold a Centrelink Pensioner, Concession or Low Income Health Care card; or
Have a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Pensioner or Repatriation Health (Gold or White) card; or
Rent government or community housing; or
Have a hardship assistance plan with their energy retailer.
The program has already provided assistance to more than 8000 households throughout Tweed Shire. Now the State Government is working with local councils to encourage more participants. More local households may also be eligible.
Across the state, more than 100,000 households throughout NSW have participated so far.
You may be eligible for energy-saving improvements that could cut your household power use by 20 per cent.
This free offer is limited, so act quickly to take advantage of the scheme.
Visit www.savepower.nsw.gov.au/freehelp for more information or call 1300 662 416 to book your free home power assessment.
