VEET, should any other action be taken to target participation by certain groups? 7a. Please outline the actions you believe Households which are struggling to pay their should be taken: bills and are at risk of disconnection are not always on low incomes. Often they are large families on modest incomes who are not eligible for concession cards, but who live in relatively inefficient homes and use large amounts of energy. Consideration should be given to ensuring that current requirements for energy retailers to provide assistance to hardship customers extends beyond just addressing payment arrears. Energy retailers should also be required to provide practical assistance with improving efficiency and lowering energy usage. 7b. Please outline why no other action should be taken, or why you selected "No response": 8. Please suggest up to five activities that Ceiling insulation Ceiling insulation is one of should be prioritised for revision or the most effective ways to increase the introduction to the VEET scheme. Please thermal efficiency of a dwelling and hence outline why you believe these activities reduce energy use and household bills, particularly in Victorian climate zones. Since should be prioritised. the Federal Home Insulation Program is no longer operating, re inclusion within VEET ‐ will drive uptake of this important measure. Any real or perceived risks of insulation installation can be addressed by establishing a best practice suite of measures including ‐ accreditation, training, auditing and minimum product standards. Commercial lighting There are significant opportunities for expanding activity in the commercial lighting sector, which currently represents a fraction of total activity in Victoria compared with NSW. Expanding activity in this area will be key to achieving higher targets, and will create jobs as commercial lighting installations are relatively more labour ‐ intensive than residential activities. Split system air conditioning units for heating ‐ Electric split system air conditioning units ‐ used for heating are currently ineligible for the generation of VEECs in gas reticulated ‐ areas, based on the historical assumption that gas is a more affordable and less emissions ‐
VEET, should any other action be taken to target participation by certain groups? 7a. Please outline the actions you believe should be taken: Households which are struggling to pay their bills and are at risk of disconnection are not always on low incomes. Often they are large families on modest incomes who are not eligible for concession cards, but who live in relatively inefficient homes and use large amounts of energy. Consideration should be given to ensuring that current requirements for energy retailers to provide assistance to hardship customers extends beyond just addressing payment arrears. Energy retailers should also be required to provide practical assistance with improving efficiency and lowering energy usage. 7b. Please outline why no other action should be taken, or why you selected "No response": 8. Please suggest up to five activities that should be prioritised for revision or introduction to the VEET scheme. Please outline why you believe these activities should be prioritised. Ceiling insulation Ceiling insulation is one of the most effective ways to increase the thermal efficiency of a dwelling and hence reduce energy use and household bills, particularly in Victorian climate zones. Since the Federal Home Insulation Program is no longer operating, re ‐ inclusion within VEET will drive uptake of this important measure. Any real or perceived risks of insulation installation can be addressed by establishing a best ‐ practice suite of measures including accreditation, training, auditing and minimum product standards. Commercial lighting There are significant opportunities for expanding activity in the commercial lighting sector, which currently represents a fraction of total activity in Victoria compared with NSW. Expanding activity in this area will be key to achieving higher targets, and will create jobs as commercial lighting installations are relatively more labour ‐ intensive than residential activities. Split system air ‐ conditioning units for heating Electric split system air ‐ conditioning units used for heating are currently ineligible for the generation of VEECs in gas ‐ reticulated areas, based on the historical assumption that gas is a more affordable and less emissions ‐
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