As you can see, there is a huge range of ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs in your business. Below are some examples of measures that are generally eligible for funding through the Alice Solar City commercial program. Don’t forget, you can also suggest an energy saving option that is unique to your business operation.
Hot Water
- Install solar hot water or heat pump hot water system
- Retrofit solar boosting to an existing hot water system
- Insulate existing hot water piping
- Maintenance service for existing solar hot water system
- Replace inefficient urns with insulated timer-controlled boiling water units
Insulation and passive solar design
- Install bulk insulation and heat reflective foil in roof spaces
- Paint roofing white
- Ventilate the building’s ceiling space
- Retrofit insulation in walls
- Apply solar tint to unshaded windows
- Install double glazing
Lighting
- Replace halogen down-light systems with energy efficient alternatives
- Upgrade fluorescent lighting
- Fit occupancy sensors on lighting
- Fit daylight sensors/timers on lighting
- Modify lighting switches and controls to enable switching off of unnecessary lighting
- Install skylights
Air conditioning and refrigeration systems
- Install absorption chiller solar air conditioning system
- Install high efficiency air-conditioning or refrigeration system (to replace or reduce the use of an existing inefficient system)
- Install air conditioner economiser
- Review and optimise air-conditioning or refrigeration system (“tune-up and balance”)
- Install or upgrade a Building energy management control system (BMS)
- Install personal cooling fans in spaces with personal air conditioning controls
- Fit seals to doors and windows in air conditioned spaces
- Repair refrigerator and freezer door seals
- Fit ceiling mounted return air vent for evaporatively cooled spaces
Appliances and metering
- Install timers on office equipment
- Install sub-metering as part of an energy monitoring plan
Project Management / Facilitation
- Contract costs for 3rd party design and project management of energy efficiency upgrades
