Various energy efficiency activities can be undertaken under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program to create Victorian energy efficiency certificates (VEECs).
Overview of VEU activities
Victorian energy efficiency certificates (VEECs) can be created through new installations or projects that deliver energy savings, when carried out by an accredited person. Each certificate represents one tonne of greenhouse gas emissions reduction (CO2-e).
The various installation and project-based activities that create VEECs under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program are listed in the table below.
| Category | Part # | Activity | Eligible for residential | Eligible for non-residential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water heating | 1 | Installing electric boosted solar or heat pump water heater and decommissioning an electric resistance water heater | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Installing electric boosted solar or heat pump water heater and decommissioning a gas or LPG water heater | Yes | Yes | |
| 44 | Installing an air source heat pump water heater for commercial (including multi-residential) and industrial applications | No | Yes | |
| Space heating and cooling * | 6 | Installing a high efficiency air conditioner | Yes | Yes |
| 28 | Upgrade of gas heating ductwork | Yes | Yes | |
| Space conditioning | 12 | Underfloor insulation* | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Window replacement | Yes | Yes | |
| 14 | Window retrofit | Yes | Yes | |
| 15 | Weather sealing | Yes | No | |
| Shower rose | 17 | Installing a water efficient shower rose and decommissioning a water inefficient shower rose | Yes | Yes |
| Refrigerators and freezer | 22 | Purchase of high efficiency refrigerators or freezers | Yes | Yes |
| Television | 24 | Purchase of high efficiency televisions | Yes | Yes |
| Clothes dryer | 25 | Purchase of energy efficient clothes dryers | Yes | Yes |
| Pool pump | 26 | Installing high efficiency pool pumps | Yes | Yes |
| Public lighting upgrade | 27 | Upgrade of public lighting | Yes | Yes |
| In-home display unit | 30 | Installing in-home display units | Yes | No |
| High efficiency motor | 31 | Installing high efficiency motors | No | Yes |
| Refrigerated cabinets* | 32 | Installing high efficiency refrigerated display cabinet | No | Yes |
| Refrigeration fan motor | 33 | Installing high efficiency refrigeration fan motor | No | Yes |
| Building based lighting upgrade | 34 | Undertaking a lighting upgrade in certain buildings, structures or areas | No | Yes |
| Non building based lighting upgrade | 35 | Undertaking a lighting upgrade in an area not attached to a building or structure | No | Yes |
| Pre-rinse spray valve | 36 | Installing efficient pre-rinse spray valves | No | Yes |
| Gas-fired steam boiler | 37 | Installing an energy efficient gas-fired steam boiler replacing an inefficient gas-fired steam boiler | No | Yes |
| Gas-fired water boilers or heater | 38 | Installing an energy efficient gas-fired water boiler or heater replacing an inefficient gas-fired water boiler or heater | No | Yes |
| Electronic gas/air ratio control | 39 | Installing a gas/air ratio control system into a boiler | No | Yes |
| Combustion trim system | 40 | Installing a combustion trim system into a boiler | No | Yes |
| Gas-fired burner | 41 | Installing energy efficient gas-fired burners into a boiler | No | Yes |
| Economizer | 42 | Installing an economizer into a boiler | No | Yes |
| Cold room | 43 | Upgrading or installing refrigeration systems for cold rooms | No | Yes |
| Home energy rating assessment | 45 | Undertaking a home energy rating assessment | Yes | No |
| Project based activities | - | Measurement and verification activities for custom projects | No | Yes |
| - | Benchmarking activities for custom projects | No | Yes |
* Underfloor insulation is currently under administrative review and certificates cannot be created for this activity.
* Refrigerated cabinet installations are subject to a discount factor of zero for installation of products belonging to class 1 to 11 inclusive under the GEMS (Refrigerated Cabinets) Determination 2020 (Cth) effective from 29 June 2022.
Residential sector activities
For an activity to be eligible within the residential sector, the activity must be carried out in a residential premises classified under Part A3 of the Building Code of Australia as a class 1, 2, 3 or 4 building.
Non-residential sector activities
For an activity to be eligible within the non-residential sector, the premises:
- must not be a residential premises
- must not be a scheduled activity premises as defined in the Principal Regulations, unless the occupier of the premises has met the opt-in provisions.
Activity requirements
To be eligible for certificates, activities must be carried out in accordance with the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target regulatory framework. For more information about an activity's specific requirements, view the following pages: