17th May 2022
EP

A recently-released Climate Council report has found that simple changes to energy efficiency standards in Australia would drastically reduce household energy bills.

 

The Tents to Castles report found that living in a seven-star-rated, all-electric house in any capital city in Australia would save occupants on average $450 per year on heating and cooling costs compared to the current building standard of six stars.

 

Adding an extra star to each new home being built in Australia would also mean a 25 percent reduction in emissions compared to a six-star home, too — the equivalent of taking a car off the road every year. That’s around 120,000 cars a year.

 

For Victoria, the update would reduce a huge 72,000 tonnes of carbon from being emitted each year, as well as 46,000 tonnes in New South Wales and 31,000 in Queensland annually.


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