Victoria pledges $797m for Australia's biggest household energy efficiency drive
by Adam Morton Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#5AGB1)
Measures include a $1,000 rebate for low-income residents to replace old heaters and upgrades to 35,000 social housing properties
Victorians have been promised Australia's biggest household energy efficiency drive, with the Andrews government pledging $797m to programs it says will cut power bills and greenhouse gas emissions.
Measures include a $1,000 rebate for low-income households to replace old heaters with modern split-systems, upgrades to 35,000 social housing properties and a new requirement that landlords keep rental properties at a minimum efficiency standard.
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