Energy efficiency
Reducing energy use saves money and reduces environmental impact. There are community groups and government agencies that can help you to cut down your energy consumption at home and at work.
Reducing energy use saves money and reduces environmental impact. There are community groups and government agencies that can help you to cut down your energy consumption at home and at work.
Energy Partners Program
The Energy Partners Program works with
organisations across South Australia to promote home energy efficiency and sustainable living. The program has resources and information which are provided to partner organisations free of charge, or at a subsidised rate, to help their clients understand their energy use and take action to reduce it. Assistance from the Energy Partners Program is tailored to the needs of each partner organisation. The program is an initiative of the South Australian Government. To find out more visit www.sa.gov.au/energypartners.
Home energy toolkits
An energy audit helps you to understand where you use energy at home and where you may be able to make savings. A home energy toolkit can be used to perform an energy audit in your own home and can be borrowed from your local public library.
Green Hubs
Conservation Council SA’s Green Hubs program works with community organisations to help them reduce their ecological footprint in the areas of energy, waste and water. These organisations, or hubs, become sustainability leaders in their communities, providing positive examples and advice to the thousands of community members who visit them. Types of organisations that have become Green Hubs include sporting clubs, community centres and natural resource centres. To find out more visit www.conservationsa.org.au/green-hubs.html
Transition Network
The Transition Network's role is to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organise around the transition model, creating initiatives that rebuild resilience and reduce CO2 emissions. Transition communities have started up projects in areas of food, transport, energy, education, housing, waste, arts as small-scale local responses to the global challenges of climate change, economic hardship and shrinking supplies of cheap energy. These responses help to show the way forward for governments, business and the community. The transition initiatives in South Australia are:
SAcommunity
A number of environmental groups can be found on SAcommunity. Here are some that can help you understand and reduce your energy usage:
