NSW Energy Savings Scheme (2009) & Energy Security Safeguard

Policy Engagement Overview

• The evidence collected on corporate and industry lobbying on the ESS from 2015-20 indicates that the majority of corporates engaging on the policy have been supportive.
• Several entities have supported the existing ESS and/or the expansion of the ESS into the Energy Security Safeguard including the Energy Efficiency Council, AGL Energy, BlueScope Steel, and CLP Holdings.
• Energy Networks Australia and Energy Users Association of Australia did not appear to support state-based energy efficiency schemes such as the ESS in New South Wales.

Impacts on Policy Ambition

In June 2020, a consultation to extend the NSW Energy Savings Scheme into the NSW Energy Security Safeguard received over 40 submissions. The proposed Safeguard would include an Energy Savings Scheme that runs until 2050, with an energy savings target gradually increasing to 13% by 2030 and an expanded set of eligible activities. As of August 2021, the Safeguard has not yet been formally implemented in NSW.