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About home energy rating assessments
Residential Efficiency Scorecard is a home energy rating assessment that can save you money by checking how energy-efficient your home and appliances are.
With a Scorecard assessment, you can:
- get an Energy Efficiency Star Rating based on your home's energy use. The higher the stars, the lower your yearly energy costs.
- understand how your home and appliances use energy.
- receive a Comfort Rating based on how well your home copes with hot and cold weather.
- get recommendations for improving your home's energy efficiency.
- receive a discount through the Victorian Energy Upgrades program.
Eligibility
You can get a Scorecard assessment for an existing:
- house or townhouse
- unit or apartment.
You cannot get a Scorecard assessment in a home that shares heating, ventilation and air conditioning with other dwellings.
Scorecard assessments are not eligible for the rebate if:
- you have received a rebate for the Scorecard assessment at your current address in the last 5 years
- your home is a rooming house, guest house, hostel, designated student accommodation, or on retirement village land.
How much discount can you expect?
The average cost of a Scorecard assessment is between $250 to $500, but will depend on the size of your home, its location, and the complexity of the assessment.
Most homes will be eligible for a rebate of approximately $140.
The discount will vary. This figure is based on a certificate price of $70.
Find a Scorecard assessor
To be eligible for a discount, you must find a government-accredited Scorecard assessor.
Make sure to shop around and do your research on a Scorecard assessor. Assessors may have different specialities and offer assessments at different prices.
To find out more about the Scorecard program, visit Residential Efficiency Scorecard.
Page last updated: 01/08/24