Australians losing billions in savings due to poor management of appliance efficiency scheme, audit finds
Scheme could lose credibility with consumers thanks to ‘weak’ minimum standards and risk of corruption and non-compliance, report warnsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian households and businesses are missing out on billions of dollars of power bill savings, an expert has warned, after a scathing audit found the department in charge of the efficiency scheme for appliances has failed to properly administer it.The poor administration of the program has left consumers worse off, said Alan Pears, a senior fellow at RMIT and Melbourne University, who helped develop appliance energy standards in Victoria.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Scheme could lose credibility with consumers thanks to ‘weak’ minimum standards and risk of corruption and non-compliance, report warns
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Australian households and businesses are missing out on billions of dollars of power bill savings, an expert has warned, after a scathing audit found the department in charge of the efficiency scheme for appliances has failed to properly administer it.
The poor administration of the program has left consumers worse off, said Alan Pears, a senior fellow at RMIT and Melbourne University, who helped develop appliance energy standards in Victoria.
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