Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (EEGO) Policy
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Policy Overview
Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (EEGO) is an updated version of the Australian Government’s 1997 policy Measures for Improving Energy Efficiency in Commonwealth Operations.
This 2006 policy:
- sets the strategy for Australian Government agencies to achieve revised energy intensity portfolio targets by the 2011-2012 financial year: 7,500 Megajoules (MJ)/person/annum for office tenant light & power; and 400 MJ/m2/annum for office central services;
- provides an enhanced proactive management framework for agencies to identify, monitor and manage their energy consumption by specifying minimum energy performance standards (generally 4.5 stars on the Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) or equivalent scheme) in contracts, leases and other relevant documentation for new buildings, major refurbishments and new leases over 2,000m2;
- provides flexibility for exceptions where it is not practical or cost effective to achieve 4.5 stars ABGR or equivalent;
- actively engages all stakeholders through industry workshops and energy forums and assists them to identify the whole of life and environmental benefits of adopting energy efficiency initiatives;
- offers day to day support for agencies through a help desk function to clarify reporting requirements, energy efficiency advice and technical issues; and
- includes a comprehensive communications and existing building strategy to identify and address misinformation about energy efficiency. Secretaries of departments and heads of budget-dependent agencies will:
- report their organisations’ energy performance to their respective Ministers and the Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH) annually;
- determine how they can most effectively adopt the minimum energy performance measures to meet their individual needs and the revised portfolio energy intensity targets.
The Department of Defence will:
- develop a comprehensive energy management strategy; and
- progressively install sub-meters at Defence bases as part of a coordinated programme in order to better monitor and manage energy and to more accurately report against specific end use categories.
DEH will:
- aggregate, summarise and analyse the verified data and produce a whole-of-government energy performance report, Energy Use in the Australian Government’s Operations, to be tabled in Parliament before the last working day of April of each year;
- undertake scoping studies to identify energy efficiency opportunities and develop energy intensity targets for public buildings, laboratories and computer centres;
- develop an existing building upgrade strategy to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings and assist agencies in meeting energy intensity portfolio targets; and
- undertake periodic reviews of the progress of the policy with results and recommendation to be brought to Government in 2008.
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