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Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme: South Australia
What is REPS?
The Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme (REPS) is a South Australian Government program designed to help South Australian households and businesses to improve energy efficiency. It provides incentives to help households and businesses reduce energy use, lower energy costs, and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
How does it work?
Obliged energy retailers, including 1st Energy, are required to achieve their Energy Productivity Targets by delivering approved energy efficiency activities.
There are two categories:
Priority Group
Priority Group category includes residential households where at least one resident meets one or more of the following criteria:
- Commonwealth Government pensioner concession card;
- Health Care Card (including a Low-Income Health Care Card);
- TPI Gold Repatriation Health Card;
- Gold Repatriation Health Card (EDA);
- War Widows Gold Repatriation Health Card;
- Actively participating in an energy retailer hardship program or payment plan;
- Receiving the South Australian government energy bill concession;
- In a rental property where the rent is $500 or less per week;
- Referral by a registered member of the South Australian Financial Counsellors Association (SAFCA).
General
The General category includes all households that do not meet the Priority Group criteria, as well as businesses.
Our Activity Providers
We have partnered with MAC Trade Services to facilitate the delivery of activities.
To check your eligibility and learn more about available activities, please contact one of our Mac Trade Services below. They can provide advice on available offers.
| Activity Provider | Website | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| MAC Trade Services | https://mactradeservices.com.au/ | 1300 430 917 |
What’s available?
A range of activities are available under REPS for eligible South Australian households and businesses. At this stage, 1st Energy have engaged MAC to facilitate the connection of new and existing batteries to a registered Virtual Power Plant (VPP).
More Information
REPS is administered by the Department of Energy and Mining (DEM) and is regulated by the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA).
To learn more about REPS, visit the ESCOSA website, or the Department of Energy and Mining.
