Better performing, more efficient fridges and freezers saved New Zealanders $59 million last year, according to the latest sales data compiled by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).

Household fridges and freezers made the biggest contribution to the overall savings gained by EECA's products programme, which totalled $195 million for the year.

EECA's Products programme uses labelling to provide consumers with energy efficiency information at the point of sale, and mandatory standards to remove the least energy efficient products from the market.

Did you know that you can save up to 16 cents a litre on your fuel bill just by keeping your tyres inflated to the correct tyre pressure? Although it is easy to do, recent research shows that many people don't bother to do it, or don't know how to do it.

A 2011 Automobile Association (AA) Research Foundation survey supported by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) found that nearly half of drivers had not checked their tyre pressure in the last month. 

Eco-tourism operator and honey exporter Tahi Estate shows the brand value that can be gained from good energy management, says EECA General Manager Business, Richard Norris.

Tahi Estate was last night named a winner in the 2011 Sustainable Business Network Awards. It won the Trailblazer Small and Medium business award category, sponsored by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).

A new programme to incentivise energy efficient commercial buildings will start with a focus on the Christchurch rebuild.

Design, construction and energy services experts are being invited to respond to a request for proposals issued today by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), on a new commercial buildings programme.

EECA is looking to develop a three-pronged programme: