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Funding

EECA provides funding to make it easier for businesses and householders to choose energy efficiency and renewable energy.  

We currently offer funding for: 

Home insulation and clean heating
Clean, low emission heating
Solar water heating
Energy saving technologies for businesses
Energy audits for businesses
Loans for public sector organisations
Grants to deploy marine energy projects
Biodiesel grants scheme
Investigate options for distributed (smaller-scale) renewable generation.

Home insulation and clean heating

You can get ENERGYWISE™ funding to help insulate your house, and install clean and efficient heating under the government's Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart programme starting 1 July 2009.

Clean heat

Grants to remove inefficient open-fires and solid-fuel burners and replace them with clean, efficient heating appliances.

Solar and heat pump water heating

Energy saving technologies for businesses

Grants for businesses which use a large amount of energy to implement measures to reduce energy consumption. Find out more about technology grants.

Energy audits for businesses

Grants towards the cost of an energy audit for your business.

Loans for public sector organisations

Crown loans for energy efficiency projects are available to public sector organisations. This scheme offers full or partial funding of projects designed to achieve energy cost savings. It is aimed at projects that would otherwise be deferred or unable to proceed due to lack of funding.

Find out more about crown loans.

Marine energy

Find out about grants to deploy devices in the New Zealand marine environment to provide information and practical experience.

Biodiesel grants scheme

Find out more about the biodisel grants scheme

Distributed generation

Find out about funding for distributed generation projects.