Guidelines

EECA's products' programme uses laboratories accredited by IANZ or NATA for its regulatory enforcement activities. This means from time to time we select a sample range of models for a product and test them to make sure that they meet the legal requirements.

The IANZ and NATA websites can help you find a laboratory where your product can be tested.

The document provides a list of test facilities available in in Australia and New Zealand capable of verifying claims of energy efficiency for minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and labelling.

This Technical Guide provides guidance on the conversion of existing coal fired boilers to wood pellet operation. There are a number of obvious advantages to using wood pellets: they are 100% renewable and relatively clean burning. Of paramount importance in a conversion is the need both to maintain the safety and integrity of the boiler and control systems, and also to improve safety to the level of best practice.

This policy sets out the criteria and process applied by EECA for assessing whether insulation products - ceiling, underfloor insulation and hot water cylinder wraps - are acceptable for use under the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart programme.

Some appliances or products are required by regulation to carry energy rating labels when they are being sold.

This guide describes what retailers must do to meet their legal responsibilities around energy rating labels.