26/27 Levy consultation

About the 2026/27 levy funding proposal 

EECA (the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) sought feedback on our proposed energy levy funding request for the 2026/27 year.  

A portion of our work programme is funded by levies collected by the Government from the petroleum and engine fuel, electricity, and gas sectors. The levy portion is decided by the Minister for Energy, with a cap set at $23.259 million. 

Energy levy funding helps us to deliver our purpose – encouraging, promoting, and supporting energy efficiency, energy conservation, and the use of renewable sources of energy. 

We must consult with levy stakeholders on our proposed levy funding request before submitting it to the Minister for Energy. For the 2026/27 year, we are consulting on a total levy funding request of $23.259 million across three levies (no change from the amounts approved in 2025/26):  

• Petroleum or Engine Fuel Monitoring levy: $13.500 million 
• Electricity Industry levy: $7.543 million 
• Gas Safety, Monitoring and Energy Efficiency levy: $2.216 million. 

The consultation document at the top of this page outlines our proposed levy funding spend for 2026/27, including the levy-related programmes we expect to deliver. It also reports back on our levy funding use in 2024/25.

Submissions on the 2026/27 levy consultation closed on 8 March 2026.