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EREP helps deliver savings for the economy and the environment

The EREP program was introduced in 2008, building on EPA’s successful Industry Greenhouse Program (IGP).

Under EREP, businesses are required to show that they have assessed their operations to identify energy, water and waste saving opportunities. These opportunities are then prioritised to form an action plan.

Importantly, actions that pay for themselves within three years must be implemented. To date, EPA has found that the average payback period of mandatory actions is about 10 months. You can read more about the savings being delivered through the program, in the EREP brochure and case studies

 

Annual EREP program savings
(from actions with a payback period of three years or less)
Energy more than 4500 TJ (enough to power around 90,000 households*)
Greenhouse gases (CO2-e) at least over 900,000 t
Water more than 5000 ML (around 90,000 Melbournians annual water usage **)
Solid Waste more than 100,000 t
Liquid Waste more than 900 ML
Financial savings more than $70 million
Average Payback period of actions around 10 months
* Based on 2005 average usage. Source: www.environment.gov.au
** Based on Target 155. Source: www.ourwater.vic.gov.au

 

Who is participating in EREP?

A diverse group of businesses are involved in the EREP program. These include manufacturing sites, hospitals, retail centres and sporting facilities. The largest industry sector PDF document (PDF 286KB) represented is the manufacturing sector.

EPA maintains a public register PDF document (PDF 400KB) of sites participating in the EREP program. This list shows whether sites use more than 120ML of water and/or 100TJ of energy per year, triggering participation in the program.  Voluntary participants are also acknowledged on the register.

 

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