NSW Climate and Energy Action

Guides for business and industry

Helping business and industry achieve energy efficiency and sustainability goals

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There are many opportunities to unlock significant savings by reducing your energy use and investing in more efficient appliances.  

Featured guide: Net Zero Business Guide 

No matter where your business is in its net zero journey, our comprehensive step-by-step Net Zero Business Guide is a free resource available to support your progress every step of the way.

The Guide can help you strategically plan and implement actions towards achieving net zero emissions. It can:

  • prompt initial discussions and planning
  • help identify gaps in established net zero plans
  • provide structure and direction for the next steps you need to take.
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A step-by-step pathway to your businesses' net zero goals

Find a technology guide

To reach net zero emissions, your business needs to understand how your appliances and equipment contribute to energy use. We have a range of technology guides to help you with this and your broader sustainability goals.

Energy generated from solar systems, or from the grid, can be stored in batteries, which helps businesses and households to efficiently manage their energy use.

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Circular design means using materials efficiently and keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible. 

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Learn about the low-cost, simple actions that will improve the efficiency of your compressed air system. 

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An electricity metering and monitoring system collects your electricity data. 

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Upgrading your lighting system can help your business save money on energy use.

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Learn about the measurement and verification process for your business

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Investing in a monitoring system to understand your gas usage can save you money.

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Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning are major contributors to energy cost. Get our free optimisation guide for commercial HVAC.

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This guide is for all those involved in the operation of industrial refrigeration and process cooling systems. 

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Voltage optimisation technology works by adjusting the voltage supplied to a site.

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The NSW Government supports farmers to use renewable energy to reduce operational costs and drought proof their farm. 

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