Central Victoria Solar City's large employer engagement program

1. CaSE StUDy
In January this year, more than 100 staff from
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s head office in
Bendigo signed up to receive a free home energy
assessment through Central Victoria Solar City
as part of the Solar City Energy Team Challenge.
Promoted to staff by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
Head of Environment and Sustainability Trudy Ellery
through an internal email campaign, participants
signed up through a nominated member of staff
to receive a free home energy assessment at a
time of their choosing and in the comfort of their
homes. Staff were offered the opportunity to learn
how to lower the cost of their energy bills while
contributing to a research trial aimed at increasing
Australia’s focus on renewable energy.
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A: 3 Johnstone St Castlemaine, Victoria 3450 P: PO Box 557 Castlemaine, Victoria 3450
within your business
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Change how your team uses energy at work so 1. your local Central Victoria Solar City home
that they help realise immediate cost savings. energy assessor will contact you
www.centralvictoriasolarcity.com.au/about/
Have your local Central Victoria Solar City (CVSC) who-we-are/heat-members/
home energy assessor conduct free home energy
assessments for you and your work team and 2. receive a free home energy assessment.
then transfer these behaviour changes to the (Senior management support is critical in the
workplace. CVSC is offering free home energy development and implementation of this offer.
assessments in exchange for participation in It is essential that the Chief Executive Officer
research into energy use behaviour across or the Managing Director receive the first
Central Victoria. This research will inform future assessment.)
government energy policy and forms part of the
Australian Government’s Solar Cities program. 3. appoint a champion to collect name and
phone details of staff wishing to receive a free
assessment.
4. issue an email, intranet message or editorial
in the company newsletter highlighting the
experience, the benefits of the assessment and
alert staff to the offer. (CVSC will provide you with
the text to include in your main communication
to staff to promote the free home energy
assessments.)
5. Send participating staff details list to your home
energy assessor.
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Central Victoria Solar City will provide you with a
report on the outcomes of the challenge and details
of the next energy efficiency step you may wish to
take with your business.