{"id":206519,"date":"2018-04-17T15:31:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T05:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=206519"},"modified":"2018-04-17T17:46:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T07:46:07","slug":"farmers-urged-to-apply-for-energy-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/04\/17\/farmers-urged-to-apply-for-energy-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Urged To Apply For Energy Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_98597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98597\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/anthonylynham.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98597\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/anthonylynham.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/anthonylynham.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/anthonylynham-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>April 17, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The State Government has extended a program which allows Queensland farmers to apply to receive a free energy efficiency audit to help cut power bills.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said the extended\u00a0$10 million Energy Savers Plus Program\u00a0would provide energy efficiency solutions for up to 200 farms across Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the success of the program\u2019s first phase, delivered in partnership with the Queensland Farmers Federation and Ergon Energy, applications are now open for phase two for farmers to receive a free energy audit and up to $20,000 to help implement energy saving measures,\u201d Dr Lynham said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese energy audits are worth their weight in gold as farmers will receive thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of professional advice for free.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Lynham said that during the\u00a0first phase of the Energy Savers Plus program, Ergon Energy delivered audits for almost 100 Queensland primary producers, resulting in $1.5 million in annual power savings to date.<\/p>\n<p>QFF President Stuart Armitage said the Energy Savers Program was an important resource for farmers to help them identify and implement energy efficiency practices for their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 60 per cent of the 130 farms participating in the previous Energy Savers Program are implementing or planning to implement the energy cost savings identified,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for an audit close on May 29.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For more information, visit the Department of Natural Resources <a href=\"https:\/\/dnrme.qld.gov.au\/business\/energy\/energy-savers-plus-program-extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Government has extended a program which allows Queensland farmers to apply to receive a free energy efficiency audit to help cut power bills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":158370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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