Energy and greenhouse management toolkit

This toolkit is designed helps you reduce your business's energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The toolkit provides tools, case studies and guidance to help you achieve real cost savings, improved productivity, and compliance with legislation and licence conditions.

The Toolkit was developed by Sustainability Victoria in partnership with EPA Victoria, and funded through the Victorian Greenhouse Strategy.

The Toolkit plays an important role in helping businesses subject to EPA Victoria works approvals and licensing to meet requirements for improved management of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.

	Module 1: Overview Module 1 outlines the purpose of the Toolkit, the contents of each module, the benefits for your business and explains the enhanced greenhouse effect. Module 1 - Overview (156KB)
	Module 2: How to comply with the SEPP (AQM) energy and greenhouse requirements Module 2 assist sbusinesses and enterprises to comply with the State environment protection policy (Air Quality Management) and Protocol for Environmental Management relating to greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency. The policy and PEM applies to all EPA licence holders and works approvals applicants. Module 2: How to comply with the SEPP (AQM) energy and greenhouse requirements (289KB) The EPA website Air page contains details of the State Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality Management), Protocol for Environmental Management and background papers.
	Module 3: Calculating energy use and greenhouse emissions Module 3 will help your business quantify energy consumed, and calculate energy-related and non-energy related greenhouse gas emissions. Module 3: Calculating energy use and greenhouse emissions (283KB)
	Module 4: Developing an energy management system Module 4 is designed to be used either as a guide to developing and implementing a tailored energy management system for your organisation, or as a resource to evaluate how your existing systems are positioned in relation to energy management. Module 4: Developing an energy management system (201KB)
	Module 5: Best practice design, technology and management Module 5 outlines the principles of best practice for emissions and energy management and can assist you in establishing benchmarks. It provides case studies to demonstrate actual best practice examples and contains a list of other resources to assist you in researching best practice. Module 5: Best practice design, technology and management (4.18MB)
	Module 6: Cost effective and feasibility analysis Module 6 provides a framework for the financial evaluation of energy and emissions reduction initiatives, and includes worked examples of the evaluation techniques. Module 6: Cost effective and feasibility analysis (125KB)
	Module 7: Where to get help Module 7 directs you to sources of energy and greenhouse service providers to assist you in reviewing and implementing sustainable practices into your operations, and provides guidelines for engaging and getting the best from consultants. An extensive list of energy and greenhouse information sources is also provided to direct you to useful information on all aspects of energy efficiency, best practice and sustainability. Module 7: Where to get help (101KB)
	Energy Smart Tracker The Energy Smart Tracker software program can assist businesses to monitor energy consumption, greenhouse gases and minimise energy costs. Zip file - Energy Smart Tracker (4MB)
	Green Power business guide The Green Power business guide aims to assist commercial energy users understand Green Power and the benefits to them of purchasing Green Power. Zip file - Green Power business guide (2.17MB)