Home energy audit toolkit
Program:
Location:
Tas
Administered by:
Tasmanian Local Councils
The Home Energy Audit Toolkit (HEAT) assists residents to perform a home energy self-assessment and develop their own home energy action plan. Many Tasmanian councils offer these on loan, free of charge.
Toolkits can include:
- an energy meter, which plugs into an ordinary three-pin plug and measures an appliance's energy consumption, when it's being used and when it's on standby
- a stopwatch to measure flow rates of taps in showers and sinks
- a thermometer to measure temperatures in each room, in fridges and freezers, and of the hot water supply
- instructions on how to use the tools, and tips on how to take action once you have all the information.
Tasmanian residents can find out more about the HEAT on the:
