The E3 Program is undertaking a pilot end-use energy monitoring program of five (5) households in Melbourne to assess the “proof of concept” for a potential expansion of the Residential End-use Monitoring Program (REMP).

A Technical Workshop for the Pilot Residential Energy Monitoring Program (REMP) was held at Sustainability Victoria, Melbourne on Friday, 4 June 2010. This workshop follows the REMP project initiation meeting held in Sydney in February 2009. The technical workshop was attended by experts from energy retailers, research institutes, consultants and Government.

The development of sound energy policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in response to climate change relies on an understanding of energy consumption in all sectors. A better understanding of this data provides a foundation for:

• Developing programs to reduce energy consumption.
• Assessing the impact of improved equipment efficiency.
• Examining the impact of fuel switching.
• Projecting future energy consumption and greenhouse emissions.
• Quantifying the energy consumption at the household level, including understanding the impact of user behaviour.
• Assessing energy saving from load management and controls.
• Evaluating the success of a range of energy-related programs.
• Quantifying the drivers of peak load.

In most cases, this will be done by:

• Understanding the relationship between laboratory energy consumption (standard test conditions) versus actual use in situ conditions;
• Validation of (and improvement to) end-use models which are generally the basis for projections, product policy appraisals and evaluations.

Documents and Publications relating to the Residential Energy Monitoring Program are available here and further information relating to the New Zealand Household Energy End Use Project (HEEP) is here.