![\"VEU](\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A ban on doorknocking under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program finally kicks in tomorrow, following on from a telemarketing ban implemented earlier this year.<\/p>\n
The VEU is a Victorian government program that facilitates discounts for households and businesses on a wide range of energy-efficient products; from low-flow shower heads to eligible electric heating and cooling systems. It’s been a long-running program, supporting more than 2 million households in upgrading appliances and equipment since 2009.<\/p>\n
The discounts are funded by Victorian Energy Efficiency Certificates, with each certificate representing one tonne of greenhouse gas avoided.\u00a0 Accredited companies provide the upgrades and then sell the certificates to energy retailers, who use them to meet annual emissions targets set by the Victorian Government.<\/p>\n
Telemarketing and doorknocking have been among the methods used by accredited companies to promote the upgrades, and it was inevitable what was going to happen. Some providers behaved badly, engaging in high pressure and other shonky tactics.<\/p>\n
One of the examples submitted during consultation about telemarketing and doorknocking problems was a 92- year-old woman who reportedly received telemarketing calls every day for twelve months. Despite telling the marketers she already had the items they were trying to flog, or requesting to be taken off their contact lists, the calls continued.\u00a0 One representative actually turned up on her doorstep because he did not believe that she had the item he was trying to sell her.<\/p>\n
Even though a Code of Conduct was introduced and the program’s regulator, the Essential Services Commission (ESC), was granted additional enforcement powers, marketing misconduct complaints increased and the nature of this misconduct worsened. The bad behaviour of some was leading to consumer mistrust and damaging the integrity and reputation of the VEU program.<\/p>\n
Victoria’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) undertook a couple of consultations regarding the issues and developed three policy options. Option one was a ban on telemarketing, but doorknocking would be permitted to continue. The second option was a ban on both to commence on 1 May, 2024. The third was a ban on both, but with the telemarketing ban starting in May and the doorknocking ban in force from August 1, which was the option chosen.<\/p>\n
From tomorrow, the only circumstances where doorknocking will be permitted are where the person has provided express consent – and there are guidelines around keeping records of that consent. Also banned is purchasing consumer contact details obtained from calling at a consumer\u2019s home or business premises.<\/p>\n
“The ESC will actively monitor compliance once the ban is in effect through an expanded range of tools and will take strong enforcement action for breaches of the ban,” states DEECA.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Breaches may result in suspended, cancelled or disqualified accreditation; or the application of accreditation restrictions. Enforcement action may also include penalty notices, civil penalty litigation and prosecution.<\/p>\n
If you’re still getting VEU doorknockers showing up on your doorstep after tomorrow, the Essential Services Commission encourages you to contact them on (03) 9032 1310 or email veu@esc.vic.gov.au with the details. Consumers can find out more information on their rights under the VEU program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Solar Homes Bans Already In Place<\/h2>\n
Another Victorian government program that saw bad marketing behaviour from some is the Solar Homes program, which provides Victoria’s solar panel rebate<\/a> and other incentives. A doorknocking ban was implemented in 2021, and a ban on telemarketing came into effect on May 1 this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A ban on doorknocking under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program finally kicks in tomorrow, following on from a telemarketing ban implemented earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":85566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A ban on doorknocking under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program finally kicks in tomorrow. A telemarketing ban is already in place.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A ban on doorknocking under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program finally kicks in tomorrow. A telemarketing ban is already in place.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-30T20:27:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-30T20:27:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/\"},\"wordCount\":583,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar & Storage News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/\",\"name\":\"Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-30T20:27:19+00:00\",\"description\":\"A ban on doorknocking under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program finally kicks in tomorrow. A telemarketing ban is already in place.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"VEU doorknocking ban\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"General Solar & Storage News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes Blog\",\"description\":\"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"width\":592,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"SolarQuotes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/\",\"https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\",\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"caption\":\"Michael Bloch\"},\"description\":\"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/michael\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow","description":"A ban on doorknocking under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program finally kicks in tomorrow. A telemarketing ban is already in place.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow","og_description":"A ban on doorknocking under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program finally kicks in tomorrow. A telemarketing ban is already in place.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/","og_site_name":"SolarQuotes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","article_published_time":"2024-07-30T20:27:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Michael Bloch","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@solar_quotes","twitter_site":"@solar_quotes","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/"},"author":{"name":"Michael Bloch","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1"},"headline":"Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow","datePublished":"2024-07-30T20:27:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/"},"wordCount":583,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg","articleSection":["General Solar & Storage News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/","name":"Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg","datePublished":"2024-07-30T20:27:19+00:00","description":"A ban on doorknocking under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program finally kicks in tomorrow. A telemarketing ban is already in place.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"VEU doorknocking ban"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-doorknocking-ban-mb2975\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"General Solar & Storage News","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Victorian Energy Upgrades Doorknocking Ban Starts Tomorrow"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","name":"SolarQuotes Blog","description":"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization","name":"SolarQuotes","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","width":592,"height":600,"caption":"SolarQuotes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/","https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1","name":"Michael Bloch","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","caption":"Michael Bloch"},"description":"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/michael\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/veu-doorknocking-ban.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2FF2s-mg5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83271,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/veu-solar-vic-telemarketing-mb2913\/","url_meta":{"origin":85565,"position":0},"title":"Telemarketers Begone! Victorian VEU And Solar Homes Ban","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"May 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"As of the beginning of May, telemarketing has been banned from the long-running Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) and Solar Homes programs. First to the VEU, which helps Victorians cut power bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by providing rebates or discounts to upgrade inefficient appliances. Supported products include eligible: Clothes\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Victoria VEU and Solar Homes program","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/veu-telemarketing-ban.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/veu-telemarketing-ban.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/veu-telemarketing-ban.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/veu-telemarketing-ban.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/veu-telemarketing-ban.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":90755,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-energy-efficiency-mb3145\/","url_meta":{"origin":85565,"position":1},"title":"Australia’s Biggest Energy Efficiency Scheme Set For Change","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"March 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Victoria's Minister for Energy & Resources Lily D'Ambrosio recently introduced a bill into state parliament to strengthen and greatly extend the hugely popular Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program. The VEU has been in operation since 2009 and is the largest government energy efficiency initiative currently operating in Australia. The VEU\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Victorian Energy Upgrades Program Changes","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/victoria-veu.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/victoria-veu.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/victoria-veu.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/victoria-veu.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/victoria-veu.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":93241,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-doorknocking-energy-efficiency-mb3226\/","url_meta":{"origin":85565,"position":2},"title":"NSW Tightens Up Energy Efficiency Incentive Schemes","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"July 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Doorknocking will be banned for New South Wales' Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) and Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) from the beginning of August, and a new warranty requirement for heat pump hot water systems supported under the ESS will kick in. What Is The Peak Demand Reduction Scheme? As the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A door-to-door salesperson with a heat pump hot water system","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/doorknocking-energy-schemes.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/doorknocking-energy-schemes.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/doorknocking-energy-schemes.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/doorknocking-energy-schemes.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/doorknocking-energy-schemes.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50618,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-solar-doorknocking-mb2009\/","url_meta":{"origin":85565,"position":3},"title":"Victorian Government Seeking Door-To-Door Solar Sales Ban","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"May 25, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Door-to-door solar sales will be banned under Victoria's Solar Homes Program as part of new legislation introduced to the state's Parliament today. Part of the Andrews Government's energy market reforms, the ban would come into effect on September 1 this year. The move follows growing calls for a ban on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Door to door solar sales ban","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/solar-doorknocking-ban.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/solar-doorknocking-ban.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/solar-doorknocking-ban.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/solar-doorknocking-ban.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/solar-doorknocking-ban.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":87432,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vic-heat-pump-training-mb3023\/","url_meta":{"origin":85565,"position":4},"title":"Hot Water Heat Pumps: Upskilling Victoria’s Plumbers","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"October 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Energy-efficient heat pump hot water systems (HPHWS) have been popular in Victoria. But what's needed are more tradespeople with the skills and knowledge to design and install good quality systems. On Friday, the Victorian Government flagged another round of free HPHWS training for plumbers and fourth-year apprentices under the Upskilling\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Hot water heat pump system training","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/heat-pump-training.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/heat-pump-training.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/heat-pump-training.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/heat-pump-training.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/heat-pump-training.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":88441,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/gas-electrification-victoria-mb3073\/","url_meta":{"origin":85565,"position":5},"title":"Getting Off Gas In Victoria: Electrification Feedback Invited","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"December 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Consultation on the draft regulations for Victoria's Building Electrification Regulatory Impact Statement has kicked off, and the state government wants to hear from Victorians on the different options presented. Around two million homes and businesses in Victoria are connected to the state's fossil gas network. Victoria\u2019s fossil gas sector emissions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Home electrification in Victoria","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/victoria-electrification.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/victoria-electrification.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/victoria-electrification.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/victoria-electrification.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/victoria-electrification.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85565"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85572,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85565\/revisions\/85572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}