How To Register a Residential HPWH for VEECs

EnergyAE is your specialist partner for registering solar and heat pump products for VEECs under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program.

About the Victorian Energy Upgrades program

The VEU is a Victorian incentive program encouraging households and businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient technology, including solar and heat pump water heaters.

EnergyAE works on behalf of manufacturers who want their products listed on the VEU Registry. The more efficient a product is, the more energy certificates it will be entitled to.

1 VEEC is equivalent to 1 tonne CO2-equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions saved relative to the reference system over its lifetime. VEEC prices fluctuate based on market dynamics, so check Demand Manager for current certificate prices.

Adding products to the registry

Products can be submitted to the VEU Registry at any time. EnergyAE can compile the technical information, complete TRNSYS modelling, write the report, and submit to the Essential Services Commission (ESC), which administers the VEU.

Testing

Manufacturers should liaise with an Accredited Certification Body (ACB), such as SAI Global or IAPMO, to confirm which tests are required for the product.

For solar water heaters, required tests usually include:

Solar collector testing (AS 2535)
Tank heat loss testing (AS/NZS 4692.1)
System testing (AS/NZS 2712)
Gas auxiliary booster testing (AS 4552), if applicable
Electrical safety testing
Watermark testing (AS 4020)
Energy performance testing (AS/NZS 4234)

For heat pump water heaters, required tests usually include:

Heat pump performance testing (AS/NZS 5125.1)
Tank heat loss testing (AS/NZS 4692.1)
Electrical safety testing
Watermark testing (AS 4020)
Energy performance testing (AS/NZS 4234)

EnergyAE provides the energy performance AS/NZS 4234 report based on the results from the other test reports. We recommend Intertek and CVC for component testing services.

Certification

Once all testing has been completed, the results are submitted to your ACB for AS/NZS 2712 certification. Once your products are listed on your AS/NZS 2712 certificate and schedule, you are ready to submit to the schemes.

Submission

EnergyAE can take care of the whole submission process. For each product, the submission package typically includes tank drawings, schematics, test reports, TRNSYS files, and application forms.

The ESC auditors will come back to us with any questions relating to the submission. The product will usually be added to the VEU Registry within 6 to 8 weeks of submission, and then becomes eligible to claim certificates.