Up to 3,500 South Australian Housing Trust households will benefit from home energy upgrades and reduced power bills through a $35.8 million partnership between the Australian and South Australian governments.

The Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative (SHEPI) partnership aims to deliver upgrades to improve tenant comfort in hot and cold conditions, while reducing overall energy consumption and related emissions for South Australia (SA) Housing Trust households across the state, including the Adelaide Hills and remote areas.

It will support a range of energy performance improvements including roof insulation, upgrade of gas appliances to electric appliances, installation of LED lighting, draft-proofing and window glazing.

The average age of a SA Housing Trust property is 44 years old, meaning they were constructed long before minimum build standards were introduced and as a result Public Housing are amongst the most inefficient properties in the State.

The Australian Government is investing $300 million over 4 years from 2023–24 to support energy upgrades for up to 60,000 properties through social housing partnerships with state and territory governments.

The SA Government has commenced the rollout of energy performance upgrades and will ramp up delivery in the coming months.