Changing your habits at home to reduce your home's energy use can not only reduce your impact on the environment, you can also make your home more comfortable, healthier and cheaper to run. Small actions like limiting heating and cooling by closing doors to unused rooms, or dressing appropriately for the season; or replacing old appliances with more efficient electric options; or installing insulation and draught proofing will make a difference. By planning ahead to replace older appliances or if you're thinking of renovating, you can be ready to make the switch to an efficient, 100-percent renewable energy, all-electric home.

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• Register with Solar Savers - a Council-supported initiative making achieving energy independence by going all-electric easy for Whitehorse residents and businesses. Solar Savers has done the hard work by selecting a trusted installer with high-quality, affordable solar panels, battery systems, heat pump hot water systems, and reverse cycle split systems for heating and cooling. Get a no-obligation quote for your home, rental or business. Find out how it works at the Solar Savers website.
• Find out if you're paying too much on your energy bills. Visit Victorian Energy Compare, the Victorian Government independent price comparison website to discover the cheapest current retail offers for electricity, gas and solar.
• Create a personalised plan to go all-electric with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria's (SEC) new Electric Home Planner and get suggestions for suitable appliances, including indicative costs, return on investment, government rebates, and emissions reductions.  
• Get a Residential Efficiency Scorecard home energy assessment by a government-accredited assessor to see how your home rates, and get tailored recommendations to make your home more comfortable, reduce your energy bills, and go all-electric.
• Find out about Victorian Government rebates for solar panels, batteries, heat pump and solar hot water for homes, rentals and community housing at Solar Victoria's website.
• Explore Sustainability Victoria's website for information and tips on energy efficiency, draught proofing, reducing emissions, recycling, reducing waste, and community and business grants.
• For more information about how to go all electric at home and getting off gas, visit the non-profit organisation Renew's Getting Off Gas Toolkit website.
• Visit the Victorian Energy Upgrades website for information about discounts when you install eligible energy efficient appliances via accredited providers. Appliances include clothes dryers; fridges and freezers; heating and cooling; home energy assessments; hot water systems; insulation; lighting; televisions; pool pumps; shower heads; weather sealing and window glazing.