Clothes dryer discounts

Clothes dryers use a lot of energy. To cut costs, it’s best to use a clothesline or drying rack.

However, in winter, using a clothes dryer is sometimes necessary.

Choosing an energy-efficient heat-pump dryer is a smart way to lower your energy use.

Eligibility

To be eligible to upgrade your clothes dryer and get a discount, you must:

• be a Victorian household or business
• install a product with a star rating of 7 stars and a load capacity of 5kg or more that and is listed on the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards register and the Essential Services Commission product register.

Households can only receive an incentive for a high efficiency dryer once.

How much discount you can expect

The final value of the discount is up to the accredited provider and will depend on several factors, including:

• certificate price (which fluctuates)
• the accredited provider’s administrative costs.

For more information on certificate prices under the VEU program, please visit Victorian Energy Efficiency Certificates (VEECs).

If you have purchased an eligible clothes dryer from 16 December 2024 and would like to organise a retrospective rebate, an accredited provider may be able to guide you through the process.

Please note: to get the discount you may be required to:

• provide an invoice/proof of purchase listing the brand and model of the installed product
• provide proof of delivery and/or address.
• sign an assignment form.

Please note that as VEU is a market-based program:

• not all accredited providers listed above may currently offer energy efficient clothes dryer incentives at present
• accredited providers can choose when, where and what activities they offer.

Page last updated: 11/02/25