Residential Efficiency Scorecard closed on 23 June 2026
Residential Efficiency Scorecard is no longer an assessment that should be advertised or booked. The current consumer pathway for a home that is already built is Home Energy Rating, launched under its new national brand on 1 July 2026.
Official guidance reviewed 1 September 2026This page preserves a well-known legacy search term while directing households to the current official service. Check current Home Energy Rating guidance before relying on older Scorecard information.
What changed
Closed program, current pathway and regulatory boundary
Closed program
Do not advertise new Scorecard assessments
The Victorian Government closed Residential Efficiency Scorecard on 23 June 2026 after operating it on behalf of Australian governments.
Current status
No new Scorecard assessment should be presented as available after the closure date.
When reading old content
Check the publication date
Separate historical certificates from current services
Do not reuse superseded booking language
Follow current official terminology
Correct next step
Route a household seeking a current assessment to Home Energy Rating for existing homes.
A proposed new home or applicable major renovation uses the plan-based NatHERS new-home pathway, including the relevant thermal Star Rating and Whole of Home rating.
NCC boundary
An existing-home Home Energy Rating cannot demonstrate National Construction Code compliance. The relevant new-home certificate can support that purpose for the confirmed project pathway.
Choose by evidence
Completed home needs on-site evidence
Proposed design needs plans and specifications
Approval evidence follows the jurisdiction
Certificate names are not interchangeable
Correct terminology
Use Scorecard only for historical context, Home Energy Rating for existing homes and NatHERS Whole of Home only for the new-home certificate pathway.
Home Energy Rating recorded that the Victorian Government closed Residential Efficiency Scorecard on 23 June 2026 as the national existing-home pathway expanded.
Can I book a new Residential Efficiency Scorecard assessment?
No. Residential Efficiency Scorecard closed on 23 June 2026. No new Scorecard assessments should be advertised or booked. Ask about the current Home Energy Rating pathway for an existing home instead.
Question
What replaced Scorecard for an existing home?
Home Energy Rating is the current national consumer pathway. It launched under the new brand on 1 July 2026 and provides a Home Energy Rating from 0 to 100+, a Star Rating from 0 to 10, estimated annual energy use and upgrade guidance.
Question
Is my older Scorecard certificate automatically invalid?
The program closure does not rewrite the historical document or the condition of the home when it was assessed. For a current decision, ask whether a new Home Energy Rating is needed and check any certificate date, property changes and purpose before relying on older information.
Question
Can an existing-home rating prove NCC compliance?
No. A Home Energy Rating for an existing home cannot demonstrate National Construction Code compliance. A project that needs regulatory evidence must use the relevant new-home certificate and approval pathway.
Need a current assessment?
Use the Home Energy Rating pathway for an existing home
Explain the property location, why you need the rating and whether the home is already built. The assessment team can confirm the current pathway before detailed documents are supplied.
