Key information
- Status: open now
- Grant amount: between $20,001 and $100,000 to cover up to 50% of the project costs
- Application closing date: 30 April 2026 at 5 pm (AEST), or earlier if funding is exhausted
- Total funding amount: $2 million (this is subject to change)
Implementing metering and monitoring systems is a critical step in identifying energy-saving opportunities and building a strong case for equipment upgrades. These systems provide detailed data on your energy use, helping you:
- save around 5 to 15% in energy costs
- improve energy performance
- understand if electrification is practical at your site
- access government support for equipment upgrades.
About the Metering Plan Implementation Grant
Round 2 of the Metering Plan Implementation Grant is an opportunity for eligible NSW businesses to implement comprehensive metering and monitoring solutions, informed by detailed metering and monitoring plans. You can apply for grants between $20,001 and $100,000 to cover up to 50% of project costs.
The total funding allocated for this Grant round is $2 million. However, this may be adjusted. If the Submetering Grant round 2 and the Energy Performance Services Grant are not fully subscribed, remaining funds may be redirected to the Metering Plan Implementation Grant round 2.
What’s included in the grant funding
The Grant helps eligible NSW businesses implement comprehensive metering and monitoring upgrades supported by detailed metering and monitoring plans. This includes:
- costs to install and commission permanent submeters that are required for measuring energy performance
- hardware and integration with software needed to monitor energy use
- first-year subscription to a new data management system
- post-installation system handover and data onboarding support during the project.
For full details about what is and is not included in the Grant, please read the funding guidelines.
Who can apply
To be eligible for this Grant, you must:
- have a current Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
- deliver your metering plan implementation project at a NSW site address
- spend a minimum of $200,000 annually on energy bills1 for your business site, or demonstrate an equivalent annual on-site energy use of at least 3,600 gigajoules (GJ). This includes purchased fuels, except fuel for transport. You must submit the most recent available evidence, no more than 18 months old at the time of the application, unless an exception is granted
- be the energy bill payer and have operational control of the site, with authority to install submetering and act on the insights it provides. If you are not the site owner, you must have authorisation from the owner to undertake the project, and provide evidence of this in your application
- have a complex energy system including, but not limited to, a combination of:
- multiple processes
- multiple distribution systems
- multiple energy types
- multiple end uses
- have an up-to-date energy metering and monitoring plan and a metering schedule dated within 3 years of your application submission
- have valid itemised quotes, detailing individual costs for submeters, software items and activities. Lump-sum quotes will not be considered.
For more information on the full eligibility and assessment criteria, including applications by trusts, please read the funding guidelines.
How to apply
Read the funding guidelines and frequently asked questions
To help you prepare an application, make sure you read the funding guidelines and the frequently asked questions in full. These guidelines provide full details about eligibility and assessment criteria, including information required as part of your application.
Download the funding guidelines
Read the frequently asked questions
Prepare your metering and monitoring plan
You must follow our metering and monitoring plan report template to submit an up-to-date plan for your site that has been drafted in the last 3 years. This is a mandatory part of the application process.
Download the plan report template
Submit your application online
Applications for the Grant are now open. The application period will close on 30 April 2026 at 5 pm (AEST) or earlier if funding is exhausted.
You must submit your application using our grant management system.
Applications will be assessed as they are received. We recommend applying for the Grant as soon as possible to increase the likelihood of your application’s success.
For more information about the funding agreement, please see our sample funding deed.
If you have any questions about the grant, you can read our frequently asked questions or contact us at [email protected].
Other grants to support your metering and monitoring goals
If you’re seeking funding for a smaller-scale metering project, or if you want to take action using existing metering data, check your eligibility for the Submetering Grant round 2 or the Energy Performance Service Grant.
Please read the funding guidelines of each grant for more details.
Receive up to $20,000, covering up to 50% of the project costs, to install permanent submeters for tracking energy use in equipment and processes.
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Receive up to $50,000, covering up to 50% of the project costs, to support the effective use of your submetering data and turn those insights into impactful action.
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Project success story
Tip Top, one of the largest producers of bread and bakery products in Australia, upgraded their metering system at its Chullora manufacturing site in 2021, with funding support from the NSW Government. Daniel Barrett, the Operational Excellence Systems Specialist at Tip Top, said:
‘What really surprised us most were the unexpected places that we found energy savings… So far, we have measured a 6% decrease in annualised energy use… and are planning to roll out submetering systems for our 14 other manufacturing sites across Australia and New Zealand’
Learn more about how Tip Top reduced their energy consumption by installing submeters on-site.
No, your application must be supported by an eligible metering and monitoring plan.
You must use our metering and monitoring plan report template to develop your plan and submit it with your application.
Your site may be eligible for developing a metering and monitoring plan through the Metering and Monitoring Planning Initiative.
Yes, you may be eligible to receive up to 2 Metering Plan Implementation Grants per business, including a group of related entities*. This includes any grants received in round 1 of the Metering Plan Implementation Grant.
However, you can only receive one Metering Plan Implementation Grant per site. This includes any grants you have received or are going to receive for that site under round 1 or round 2 of the Submetering Grant, or round 1 of the Metering Plan Implementation Grant.
Learn if your business could also qualify for other metering grants.
*Check the funding guidelines for further details.
Once you’ve completed your project and provided evidence in accordance with your funding deed, you’ll receive payment.
For more information about the funding agreement, please review our sample funding deed.
All projects must be completed within 6 months of the funding deed start date.
A complex energy system typically includes a combination of:
- multiple processes, such as refrigeration and heating
- multiple distribution systems, such as steam and compressed air
- multiple energy types, such as electricity and gas
- multiple end uses, such as furnaces, freezers and pasteurisers.
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