Key information
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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
This grant is now closed.
The Metering Plan Implementation Grant supported eligible NSW businesses to implement comprehensive metering and monitoring solutions, informed by detailed metering and monitoring plans.
Round 2 offered grants between $20,001 and $100,000 to cover up to 50% of project costs.
For full details about round 2 of the grant, please read the funding guidelines and the frequently asked questions.
For more information about the funding agreement, please see sample funding deed (PDF, 539 KB).
Applications are now closed
Applications for the grant closed on 30 April 2026 at 5 pm AEST. Applicants can expect to be notified of an outcome within 20 business days of submitting an application.
Additional funding opportunities may become available in the future.
If you have any questions about the grant, you can read our frequently asked questions or contact us at [email protected].
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.
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.