Apply now for a metering plan implementation grant and receive up to $100,000 to cover up to 50% of the costs of installing an energy metering and monitoring system.
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: Up to $100,000
- Application opened: 15 January 2024
- Application closed: 29 July 2024, 5:00 pm
Program objective
The objectives of this funding are to:
- improve energy performance in NSW businesses.
- enable businesses to identify, prepare and verify energy and emissions reduction projects.
- provide robust data to site managers to make informed investment decisions that help achieve net zero emissions objectives.
- demonstrate the link between energy metering and monitoring systems and energy and cost savings.
This program is funded and administered by Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water.
Eligibility
Who can apply
To be eligible, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- have an energy metering and monitoring plan. The plan must:
- be no more than 3 years old from the day of the grant application
- accurately reflect the current processes and systems on site. The breakdown of costs must be supported by itemised quotes valid at the time of the application.
have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered for GST
the proposed metering plan implementation project must be at a NSW site address
spend a minimum of $200,000 a year on energy bills at that site, including all purchased fuels, except fuel for transport
- have a complex energy system including, but not limited to, a combination of:
- multiple processes,
- multiple distribution systems,
- multiple energy types,
- multiple end uses.
If your application is for a commercial building:
- only the base building is eligible
- the occupancy certificate must have been issued prior to 1 January 2022.
You can apply for one grant per site. If you have more than one site, you’ll need to submit a separate application for each site. You can apply for up to 3 grants per business. If you apply for more than one grant, the sites specified in these applications must undertake activities in different industry classification subdivisions.
For further information on eligibility and assessment criteria, please read the funding guidelines.
Types of projects funded under this grant
We will only fund the implementation of recommendations from energy metering and monitoring plans that meet the eligibility and assessment criteria. If your project receives a metering plan implementation grant, you cannot access funding from another NSW Government initiative for the same project. You may access other external funding sources as long as those contributions do not add up to more than 100% of the total project cost.
Please refer to funding guidelines for more information.
What costs you can apply for
The grant will only co-fund the following costs:
- 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 data management systems
What costs you can't apply for
Incurred costs we will not co-fund:
- costs to prepare your application
- costs associated with temporary meters or loggers, calibration and re-commissioning of existing submeters, or metering onsite renewables
- costs incurred (i.e. paid for in full or through a deposit) before you were awarded the grant
- internal project management and labour costs
- loss of revenue from interruptions of production or site operations
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What your application needs to include
Prepare your application with this checklist
1. An eligible Metering and Monitoring Plan.2. Copies of energy bills for your site/facility.3. Create an account in SmartyGrants via the "Apply Now" button.
Before you start, please make sure you have read though the funding guidelines.*
Address the eligibility criteria
Each applicant, as part of an application response, must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria.
Applicants that do not address the eligibility criteria in full may be excluded from the application process at the department's discretion.
Address the assessment criteria
Eligibility: Application meets all eligibility criteria including the requirement to have an energy metering and monitoring plan.
Completeness: All questions in the application form are answered. All supporting documentation is submitted.
Objectives: The application demonstrates how the implementation of the proposed solutions will lead to improved energy performance.
Quality: The information provided is accurate, up to date and legible.
Content of the metering and monitoring plan:
- The metering and monitoring plan recommendations are clearly indicated.
- The plan includes detail at the subsystem level and valid itemised quotes for the recommended metering solutions.
- The plan is supported by schematics wherever possible and includes:
1. Project context and objectives
a) Clear and justifiable objective explaining how the proposed metering and monitoring system will contribute to improved energy performance on site.
b) Details of site operations.
c) Details of site annual energy use and estimated energy balance.
2. Energy distribution and metering plan boundary
a) Energy distribution within the site including details of existing metering.
b) Metering plan boundary and reasoning behind boundary selection.
3. Metering and monitoring system design
a) Detailed design of the proposed metering and monitoring system, including locations of existing and proposed meters, and justification for the proposed solutions.
4. Costed proposal for implementation and quotes
a) Costed proposal for implementation
b) Itemised quotes with metering and monitoring specifications.
Please refer to the "Metering and monitoring plan report outline" for more guidance on the content for each of the above elements.
Risks :The application does not raise any unacceptable reputational or project delivery risks including:
- pending legal action,
- media controversy, or
lack of financial capacity to implement the project.
Start the application
Visit our website and click on the “Apply Now” button to access the application form in the SmartyGrants platform. Complete the application form and answer all the questions. Upload all the necessary documentation and submit the application form before the closing date.
If you have any questions, contact us at energyefficiency.program@environment.nsw.gov.au.
Note: If you are a new applicant to SmartyGrants, you will need to register and create a password. If you are already registered, you can log in with your existing username and password.
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After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: Program Manager
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will assess grant applications as they are submitted.
Applications will first be reviewed against the eligibility criteria outlined in these guidelines. If an application does not meet eligibility requirements, it will not be assessed further against the assessment criteria.
Our officers may be assisted by independent technical and probity advisors. We may ask for more information as part of this assessment. You will have 5 business days from the date of our written request for information to respond. If you do not respond by the due date, your application will be rejected.
The assessment team will make recommendations in writing to the decision-maker – Program Manager, Business Decarbonisation.
Support and contact
energyefficiency.program@environment.nsw.gov.au