Metering and Monitoring Planning (NSW)

Funding program archive

This page preserves a dated funding-program record and links it to current project-planning guidance.

Publication date: 1 January 2022.

Status note (checked 26 October 2026): The NSW Government says expressions of interest for Metering and Monitoring Planning closed at 5 pm AEDT on 24 February 2026. The funding and eligibility details below describe the historical programme; they are not an invitation to apply now. Check the NSW Government programme page for its current status and any separately announced opportunities.

What this article reported

By assessing and understanding your existing energy metering, you can pinpoint gaps in the system and determine how enhancing your metering systems can lead to reduced energy consumption and expenses. The Metering and Monitoring Planning (MMP) initiative presents an opportunity for businesses to identify gaps in their metering systems and explore measures to rectify them.

Each service provider will receive up to $15,000 per metering and monitoring plan depending on the amount of your facility's annual spend on non-transport energy. Expressions of interest will close once the $1.5 million budget for this initiative is exhausted.

Who is this for?

This initiative is for NSW businesses in the manufacturing or industrial or commercial sector.

Eligibility:

You can apply if you:

If a metering and monitoring plan is for a commercial building:

Related Grant:

Check out the Metering Implementation Plan Grant Round 1 as a related historical programme; check current official guidance before considering any application.

How to use this information now

Before relying on a grant, confirm the current round, applicant and project eligibility, eligible expenditure, co-contribution, assessment process, closing date and evidence obligations. Build the technical case so the project remains understandable with grant support shown separately.

Separate source-reported facts from forecasts, targets and commentary. For a current project, retain the official source, version, effective date, assumptions and decision record in the evidence file.

What is the Metering and Monitoring Planning (MMP) initiative in NSW?

The Metering and Monitoring Planning (MMP) initiative was a NSW programme for eligible businesses to identify gaps in existing energy metering and prepare a metering and monitoring plan. The NSW Government says expressions of interest closed at 5 pm AEDT on 24 February 2026. This page is a historical programme record, not an open application route. The underlying planning method can still inform a current project.

How much funding can service providers receive per metering and monitoring plan under the MMP initiative?

The archived programme described funding of up to $15,000 per metering and monitoring plan for an eligible service provider, with the amount depending on the facility's annual non-transport energy spend. That was a historical programme setting, not funding available to new applicants now: the NSW Government says expressions of interest closed on 24 February 2026. Check its current programme page for any new round or replacement.

What is the total budget for the MMP initiative and when do expressions of interest close?

The archived MMP initiative described a $1.5 million budget and said expressions of interest could close when it was exhausted. The NSW Government's current programme page gives a definitive later status: expressions of interest closed at 5 pm AEDT on 24 February 2026. Do not assume an application can still be lodged or that the historical budget remains available.

What eligibility requirements must a facility meet to apply for the MMP initiative?

The archived MMP criteria included an ABN and GST registration; a NSW manufacturing, industrial or commercial facility with a complex energy system; annual site energy spending above $200,000 excluding transport fuel; a justified planning objective; and other site and building conditions. Those were criteria for the historical round, whose expressions of interest closed on 24 February 2026. For any newly announced opportunity, verify its own current guidelines rather than relying on these archived criteria.

What key planning steps should be established before metering infrastructure is installed?

Before installation, establish who owns the data, who can access it, how it is exported, and how equipment changes will be recorded. Define how missing periods, resets, duplicates, and implausible values will be detected and documented. Ensure the measurement period matches the facility's operating cycle to capture representative conditions, particularly for seasonal or variable operations. Create a short handover specification identifying which question each report answers, who reviews it, and what happens when an anomaly is found to ensure the infrastructure supports actual decision-making rather than remaining unused.

How does Northmore Gordon support businesses through the MMP initiative?

Northmore Gordon can help businesses scope metering and monitoring planning: define the operational question, assess site data and constraints, design a useful metering plan and assess current funding options. This archived MMP page does not establish that Northmore can lodge a new application under that round: the NSW Government says expressions of interest closed on 24 February 2026. Confirm any current engagement and grant route directly before proceeding.

What is the relationship between the MMP initiative and the Metering Implementation Plan Grant Round 1?

The archived article linked the MMP planning initiative to a separate Metering Implementation Plan Grant Round 1 for implementation. That relationship describes historical programme design; it does not show either round is currently open. The MMP expression-of-interest window closed on 24 February 2026. Check the administrator's current pages and guidelines for any new planning or implementation opportunity.

Why is early measurement planning important for energy projects involving metering?

Early measurement planning is critical because leaving measurement setup until immediately before installation can make the intended analysis difficult or impossible. A complete operating cycle of baseline data is necessary to represent typical conditions and support credible measurement and verification if energy savings are later claimed. The MMP initiative addresses this by funding the planning phase upfront, allowing businesses to establish data responsibilities, quality procedures, and measurement boundaries before committing to installation, ensuring the infrastructure will generate useful evidence for operational and investment decisions.

How should a business structure information when applying for the MMP initiative?

For a metering project brief, describe the business problem, NSW facility and boundary, existing meters and available energy data, intended decision, annual energy spend, operating cycles and known data gaps. Historical MMP application requirements should not be treated as current: NSW says its MMP expressions of interest closed on 24 February 2026. Use the brief for technical scoping and check current official funding guidance before preparing any grant application.

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