The Commonwealth Government has announced that all eligible small businesses will receive up to $325 to help with the cost of their electricity bills in the financial year 2024–25.
Key information
- Status: Open
- Grant amount: $325
- Application opened: 23 September 2024
- Application closes: 30 June 2025
Program objective
<p> The 2024-25 National Energy Bill Relief payment helps NSW small businesses pay their electricity bills.
Eligible NSW small businesses who are embedded network (on-supply) customers can apply for a National Energy Bill Relief payment of up to $325 in financial year 2024-25 via this portal.
Eligible small businesses who are retail customers will receive their Bill Relief payment automatically via their energy bills. Contact your energy retailer for more information.
The payment is delivered by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on behalf of the Commonwealth Government.
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This program is administered by Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Eligibility
Who can apply
Your small business may be eligible if all the following apply:
- has not already received the National Energy Bill Relief payment for the small business's energy account in financial year 2024-2025
- is in an embedded electricity network in NSW
- has an electricity account in the name of the business with at least 90 days of metered electricity usage
- uses less than 100 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity per year across all sites in NSW
- has an active ABN.
If you operate your small business from your home or your small business is on a residential electricity plan, you are not eligible. Other exclusions may apply, for example post offices, government owned agencies, gas and water retailers, and telecommunications companies are also not eligible. Please read the Terms and Conditions for further information on eligibility.
Types of projects funded under this grant
Not Applicable
When the project can start and end
The project should be started by 1 July 2024 and the project must be completed by 30 June 2025.
Who can’t apply
Your small business is not eligible if:
- you operate your small business from your home or your small business is on a residential electricity plan
- your ABN is inactive.
Other exclusions may apply, for example post offices, government owned agencies, gas and water retailers, and telecommunications companies are also not eligible.
Please read the Terms and Conditions for further information on eligibility.
What your application needs to include
Prepare your application with this checklist
Applicant Checklist:
- your details
- business details
- bank details (the account name must match the business name)
- 90 days of electricity bills.
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.
Start the application
Complete the application form on our website SmartyGrants.
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: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water.
The assessment team will determine if eligibility criteria has been met. If the applicant meets all criteria the application will be successful and approved.
Applications which are missing information will be contacted by the assessment team and asked to provide further information for their application.
All applicants will be notified if they are unsuccessful or successful after the assessment has been completed.
Anticipated assessment outcome date is within six weeks.
Anticipated date for funding deed execution with successful applicants is within 10 days of application approval date.
Support and contact
For any queries about your application, please contact smallbusinessbillrelief@energysaver.nsw.gov.au and include your application reference number.
If you need help completing this form, download the SmartyGrants help guide for applicants or the applicant FAQs.