Independent accounts
The tenant opens their own account with any retailer.
Dedicated supply
Separate electricity meters
for granny flats in Sydney.
Avoid disputes over shared bills. A separate meter ensures exact measurement of the granny flat's energy use, but requires careful assessment of your existing board and network rules.
The shared billing problem
Why a sub-meter
is not enough.
Private sub-meters only measure usage—they do not split the bill. The primary dwelling owner remains legally responsible for the entire electricity account. A true separate meter (NMI) gives the granny flat its own account, its own retailer choice, and its own bill.
No internal billing
Eliminate the ongoing administration of calculating and charging for power.
Clear compliance
Meets property management requirements for formal lease agreements.
Technical requirements
What it takes to
get connected.
Adding a second National Metering Identifier (NMI) to a single residential lot triggers stringent network compliance rules. We help manage the technical prerequisites so your chosen retailer can install the meter.
Space and isolation
Sufficient physical space in the enclosure and dedicated main switches for each tenancy.
Consumer mains capacity
The incoming supply cable must safely handle the maximum demand of both dwellings combined.
Network permissions
Assistance with submitting the required applications to the relevant network for secondary supply.
Get your project moving
Tell us what is
stopping the job.
Need to know if your current setup can handle a separate meter? Send us an enquiry and we can quickly assess the requirements.
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