diff --git a/src/EnergyPlus/InputProcessing/InputProcessor.cc b/src/EnergyPlus/InputProcessing/InputProcessor.cc
index e32a8518188..2ff29885f71 100644
--- a/src/EnergyPlus/InputProcessing/InputProcessor.cc
+++ b/src/EnergyPlus/InputProcessing/InputProcessor.cc
@@ -1638,7 +1638,6 @@ void InputProcessor::preScanReportingVariables()
     // Output:Variable
     // Meter:Custom
     // Meter:CustomDecrement
-    // Meter:CustomDifference
     // Output:Table:Monthly
     // Output:Table:TimeBins
     // Output:Table:SummaryReports
@@ -1649,7 +1648,6 @@ void InputProcessor::preScanReportingVariables()
     static std::string const OutputVariable("Output:Variable");
     static std::string const MeterCustom("Meter:Custom");
     static std::string const MeterCustomDecrement("Meter:CustomDecrement");
-    //      static std::string const MeterCustomDifference( "METER:CUSTOMDIFFERENCE" );
     static std::string const OutputTableMonthly("Output:Table:Monthly");
     static std::string const OutputTableAnnual("Output:Table:Annual");
     static std::string const OutputTableTimeBins("Output:Table:TimeBins");
diff --git a/src/Transition/CreateNewIDFUsingRulesV9_4_0.f90 b/src/Transition/CreateNewIDFUsingRulesV9_4_0.f90
index e3d2a863b98..0cfda818482 100644
--- a/src/Transition/CreateNewIDFUsingRulesV9_4_0.f90
+++ b/src/Transition/CreateNewIDFUsingRulesV9_4_0.f90
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ SUBROUTINE CreateNewIDFUsingRules(EndOfFile,DiffOnly,InLfn,AskForInput,InputFile
   LOGICAL :: alreadyProcessedOneOutputDiagnostic=.false.
   INTEGER :: nE, nEC, nG, nNG, nFO, nFON
 
+  LOGICAL :: changeMeterNameFlag
+  INTEGER :: totMeterCustom = 0
+  INTEGER :: totMeterCustomDecr = 0
+  INTEGER numMeterCustom
+  CHARACTER(len=MaxNameLength) :: MeterCustomName
+  CHARACTER(len=MaxNameLength), ALLOCATABLE, DIMENSION(:) :: MeterCustomNames
+
 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 !                            E N D    O F    I N S E R T    L O C A L    V A R I A B L E S    H E R E                              !
 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@ -242,6 +249,8 @@ SUBROUTINE CreateNewIDFUsingRules(EndOfFile,DiffOnly,InLfn,AskForInput,InputFile
           ALLOCATE(NwAorN(MaxTotalArgs),NwReqFld(MaxTotalArgs),NwFldNames(MaxTotalArgs),NwFldDefaults(MaxTotalArgs),NwFldUnits(MaxTotalArgs))
           ALLOCATE(OutArgs(MaxTotalArgs))
           ALLOCATE(DeleteThisRecord(NumIDFRecords))
+          ALLOCATE(MeterCustomNames(NumIDFRecords))
+
           DeleteThisRecord=.false.
 
           NoVersion=.true.
@@ -291,7 +300,29 @@ SUBROUTINE CreateNewIDFUsingRules(EndOfFile,DiffOnly,InLfn,AskForInput,InputFile
             ENDDO
             CALL DisplayString('Processing IDF -- OutputDiagnostics preprocessing complete.')
           ENDIF
-       ! End Pre-process OutputDiagnostics
+      ! End Pre-process OutputDiagnostics
+
+      !- Pre-process for names of Meter:Custom objects
+          totMeterCustom = GetNumObjectsFound('METER:CUSTOM')
+          IF (totMeterCustom > 0) THEN
+            DO numMeterCustom=1, totMeterCustom
+              CALL GetObjectItem('METER:CUSTOM', numMeterCustom, Alphas, NumAlphas, Numbers, NumNumbers, Status)
+              MeterCustomName = MakeUpperCase(TRIM(Alphas(1)))
+              MeterCustomNames(numMeterCustom) = MeterCustomName
+            END DO
+          END IF
+      !- Ene Pre-process for names of Meter:Custom objects
+
+      !- Pre-process for names of Meter:CustomDecrement objects
+          totMeterCustomDecr = GetNumObjectsFound('METER:CUSTOMDECREMENT')
+          IF (totMeterCustomDecr > 0) THEN
+            DO numMeterCustom=1, totMeterCustomDecr
+              CALL GetObjectItem('METER:CUSTOMDECREMENT', numMeterCustom, Alphas, NumAlphas, Numbers, NumNumbers, Status)
+              MeterCustomName = MakeUpperCase(TRIM(Alphas(1)))
+              MeterCustomNames(numMeterCustom + totMeterCustom) = MeterCustomName
+            END DO
+          END IF
+      !- Ene Pre-process for names of Meter:CustomDecrement objects
 
 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 !                                                       P R O C E S S I N G                                                        !
@@ -604,7 +635,16 @@ SUBROUTINE CreateNewIDFUsingRules(EndOfFile,DiffOnly,InLfn,AskForInput,InputFile
                    .false.)
                 IF (DelThis) CYCLE
                 IF (CurArgs .GE. 1) THEN
-                  CALL ReplaceFuelNameWithEndUseSubcategory(OutArgs(1), NoDiff)
+                  changeMeterNameFlag = .true.
+                  DO numMeterCustom=1, totMeterCustom + totMeterCustomDecr
+                    MeterCustomName = MeterCustomNames(numMeterCustom)
+                    IF (MeterCustomName .eq. MakeUPPERCase(InArgs(1))) THEN
+                      changeMeterNameFlag = .false.
+                    END IF
+                  END DO
+                  IF (changeMeterNameFlag) THEN
+                    CALL ReplaceFuelNameWithEndUseSubcategory(OutArgs(1), NoDiff)
+                  END IF
                 END IF
 
               CASE('OUTPUT:TABLE:TIMEBINS')