The SRP meter at your home monitors your daily power usage. Understand what it measures and see tips for reading each type of meter based on your price plan.
This type of electricity meter is the most straightforward to read. All you need to do is locate the display and make a note of the first five numbers that are being shown. If there are not any numbers on display, then you may need to push a button on the meter before it shows you...
An electric meter measures the total power consumed over a time period. Also known as an electricity meter, electrical meter, energy meter, or kilowatt-hour meter, this instrument calculates kilowatt-hours (kWh) into billing units. Hence, the more electricity you use, the higher the bill. Most...
Electricity meters There are four types of electricity meters: mechanical digital, electronic digital, dial and smart meter. Smart meters send us your usage automatically but for the others, you will need to send us regular readings to make sure your bill is accurate. At times, we may also ...
Know precisely what you're using. A simple guide for small business owners to read gas & electricity meters
Smart meters are the newest form of energy meter that are being used in the UK. A smart meter gives you the benefit of sending your meter readings directly to yourenergy supplier. By doing this, the smart meter will enable your gas or electricity supplier to ensure that they have accurate...
How to read your dial display meter: Your meter tracks your electricity usage, in kilowatt hours (kWh), much like a car odometer counts the cumulative total of miles driven. The running total of usage is displayed on dials and is read from left to right. Your meter may have fewer dials...
How to read your advanced meter How is my usage measured? What is a kilowatt-hour (kWh)? Electricity is measured in “kilowatt-hours” (kWh). A kilowatt-hour packs about as much energy as a half-cup of gasoline. If you turn on a 100 watt light bulb for 10 hours, you use 1 ...
How does electricity meter work?
To calculate your monthly electrical usage, read the meter at the beginning of the month and again exactly one month later. The amount of electricity (or kilowatt-hours) used is the difference between the two readings. Time-of-use (TOU) meters ...