When and how should you read your electricity meter?
Reading your electricity meter enables you to find out your energy consumption in kilowatt-hours by subtracting last year’s reading from this years’. When should you read your meter? How do you read different meter types (standard meter, dual-rate meter or budget meter)? And what’s the point? Answers in this article!
When should you read your electricity meter?
Various circumstances might lead you to read your electricity meter:
Moving house
You will need to fill in an energy transfer document (PDF). This form, completed by both old and new occupants, will indicate your contact details and the readings from your electricity meter. This way, you avoid any risk of billing errors.
Did you know? When you move into a new home, your energy supplier will use the consumption of the previous occupants to estimate the amount of your monthly instalments. So don’t hesitate to contact them if you think you are using less than they did. For example, if the previous occupants were a family and that you are living alone.
Once a year
You will receive a meter reading card through the post inviting you to submit your electricity readings. A technician’s visit may also be scheduled. If you cannot be home when they call, you can always place your completed card in your window or on your front door.
