Electric Meter
Location:	Basement, Electric Cabinet

Reading Your Electric Meter

Digital meter
Your digital meter displays readings in one row of figures (single register) or two rows of figures (two registers).

Reading a single register digital meter
Write down the numbers shown from left to right. Ignore the last figure marked 0.1

Reading a digital meter with two registers
If your tariff gives you lower priced off-peak electricity your meter may have two rows of figures like the one in the picture. The top row records the off-peak electricity you use. It is marked LOW, NIGHT or RATE 1. The bottom row records the normal rate electricity you use. It is marked NORMAL, DAY or RATE 2. To take a reading, write down the numbers shown from left to right in both rows. Ignore the last figure marked 0.1

Dial meter
Your dial meter comprises of six dials. These read from left to right. You only need to read the first five dials - starting with the 10,000kWh dial on the left and stopping after the 1 kWh dial. Don’t read the last dial on the right – it is for testing purposes only. Remember that the dials move in opposite directions, as shown by the red arrows in the picture below.

Reading a dial meter
If the pointer falls between two numbers, always read the lower number – in Fig A you would write down the number 4. If the pointer is directly over a number always record it – in Fig B you would write down the number 5. If the pointer on a dial falls between 9 and 0, reduce the reading already taken for the dial on the left by one – for example, if your original recorded 5, reduce this to 4. Following these instructions, the correct meter reading for the dial in the diagram will be 44928.

Electronic meter
Your electronic meter always displays the charging rate currently in use – Rate 2 during the day and Rate 1 or Economy 7 at night. Please write down the rate showing and submit it with your reading.

Instructions and Images courtesy of EDF Energy website