Meters and In-Home Displays (IHD)Meter readings
Understanding your electricity meter screens
| Display | What it means for Standard | What it means for Economy 7 or 10 |
|---|---|---|
| A or 1 £005.00 | Amount of credit left on meter | Amount of credit left on meter |
| Debt £ £005.00 E | You’ve run out of normal credit. The E shows you’ve activated your emergency credit | You’ve run out of normal credit |
| Debt £... E | You’ve run out of emergency credit | You’ve activated your emergency credit |
| 888.888 | Test screen (for engineers to use) | Test screen (for engineers to use) |
| B | The minimum amount you need to top up to reset your emergency credit | The minimum amount you need to top up to reset your emergency credit |
| C | --- | The current time, and the unit rate you’re using at the moment |
| D | --- | The current time, and the unit rate you’re using at the moment |
| E or 3 | Total credit added to the meter since it was last reset by an engineer | Total credit added to the meter since it was last reset by an engineer |
| F or 4 | How much standing charge and debt your meter collects each week | How much standing charge and debt your meter collects each week |
| G | Total kWh recorded by the meter since it was manufactured | Total kWh recorded by the meter since it was manufactured |
| H or 5 | Meter reading | Meter reading for day rate |
| I or 6 | Price per kWh | Price per kWh for day rate |
| J | --- | Meter reading for night rate |
| K | --- | Price per kWh for night rate |
You’ll need to put your payment key into the meter to see the next information displays:
| Display | What it means for Standard | What it means for Economy 7 or 10 |
|---|---|---|
| R or 7 | Amount of emergency credit available on your meter | Amount of emergency credit available on your meter |
| S | Your total debt | --- |
| T | The amount of debt you’ve agreed to pay off each week | --- |
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