Guide to reading your electricity meter
Single rate meters
Single rate meters are the most common meters with a flat rate for your electricity all day.
Digit meters:
![Illustration of a single rate meter with the numbers after the decimal point highlighted Illustration of a single rate meter with the numbers after the decimal point highlighted](/images/folder/ni-business/illustration-of-a-meter-with-the-numbers-after-the-decimal-point-highlighted.jpg?sfvrsn=7df9a10d_0)
- Read the first five numbers from left to right, including any zeroes.
- You should ignore any numbers marked 1/10 or 1/100 or displayed in red.
For example this reading is 07220.
‘Clock-type’ Dial meters
![Illustration of a 'clock-type' dial meter Illustration of a 'clock-type' dial meter](/images/folder/ni-residential/meter-images/electricity-meter-reading-on-a-clock-type-dial-electric-meter.jpg?sfvrsn=8dfea10d_2)
Your dial / clock meter will have six dials but 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.
To read your meter:
- Read the digits from left to right, ignore the last dial on the right
- If the dial is between two numbers, round down to the lowest number. If the dial is between 9 and 0, round down to 9.
- Remember that the dials move in opposite directions, as shown by the arrows in the picture above.
For example this reading is 45928
Keypad meters
![Illustration of a keypad meter Illustration of a keypad meter](/images/folder/ni-residential/meter-images/keypad-electric-meter-press-number-9-to-display-your-electricity-meter-reading.jpg?sfvrsn=9ffea10d_4)
To read your meter:
Press 9 on meter to display reading.
Multi rate meters
If you are prompted to enter two or more meter readings this means you have a dual or multi rate meter with different rates throughout the day.
For example, you may have a higher electricity rate at breakfast and tea-time but a lower rate over night. You will use electricity to heat water and for storage heaters.
Economy 7 (Day / Night) Meter
These meters have two rows of numbers to separately record the electricity you use during both day and night. These rows may be labelled as Day and Night, 1/I (Night) and 2/II (Day) or Low (Night) and Normal (Day).
To read your meter:
- For each row, read the numbers from left to right, including any zeroes.
- Ignore any numbers after the decimal point or in red.
E.g., The day reading for this meter is 32436, and the night reading is 46043.
Dual Digit meters
![Illustration of a Dual Digit Meter Illustration of a Dual Digit Meter](/images/folder/ni-residential/meter-images/illustration-of-a-dual-digit-meter.jpg?sfvrsn=b1fea10d_0)
To read your meter:
Press this button to scroll through the display:
Rate 1 or R1 for first read
Rate 2 or R2 for second read
TOTAL B for heating units (Multi rate)
Keypad meters
To read your meter:
Press Key 3 on meter for first read
Press Key 3 again for second (or additional) reads