Digital Electric Meter Reading Units

Unlike traditional analog electric meters many digital meters transmit your meter reading wirelessly to the electric company via radio frequencies.

Digital electric meter reading units.

Electricity mechanical digital meter single rate meter. Digital electric meters have numeric displays that show numbers in kilowatt hours. The number shown below this is your meter reading. Here s how to read it.

A kilowatt is equal to 1 000 watts. Electricity is always in kwh. Include any zeros at the start but ignore the red numbers and any that come after the decimal point. You can identify the types of meter by the units.

Gas meters look similar to electricity meters and can be read in the same way. This meter reading is 45. Economy 7 domestic economy meters. Thus a digital electric meter is much simpler to read than a traditional meter because it has fewer readings to decipher.

The electric companies take readings on these electric meters typically monthly and charge the electricity user for the amount of power consumed for the month. For gas smart meters press and hold the red button a for 5 10 seconds this will then display credit on. Sometimes a standard electric meter will display a set of red numbers. Gas meters are always in m3 or ft although suppliers convert this into kwh on your energy bills.

To take a reading from an electricity meter like this all you need to do is read the black numbers from left to right. A digital electricity meter shows your current meter reading on a digital display. If this is the case with your meter then ignore these numbers and just record the black ones. If you have an electricity single rate smart meter the display will automatically show the reading.

How to read your smart in home meter screen this example from british gas display unit take a look at some photos below showing a gas and an electricity reading. Read your meter display from left to right. This is a reading taken on a british gas display screen but the provider is utility point. Just write down the numbers as you read them from left to right.

Ignore any numbers in red and anything that appears after a decimal point or space.