Learn how read the data from the electricity meter it is fundamental and not only for know your consumption (e Don’t have any surprises on your bill) but also to understand their own energy habits and, if possible, improve them.
It’s about a very simple operation which, with the right indications, can also become quite fast and, clearly, a good habit that can also lead to a considerable savings because being aware of your consumption is a way to pay more attention and try to avoid waste and excess. Let’s find out how to read the electronic meter.
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1. What is the counter and what is it for?
The light meter has the task of measure the amount of electricity used at home and have a precise estimate of your own consumption.
Generally it is positioned in an easily accessible place so that, in case of any technical interventions, it can be reached quickly and without major problems.
It is important to remember that the counter is the property of the distributorwho also has the obligation to take care of the correct installation of the device, if any maintenance and, in case of problems, of replacement.
Clearly the counter is connected directly to your energy supplier which, by recording the data detected by this device, will send the consumer the bills to pay, naturally calculated based on the consumption itself.
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2. How to read the data on the meter
As mentioned at the beginning, knowing how to read the data on your electricity meter is more than important and can protect users from very high bills and totally unexpected.
Inside every home, for some years now, there have been places modern electronic metersmuch more efficient than older mechanical devices and practically always connected with the supplier which, remotely, can even carry out some operations, such as the increase in powerfor example, or starting some maintenance programs.
That said, to get started with meter reading you first need to press the button located on the front of the appliance and begin to familiarize yourself with the various items that will appear on the display. Let’s see what they are:
- client code
- time slot
- instant power
- power used
- available power
- electricity consumption relating to the current billing period
- maximum power absorbed in the current billing period
- codice POD
Il client coderepresented a 9-digit numeric code that is used for identify the supply contractbut we’ll talk more about that later.
The time slot shows the price range for current consumption and is identified by various acronyms (based on the reference time) such as F1, F2, F3.
The instant power a datum that indicates the power absorbed at that moment and is expressed in kilowatts.
The power used which indicates the maximum power that can be drawn from the network and is also expressed in kilowatts. In the case of large homes or with many appliances it is advisable to ask for a increase in power and, for example, go from 3 kW to 4 or 4.5 kW so as to not having to worry about any overloads.
The available power which would be theactual energy that can be withdrawn from the grid and has a tolerance of 10% more than the committed power.
Il electricity consumption relating to the current billing period, a fact that in this case does not need to be explained. It is important to underline that this value can also be read in relation to previous billing period.
The maximum power absorbed in the current billing period, is always expressed in kilowatts and represents the peak power recorded in a given time interval. The data relating to the is also available here previous billing period.
Il codice PODwhich we will discuss in detail later and which is an alphanumeric code that identifies the user and the electricity supply contract.
Now that the information coming from our meter is clear, let’s see how to understand consumption.
To do this you need to focus, first and foremost instant power, which shows how much is being consumed at that precise moment. In addition to this we must also consider the electricity consumption relating to billing periodsso as to have an estimate of these consumptions over time.
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3. What is self-reading and when should it be done
When there were still old mechanical meters in homes, it was good practice to carry out theself-reading which, in practice, represents the communication of real consumption to your energy supplier.
One way to avoid errors in billswith incorrect estimates and the need to go through any adjustments
However, with the arrival of the new digital meters this operation is no longer necessary as the device itself will send everything necessary to the supplier on a regular basis.
If someone, however, still has one of the old mechanical meters (in addition to asking for a replacement) they can send the data to the manager, communicating it via SMS or via toll-free number.
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4. What are the POD code and customer number
As already mentioned, it is good to do a brief in-depth analysis of what they are codice POD and the customer numbertwo fundamental pieces of information for user identification e of your contract for electricity.
The main function of this information is essentially that of “be recognized” by the supplier e request assistance o perform different types of operations as a change of supplieril change of user account holderil I take over o to cancellation of the service.
Il codice POD it is an alphanumeric code that begins with IT and which has the task of identifying precisely the point where the distributor supplies the energy to a user.
AND associated with the meter and never changesnot even in the event of a change of user or contract and can be read on the device or, alternatively, on your paper or digital bill.
Il customer number is a 9-digit numeric code that identifies the electricity supply. This is a value that it changes every time you make a change in the supply itself or in the holder and is used by the supplier to distinguish the various customers.
This information can also be found on the electronic meter or on the bill, in the section supply data.
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