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Understanding your traditional electricity meter screens

Learn more about how to use your traditional electricity meter screen.

  • Use the blue button on the meter to move through the display options.

  • If you have an Economy 7 or Economy 10 meter, you’ll have 2 rates for electricity (day and night, 1 and 2, or peak and off-peak). These meters also have more information than a single-rate meter.

Here’s what the display symbols mean:

DisplayWhat it means for a single-rate meterWhat it means for Economy 7 or 10 meters
A or 1 £005.00Amount of credit left on your meter.Amount of credit left on your meter.
Debt £ £005.00 EYou’ve run out of normal credit. The E shows you’ve used your emergency credit.You’ve run out of normal credit.
Debt £... EYou’ve run out of emergency credit.You’ve activated your emergency credit.
888.888Test screen (for engineers to use).Test screen (for engineers to use).
BThe 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 3Total 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 4How much standing charge and debt your meter takes each week.How much standing charge and debt your meter takes each week.
GTotal kWh recorded by the meter since it was manufactured.Total kWh recorded by the meter since it was manufactured.
H or 5Meter reading.Meter reading for day rate.
I or 6Price 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 insert your payment key into the meter to see the following information:

DisplayWhat it means for a single rate meterWhat it means for Economy 7 or 10 meters
R or 7Amount of emergency credit available on your meter.Amount of emergency credit available on your meter.
SYour total debt.Your total debt.
TThe amount of debt you’ve agreed to pay off each week.The amount of debt you’ve agreed to pay off each week.