How do I read my meter?

24 Hour Revolving Disc Meter 

This meter records your electricity usage on a single register and is installed if you're on an Urban 24 Hour or Rural 24 Hour tariff. 

How to take a reading:

• Record the number on the display from left to right
• Ignore any figures in red or any figures surrounded by a red box 

Note: If you have night storage heaters, you may have two of these meters installed, or a single Day and Night meter. 

Time of Day (Day and Night) Revolving Disc Meter 

This meter records your daytime and nighttime electricity usage. If you're on a Time of Day tariff, you're more likely to have this type of meter. A separate external time switch is installed to control the tariff (clock is always set to GMT). 

The meter may have numbers 1 and 2, or the Roman numerals I and II against each register. On all ESB Networks’ meters, ‘1’ is your night consumption and ‘2’ is your day consumption. 

How to take a reading:

• Record the number on the display from left to right on each of the registers.
• Note: Ignore any figures in red or any figures surrounded by a red box. 

24 Hour Electronic Meter 

If you're on an Urban or Rural 24 Hour tariff, you'll have a 24 hour meter which may be electronic. These meters record your electricity usage on a single digital display. 

How to take a reading:

• Read the figures on the front screen from left to right, and include all digits
• Meters may display an arrow ->, this is not a decimal point 

Time of Day (Day and Night) Electronic Meter 

You’ll find a display button on all ‘Time of Day’ (Day and Night) electronic meters. 

How to take a reading:

• Push the button to scroll through the information on the screen.
• ‘2’ will be visible to the left of the Day reading.
• ‘1’ will be visible to the left of the Night reading.
• Read from left to right and include all digits.
• Meters may display an arrow ->, this is not a decimal point. 

Elster A1140 Micro Generation (Import /Export) 

If you've an import/export meter installed for microgeneration, the electronic meter will either have an auto scroll, or you’ll need to press a blue or yellow button to get to the relevant screen. 

How to take a reading:

• Push the button (or read auto scroll) to display the information in the table below. 

Digital Meter 

How to take a reading:

• If you've a digital meter where you can directly read the numbers like the diagram above, read the figures as shown from left to right, ignoring the numbers to the right of the comma (or in some meters ignore the numbers in the red box). 

Dial Clock Meter 

If you've a dial (clock) meter it will display a series of dials, like the diagram below. The four small dials at the bottom should be read from left to right. 

How to take a reading:

• The position of the pointer on the dial indicates what the reading should be.
• If the pointer is between two figures, use the lower figure. For example, if it's between 7 and 8, use 7. However, if the pointer is between 9 and 0, use 9.
• Place the numbers in the corresponding squares on the No Access card (see example below). 

Remember: once you've read your meter, sign in to your online account to submit the reading. If you don't have an online account, you can register now. Once you've signed in, go to the 'Submit a reading' tab.  

Smart Meter 

Once installed, your smart meter will be up and running right away and no further action will be required on your part. Over the following 30-day period your meter will establish its connection to ESB Networks secure communications network.  

Once this is complete, you'll no longer need to provide regular electricity meter readings, as the meter will communicate directly with ESB Networks.