How to read your new Smart Meter - Origin Energy
How to read your new Smart Meter - Origin Energy
How to read your new Smart Meter - Origin Energy
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<strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong><br />
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Out-smart <strong>your</strong> energy bills<br />
Your <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong>, provided at no cost <strong>to</strong> eligible<br />
residents participating in the Adelaide Solar<br />
City trial, is designed <strong>to</strong> provide important<br />
information about <strong>your</strong> energy usage behaviour.<br />
It can help you understand <strong>your</strong> electricity<br />
consumption patterns and identify ways of<br />
reducing <strong>your</strong> usage, and in turn, the cost of<br />
<strong>your</strong> electricity bills.<br />
What does my <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong> tell me?<br />
The specific data displayed on <strong>your</strong> <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong> depends<br />
on <strong>your</strong> electricity supply. For example, do you have separate<br />
hot water metering, or a solar panel installed?<br />
Each type of <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong> has two but<strong>to</strong>ns. The lower<br />
but<strong>to</strong>n (Mk10 and Mk7A) or right hand but<strong>to</strong>n (Mk7C) can<br />
be used <strong>to</strong> scroll through <strong>your</strong> display. Your <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong> will<br />
also normally scroll through <strong>your</strong> display every few seconds<br />
by itself.<br />
It may occasionally be necessary for <strong>your</strong> <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong> <strong>to</strong> be<br />
remotely re-programmed. This will clear the display values<br />
on <strong>your</strong> meter and reflect lower than actual billed values. If<br />
this is required, it will most likely occur in the first month<br />
after installation.<br />
Reading <strong>your</strong> <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong><br />
Your <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong> model type is displayed on the front panel<br />
label (Mk10, Mk7A and Mk7C). The display consists of a field<br />
name on the left, and a value on the right. On Mk7 meters (both<br />
A and C) there are up <strong>to</strong> four letters in the field name, while on<br />
Mk10 meters, there are up <strong>to</strong> six.<br />
Simply refer <strong>to</strong> the table below for further information about<br />
the various fields on <strong>your</strong> <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meter</strong> display (not all fields are<br />
displayed on all meters).<br />
Field Name<br />
dAtE<br />
tIME<br />
<strong>to</strong>tL<br />
S<strong>to</strong>t<br />
G<strong>to</strong>t<br />
MAIn<br />
PMAI<br />
LoAd<br />
PLoA<br />
SoLA<br />
PSol<br />
GEn<br />
PGEn<br />
Description<br />
Current date<br />
Current time for Australian EST, not adjusted for daylight savings.<br />
Total consumption* since meter installation.<br />
Total generation^ from a solar panel since meter installation.<br />
Total solar production # from a solar panel since meter installation.<br />
Consumption* for the current calendar month <strong>to</strong> date.<br />
Consumption* for the previous calendar month.<br />
Consumption for the secondary load (eg. hot water) for current<br />
calendar month <strong>to</strong> date.<br />
Consumption for the secondary load (eg. hot water) for previous<br />
calendar month.<br />
Generation^ from solar panels for the current calendar month <strong>to</strong> date.<br />
Generation^ from solar panels for the previous calendar month.<br />
Full solar production # for current calendar month.<br />
Full solar production # for previous calendar month.<br />
* If <strong>your</strong> meter is a net solar meter, then this is the energy drawn from the grid,<br />
not <strong>to</strong>tal household consumption. ^ For a net solar meter, this is the energy fed<br />
back in<strong>to</strong> the grid, not <strong>to</strong>tal solar generation. # Only where a separate production<br />
meter has been fitted.<br />
Your online energy usage information<br />
Your electricity is billed in half hour intervals, which are<br />
collected from <strong>your</strong> meter and delivered <strong>to</strong> us on a daily basis.<br />
Your online usage information is a <strong>read</strong>ing of <strong>your</strong> consumption<br />
and is based on validated, collected data. Please note that<br />
<strong>your</strong> electricity bill may not exactly reflect <strong>your</strong> online usage<br />
information due <strong>to</strong> the variation in length of billing periods.<br />
Your billing cycle will remain unchanged.<br />
A <strong>new</strong> '<strong>Smart</strong>'<br />
Electricity <strong>Meter</strong>.<br />
To view <strong>your</strong> energy usage patterns, simply login <strong>to</strong><br />
originenergy.com.au/<strong>your</strong>-power.