Electric meter: what meters are there and how do they work?

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The electric meter is a system that measures the energy consumption in a home. They are in our homes but we do not have them in sight. We only realize that they exist at the end of the month, when we receive the electricity bill with the results obtained from these meters.

Types of electric meters
Currently there are two models of meters: analog or traditional and electric or Romania Mobile Number List digital. Their main difference is the way they read consumption. The traditional ones do it every hour without differentiating the time in which the expense is made. Electric ones, on the other hand, measure the consumption recorded at the exact time in which it occurred. Immediately afterwards, they send the expense directly to the distribution company.

Distribution companies have the duty to replace all traditional meters with electric ones, according to Law RD 1110/2007 (Meter Replacement Plan), until December 31, 2018. If you have a traditional meter at home, you will We recommend that you make the change by recording the reading of the old meter before installing the new one.

Rent an electric meter or have your own?
Electric meters in homes can belong to the owner or the distribution company. If we decide to rent a meter, we must take into account that the distributor will be responsible for the maintenance and cost of the meter, but we must pay a monthly fee for it. On the contrary, if we decide to buy our own, we will not pay any rent but the maintenance and cost of the meter will be our responsibility. The initial cost of an accountant is usually high.



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How to read an electric meter?
To correctly read an electric meter we must know if our consumption has time discrimination. This will allow us to understand in which periods of the day consumption is cheaper (off-peak period) or more expensive (peak period). The counter panel will show us the expense made.



Time discrimination is an electricity rate for those who have more than 15kW of contracted power and divides consumption into these two periods, off-peak and peak. The peak period is from 12pm to 10pm in winter and from 1pm to 11pm in summer. It represents a 20% higher cost. The off-peak period is from 10 p.m. to 12 p.m. in winter and from 11 p.m. to 1 p.m. in summer and the savings on the base rate are 47%.

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If you look closely, every electric meter has a red light. The light provides us with the main information of the counter. If it is off, there is no supply. If the light flashes continuously, it means it is active and consuming. When the light flashes very quickly, it indicates that consumption has skyrocketed. Finally, if the red light remains steady, it means (in many meters) that the contracted consumption has skyrocketed and the power supply has been interrupted.