Gas meter SMETsV2 - no meter reading 18days but getting half hourly usage

  • Thewookiewon's Avatar
    Level 6
    Hello,

    My gas meter is set to half hourly and I can see the usage fine in the app but when I check in the meter read section it says nothing seen for 18 days.

    My electric is also half hourly, usage fine and meter read says "you don't need to subnet readings as we're getting them half hourly".

    Shouldn't the gas section be stating the same thing on half hourly? Screenshots attached
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  • Mailman's Avatar
    Level 58
    @Thewookiewon

    The usage per 30 min is not the same as the Meter read. Put it another way, if you were to add up all the 30 min usage data over the whole day you would end up with the same usage derived by taking the difference between the Meter reads at 0000 and 2359 and using the conversion formula to convert say m3 into kWh. The smart meter read will only be pulled once a month unless your bill covers a cap changeover date. What you see with your account is what I see with mine.

    I shall check my app in the morning as my online account is not confusing. Perhaps the app is open to misinterpretation for the reasons stated in your post but will check and get back to you unless someone else can confirm.
    Last edited by Mailman; 15 Hours Ago at 23:06.
  • Thewookiewon's Avatar
    Level 6
    @Thewookiewon

    The usage per 30 min is not the same as the Meter read. Put it another way, if you were to add up all the 30 min usage data over the whole day you would end up with the same usage derived by taking the difference between the Meter reads at 0000 and 2359 and using the conversion formula to convert say m3 into kWh. The smart meter read will only be pulled once a month unless your bill covers a cap changeover date. What you see with your account is what I see with mine.

    I shall check my app in the morning as my online account is not confusing. Perhaps the app is open to misinterpretation for the reasons stated in your post but will check and get back to you unless someone else can confirm.

    I completely get that, but I do belive the gas meter reading area should reflect the same message as the electric meter then.

    "you don't need to submit meter readings, we receive your gas usage automatically from you smart meter half hourly"
    Last edited by Thewookiewon; 6 Hours Ago at 07:25.
  • Mailman's Avatar
    Level 58
    @Thewookiewon

    Checked with my app - as I am not on a TOU (Time of Use) electricity tariff my last meter reads were both taken on 1st July and both utilities state 'It's 18 days since your last reading'. perhaps you are on a TOU and have to have the electricity reads pulled much more often. 👍