Half Hourly Meters
What Are Half-Hourly Meters?
A half-hourly meter, also known as a HH or 00, is an electricity meter for businesses that sends automatic readings to your energy supplier every 30 minutes.
Half-hourly meters are usually found in larger businesses or electricity intensive industries which use a large amount of electricity.
What Are The Benefits Of A Half-hourly Meter?
No Hassle, Accurate Billing
HH automatically submit meter readings directly from the device to us This means no more estimated bills and manual meter reads, you will receive an accurate bill every month.
Accessible Online Accounts
With our energy management tools, you can compare your energy usage by day, week, month or year, this will help you improve your energy usage forecasting and budgeting.
Live Usage Data
HH meters allow you to access live energy usage data. With this data you can analyse and pinpoint where improvements could be made within your business. This will help to reduce your energy bills and reduce your businesses carbon footprint.
Tailored Energy tariffs
With live energy usage data, suppliers are able to analyse your consumption on different days and times. You are often offered more tailored and time sensitive tariffs e.g if you use less energy during peak hours, you could be financially rewarded.
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Half-Hourly Meters FAQs
DNO Stands For Your Local Distribution Network Operator. They Are Regulated By Ofgem And Are Totally Independent From Your Energy Supplier.
They Maintain And Manage The Electricity Network In Your Area – The Cables And Wires That Deliver Power From The National Grid To Homes And Businesses.
In General, The Costs Associated For Development, Maintenance And Upgrading Of Your Local Network By DNOs Is Paid Out Of Your Energy Bills Through Distribution Use Of Systems (Duos).
Larger Energy Users, Including All Businesses That Have A Half-Hourly Meter, Must Have An Agreement In Place With Their DNO About The Maximum Power Their Premises Will Pull From The Electricity System, The Enables The DNO To Ensure The Local Network Has The Capability To Handle Your Supply. In Turn, Business Will Pay A Charge Based On Their Agree Maximum Power Usage Usually Referred To As The Maximum Import Capacity Or Available Supply Capacity.
Maximum Demand (MD) Is A Business’s Highest Demand Of Electricity At Any Half-Hour Period And Is Measured In kW Or kVA.
Maximum Import Capacity (MIC), Also Referred To As Available Supply Capacity (ASC) Or Availability And Agreed Capacity. This Is A Connection Agreement Between The End User (Your Business) And The Local Distribution Network Operator (DNO). This Agreement Will Specify The Upper Threshold Of Energy That The Consumer Expects To Draw From Distribution System.
If The MD Exceeds The Agreed Upon MIC, An Excess Capacity Charge Is Levied By The DNO.
Capacity Charge, Also Referred To As The Availability Charge, Is The Monthly Per Unit Charge That An Energy User Pays The Local Distribution Network Operator (DNO).
The Charge Is Based On The Agreed Upon Maximum Import Capacity (MIC) Of The Business And Covers The Maintenance Of The Electricity Network.
The kVA (Kilo-Volt-Ampere) Charge Is A Monthly Amount Paid To The Local Distribution Network Operator (DNO) For The Available Power Capacity Provided To Your Business. This Is Paid Indirectly To The DNO, Via Your Energy Bills. Your kVA Charge Is Based Upon Your Maximum Import Capacity (MIC).
The are many differences between a half hourly and non half hourly meter which would wouldn’t be able to cover here. But we have a dedicated blog on the topic which you can access here
