Need to take smart meter readings

[Deleted User]

TimSynths said:

I cant get over how complicated that was, I'm still not 100% sure its correct but I followed the instructions from the link that Dolor very kindly shared.

Electric reading-

Gas Reading-


Am I on the right track?

You could just do nothing. Octopus will be able to access your meter readings from midnight on the transfer date. 

CSI_Yorkshire

Dolor said:

TimSynths said:

I cant get over how complicated that was, I'm still not 100% sure its correct but I followed the instructions from the link that Dolor very kindly shared.

Electric reading-

Gas Reading-


Am I on the right track?

You could just do nothing. Octopus will be able to access your meter readings from midnight on the transfer date. 

From the original post:

"and they have asked for meter readings"

I know how much you love Octopus and their smart systems, but just sometimes the old way (and doing what the supplier asks) works and is necessary.

TimSynths

[Deleted User] said:

TimSynths said:

I cant get over how complicated that was, I'm still not 100% sure its correct but I followed the instructions from the link that Dolor very kindly shared.

Electric reading-

Gas Reading-


Am I on the right track?

You could just do nothing. Octopus will be able to access your meter readings from midnight on the transfer date. 

I did think it was strange and that they would simply help themselves but its done now and ive learnt how to do it and I also got £1 credit from them for doing so, just need to be able to access the referral page now to claim my £50 joining fee, each time i click on it it just opens a blank page.

Scot_39

It can take days if not weeks for a new supplier to get access to Smart data.

Possibly more so in past with smets1 that weren't integrated to the DCC network, but if asked to provide suspect that's why.

And getting paid to learn how to - even better.

[Deleted User]

CSI_Yorkshire said:

Dolor said:

TimSynths said:

I cant get over how complicated that was, I'm still not 100% sure its correct but I followed the instructions from the link that Dolor very kindly shared.

Electric reading-

Gas Reading-


Am I on the right track?

You could just do nothing. Octopus will be able to access your meter readings from midnight on the transfer date. 

From the original post:

"and they have asked for meter readings"

I know how much you love Octopus and their smart systems, but just sometimes the old way (and doing what the supplier asks) works and is necessary.

Yes - because they have a single system that covers both smart and analogue meters. 

Alnat1

You can always give them a ring with the referral code once your account is open.

imeach

Just checking you were only on single rate electric with previous/current supplier?

[Deleted User]

It can take days if not weeks for a new supplier to get access to Smart data.

I think that you are confusing the time needed to set up the account with access to the smart meter. The new supplier gets access on the day of the switch: one meter - one supplier. To pull data, all it needs to do is send out bespoke security certificates to the 2 meters. I switched my gas to Zog last year (a big mistake) and the correct tariff information was updated in the meters in the early hours of the morning.

Gerry1

Dolor said:

It can take days if not weeks for a new supplier to get access to Smart data.

I switched my gas to Zog last year (a big mistake)

@[Deleted User] It certainly was: Zog went bust in 2021 !

TimSynths

imeach said:

Just checking you were only on single rate electric with previous/current supplier?

Yes I am/was.