Smart meters

We have recently had a new meter installed because of the RTS shutdown. We are now on Economy 10 previously being on THTC and have quantum storage heaters.  I have my heaters set to come on at certain times of the day. With Economy 10 do my heaters come on automatically at off peak times or do I have to set this up with my heaters to coincide with the off peak times? 

 Four days ago I selected 30 min readings for my electricity.My account is still showing daily readings.Do I need to wait a bit longer, or is this a fault ?    

Had smart meter fitted 2 weeks ago apparently takes up to 6 weeks to get your account up to date. Since originally on THTC plan unable to access app as doesn’t support complex meters so still unable to access appwhen logging online found that the energy plan has been changed from THTH to economy 9 in line with the smart meter being fitted However how can it be stated Plan date  year 2000 when this is 2024 am I’m missing something here or is Ovo Energy (Incompetent )only migrated from SSEE last year Also notice that since smart meter fitted apart from the IHD showing tariff and standing charge Why has the standing charge on line not stopped day after smart meter fitted and is still increasing daily Suggesting Two standing charges in operation simultaneously likewise of the energy plan has been changed online you would expect to Now be able to access the app rather than continuing online access to your account   

Is there room for a smart meter here ?Would I have to get a local electrician to move that doorbell transformer somewhere else (assuming that’s what it is), or is there a smaller version available that a meter man could fit so they could get a smart meter in ? British Gas is the supplier.

I had a smart meter installed in Mid September removing an old night rate meter and day meter. Around two weeks ago I was unable to access my online account. I’ve never been able to use the app and I now cannot access the online account. I have tried using every known browser known to man, different PC, tablets, Mac, phone, different locations and still can’t access it.  I had an email exchange for fits@ovoenergy.com around 2 weeks ago and haven’t received a reply.. I am sick to my back teeth of the service provided by OVO and have been met with incompetence at every turn. If I don’t hear from them shortly I’ll be going to the Ombudsman again.

Hello!I am in the process of getting my THTC meters upgraded to a smart meter but have hit a brick wall of sorts. I’m waiting on advice from a private electrician, but figured there are some helpful people here who could confirm/deny my suspicions.So after years of waiting, an engineer turned up to upgrade my meter, and I was quickly told it would not be possible, but was not really given any advice as to what to do. Later, Ovo has told me that there needs to be more room for the meter installation, so my plan as of now is to move the nearby consumer unit by about 5cm away from the meter, something a customer service advisor seemed to think might be enough. This might be costly but we’ll see. The problem as I see it is that to do so, I assume the electrician will need to move the meters, and Ovo, to install a new meter, would need to move the consumer unit. i.e. neither side can touch the other’s equipment unless they’re both there at the same time?

Booked a smart meter installation several months ago and an engineer turned up for the appointment. After an initial survey he advised that smart meters could not be fitted in my house because the existing meters were not separated. He then advised that a kit was available to sort this problem but to date I’ve had no follow up. can anyone advise?. Clive

Hey, I have a bog standard single phase meter, which I would like to have switched to a smart meter but I’m being told that “Sorry, we can't install a smart meter yet” on the eligibility website. My neighbours and just about everyone I know seems to have a smart meter so it isn’t a signal issue.There IS an unused Teleswitch + meter for an old heating system that is unused.Ideally I would like that Teleswitch meter removed, then the single phase meter changed to a smart meter but I’m assuming the Teleswitch is what is blocking the upgrade? I have asked support but they also just repeat back that they can’t install one at the moment without giving a reason.Any ideas on how to get this fixed?

my powers been out since yesterday morning, this is the second time this month. I recently installed a smart meter and I think that’s what been causing all this trouble. I set it up for direct debit, but it keeps switching to prepayment mode. I’ve absolutely had it with ovo, there’s no helpline or anything. My whole family is left to start the week with no electricity, no showers or anything. Kindly rectify this or let me know what I can do!TIA

Hi Since having my new meters fitted the IHD loses its connection, sometimes for a month, I think it's faulty, does anyone else have this problem?

I'm looking to get my meters upgraded to smart meters. I just wanted to double check if there will be a problem. Currently my gas meter is installed at 6ft internally in the garage.  The garage is in integral garage within the house.  Do I need to contact the gas network to have this lowered before requesting a smart meter installation?   

Every morning my smart-meter says I’ve used around £0.45P of energy. Have I or does this  include the standing charge? 

My smart meter was installed yesterday at 7.40 this morning my electric usage was 42p & gas usage was 28p. Even taking into account fridge/freezer, broadband, TV’s on standby overnight 42p electric seems high. The gas at 28p is a bigger mystery as no gas was used overnight (heating is off at the moment). Does some of the cost include a daily standing charge? Can anyone shed any light on this please?

I've just switched to OVO and was told that we could have a smart meter installed, but since then I haven't heard anything further. I am concerned because our meter isn't in our flat, it is in a communal cupboard to which I don't have access. I'm worried I won't be able to read the meter regularly if we can't get a smart meter. Has anyone had experience of this?

I have a situation which has not been resolved despite several phone calls and emails so was wondering if anyone is able to work out what is going on. I moved home in June 2024 and I was with Ovo at my previous property. This is what has happened so far:1) Ovo became the electricity supplier to my new home on 20/06/24 and asked me to submit an opening meter reading.2) I emailed the same day to explain this was not possible as there was only 1 section for 1 meter reading on Ovo's website. I have economy 7 which is only for the heater and there are 2 reading on my meter which is a Liberty 110. The opening readings were:R01: 5468.8R02: 1382.2.(shown in photos below)3) Ovo's website explains how to read my meter and it says R02 is the day reading.4) R02 has not changed and still reads 1382.2.5) R01 is changing daily so that is the day and night reading minus the heater (why does the website say R01 is the night reading?)6) Th

When do standing charges get added onto the IHD? I've noticed that when the unit prices went down this month the cost showing when I get up in the morning has actually gone up, suggesting it might be due to standing charges. However I had previously assumed it was late at night, because when I check the previous days cost against the cost showing when I went to bed, that has also jumped up. So I'm puzzled.

I am impressed by the level of knowledge held by OVO Energy forum members. I was hoping to get advice about the lack of data communicated to the DCC.  I moved to an EV tariff with Octopus Energy on 24 November 2022, but they have not been able to receive information from the Landis+Gyr E470 smart meter/hub since that date.  The SMETS 2 meter was installed by EDF at the end of October 2022 and I moved to Octopus Energy within a few days (fixed tariff with EDF was ending at the end of November 2022).  For the first few weeks of November, when I was on a standard tariff with Octopus, I believe that electricity and gas data was being received via the DCC.  After contacting Octopus on a number of occasions, I was offered a “power-cycle” visit by an engineer.  This was completed on 6 February and within two days, apps such as Hugo, Loop and Bright were able to display electricity/gas data.  Surprisingly, Octopus could still not obtain information from the DCC.  This situation changed afte

Hi, I had a smart meter system installed just over a week ago. A few days later it was apparent that the gas meter was not connecting via the HAN (no readings on IHD, pressing 0 on the meter displays "Commission?"). I called OVO and was told a Lowri-Beck engineer would be in touch. I called again the other day and was told this could take up to ten working days as I was on an "ad hoc" list. What does this actually mean? The CSA I spoke to wasn't very clear. I'm very annoyed by this. I took time off work to have the meters fitted and now I'm having to wait for an engineer to call me at a random time to arrange an appointment to come and fix a pairing issue. Everything in your organisation assumes everything will go right first time. If something goes wrong the customer is basically ignored and palmed off with "don't call us, some contractor will call you....". Your advisor helpfully told me I could still submit gas readings by reading the meter. Great! Just like I never bothered

Is OVO definitely able to install a SMETS2 gas meter in place of the existing dumb meter in our semi-concealed Actaris undergound box (photo enclosed)?Our Actaris semi-concealedbox looks to be similar to this one:https://www.gasequipmentdirect.co.uk/product/national-grid-transco-brown-semi-concealed-gas-meter-box-430-x-480-x-330mm/?campaignid=11814343651&keyword=zmisc0460z&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwxNW2BhAkEiwA24Cm9LHlIvQ-XaFxfg0CuKyXAf2AT--OAF_mU7PqsOWRdpC2BTz1Cq484BoCspoQAvD_BwE

As it's not law to have a smart meter,can anyone tell us how to get them removed for a traditional meter,any ideas Tim ?

Hi, I'd be grateful someone knowledgeable in smart meters could provide any insight into what could be the problem with my smart meter. After having it initially installed I had to have an engineer come back and install an aerial. Since then I have all 5 green led lights flash every 5 seconds which I believe means the smart meter is working how it should be and is communicating. Despite this EDF is saying they can't read my meter. I will be looking to move to OVO once my 3 year fix deal finishes in September as I want to benefit from the EV tariff they have and I'm keen to get this problem resolved before doing this. If I input my details into the n3rgy website I get no obvious errors other than 'No Export MPAN configured' and 'warning device configuration has not been completed - whitelisted'. Are there any generic reasons why they can't read my meter? Does the green flashing led every 5 seconds definitely mean there is a connection? If that's the case why can't they read the meter

A man knocked this morning claiming to be from OVO and wanting to read my smart electric meter. I told him they are not manually read. He said they have to be manually read at least once a year. I said that was not so. Who was he? Who sent him?

Have recently had solar panels installed and although I can check how much I am exporting via the main electricity smart meter I cannot see how I can see this info on my smart meter display - apparently I should see a pylon icon - have I got an old display (photo attached). Thanks. 

We had new smart meters installed on Tuesday and a IHD3 box  and  yesterday a small envelope icon and display showing new message appeared. Does anyone know how to display message ... Tried tapping the icon but nothing happens.