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Electric smart meter not sending readings but gas is?

  • October 2, 2023
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Hi, 

Any idea why my gas meter sends smart reading but electric doesn’t? 
 

Best answer by Emmanuelle_OVO

Updated on 31/03/25 by Ben_OVO:

You can view your smart meter readings via your online account or app. If your readings are estimated then your smart meter might not be working, and you’ll need to send a smart meter health check to our Support Team. You can find out more about this here, and in these previous Forum topics:

 

 

Hey @ChrisMac,

 

That’s a shame Hugo also can’t communicate with your meter. 

 

The timeframe for the smart metering team to investigate the issue and contact you is 45 working days. Within this time they will attempt to fix the issues with the meter remotely, if they’re unable to do so they’ll contact you to book in an engineer appointment. 

 

If you’re concerned the support team may not have received your smart meter health check I'd advise contacting them via webchat to check. 

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Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
September 25, 2025

Hi ​@woodstok2000 ,

That… Doesn’t sound right… Try https://smart-meter-help.ovoenergy.com just in case that helps.

If it doesn’t, let us know here - or try https://ovoenergy.com/feedback 

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September 25, 2025

Thanks ​@Blastoise186  - https://smart-meter-help.ovoenergy.com  is where I started, all that gets me is a promise that Ovo will respond within 45 days (at which point they’ll offer to send out an engineer who will reset the system and we’ll start over again)…. I’ll try the feedback form too, but was really hoping someone may have an insight into any issues at Ovos end that may be causing this.  The last engineer did mention he had seen a few cases where the meter settings at Ovo were incorrect, but no-one I speak to on the phone/chat is able to verify that.

Abby_OVO
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 26, 2025

Hey ​@woodstok2000 

 

You can check on the app if your meter reading schedule is set to half hourly, if it’s not, you can also change it on there too. I’ve linked below to one of our topic guides which explains how to do this:

 

 

It could be that they’re only set to monthly and that might explain a little as to why they’re so infrequent. We do have an FAQ’s topic all about meter reading schedules that could be helpful too:

 

 

Let us know how you get on checking those in the meantime of waiting for the Support Team.

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September 26, 2025

Thanks ​@Abby_OVO  - we are set to half-hourly readings and settlement for both gas and electricity, but only the gas readings show up on our account.

Chris_OVO
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 29, 2025

Hey ​@woodstok2000

 

If your electricity readings are still not appearing on your account, we suggest reaching out to our Support Team. They’re here to help and can explore other options with you to get this sorted out. It’s definitely odd that only your gas readings are coming through, and I completely understand how frustrating that can be. We're here to help!

 

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