Most residential premises today use cumulative meters to measure electricity consumption. Cumulative meters are read once every two months when SP Group sends a meter reader to your premises to record your electricity usage. On the month when your meter is not read, SP Group will estimate the month's consumption based on a methodology approved by the Energy Market Authority.
Advanced electricity meters allow electricity consumption to be measured at half-hourly intervals and you can track your consumption via the SP Utilities mobile app. With these meters, you will also have the option* to be billed based on your actual consumption, instead of estimated consumption, on alternate months.
*Not applicable to households that continue to buy electricity at the regulated tariff rate.
