Commercial Electricity Meter Installation

The cost of your electricity meter installation will often depend on the type of meter you require and the current state of your meter.

When you speak to the experts at Love Energy Savings, we can provide advice on the right meter for you and any siteworks you may need before you get your new meter.

In many cases, you can get a free electric meter installation when you switch business electricity suppliers with us.

To install a new commercial energy meter, you will need your MPAN. If you don’t have a connection at your premises, you will need to contact your DNO. The DNO will create the energy connection and provide you with your MPAN.

The team at Love Energy Savings can provide advice on arranging a new connection at your premises.

If you have a half-hourly electricity meter, it is a legal requirement to appoint a meter operator and data collector. Your MOP contract will cover meter maintenance, fault fixing, and the essential telecommunication infrastructure required to provide your chosen supplier with your consumption data.

At Love Energy Savings, we can appoint your MOP for you. We work with one of the UK's largest energy data management providers to find you an MOP contract at a cost much lower than your current supplier.

Businesses with more than one site will often have multiple electricity meters with different contracts and varying contract end dates. This can make it difficult to keep on top of your business energy bills.

Switching to a multi-site electricity deal could save your business time and money. Your electricity rates and renewal dates will be consolidated into one plan. You can also benefit from greater negotiating power, potentially giving you access to cheaper electricity deals.

If you have more than one site, let one of our connection experts know when requesting your new meter. They can provide advice on whether you could switch to a multi-site electricity deal.

COP stands for Code of Practice in the metering world and there are several types of metering COPs:

• For Half Hourly Meters - COP1, COP2, COP3, COP5, COP6, COP7, and COP10
• For Non Half Hourly Meters - COP8 and COP9 
• For Asset Metering Systems - COP11
• For Metering Equipment installed in Metering systems for COP1 to COP10 - COP4

COPs are metering boxes that outline the technical requirements and minimum standards for metering systems. When a COP metering box is installed, it can be connected to a local meter supply point to provide accurate energy consumption patterns and automated meter readings (AMRs).

If you have already spoken to your Distribution Network Operator (DNO) and know which COP you have, you can now arrange a meter installation with us.

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If you'd like to know more about which COP is suitable for you before you arrange a meter install, speak to one of our meter installation experts today.

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Code of Practice 5 (COP5) identifies the maximum demand for metering transfers between 100kW to 1MW with a single meter installed for settlement purposes.

This depends on how you use your business energy. For example, if your business primarily operates in the evening or at night, a multi-rate meter will save your business money.

It’s important to note that despite the cheaper periods of energy, peak times will be charged higher than other fixed tariffs. It is important to fully understand when your business uses the most energy to benefit from the savings.

If a business consumes large amounts of energy, they also may be required to have a half-hourly meter. These meters take automatic meter readings every 30 minutes. These readings are then sent directly to the supplier. This can help a larger business get a handle on their energy consumption to help them become more energy efficient.

Multi-rate meters allow some businesses get cheaper electricity prices during their main operation times. Multi-rate meters are popular with business' who mainly operate at night-time or over weekends.  

Understanding how your business uses energy will provide the most savings. It can be more difficult switching your business energy supplier in comparison to domestic energy. It will make the process easier if you have your MPAN and MPRN numbers handy. This information will help you source accurate energy quotes.

Love Energy Savings will work with your business to ensure you’re getting the best deal available. We will also consider your specific usage habits to ensure you’re getting the best price.

Multi-rate meters typically look like any other digital meter but with one difference. Usually, if you are meter is multi-rate it will say so in grey lettering above the digital screen. The display will usually alternate regularly between the two readings so you can get an accurate multi-rate meter reading.

An MPAN number is unique to your electricity meter and is sometimes called an Electricity Supply Number. This helps identify the meter in your business or property. You’ll be able to find your MPAN number on a recent electricity bill and is usually labelled ‘Supply Number’.

An MPRN number is a unique identifier for your gas meter and works the same way as your MPAN number.

An Economy 7 meter tracks your energy usage separately during the day and night, charging you two separate rates for each period.

An Economy 10 meters charges you cheaper rates during off-peak times and will usually add up to 10 hours of cheaper electricity during a 24-hour period.