Under new metering rules digital electricity meters will be made available to residential and small business customers from 1 December 2017.
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Know more about the metering changes
Contact your energy retailer for more information on the changes.
Responsibilities for metering services from 1 December 2017
Under the new rules energy retailers will manage the installation, meter reading and maintenance of digital meters.
Endeavour Energy | Your Retailer | |
Installation of new smart meter equipment | × | ✔ |
Meter reading of smart meters | × | ✔ |
Meter reading of traditional accumulation meters | ✔ | × |
Testing of smart meters | × | ✔ |
Testing of traditional accumulation meters | ✔ | × |
Replacement of non-compliant or faulty traditional accumulation meters | × | ✔ |
Replacement of non-compliant or faulty smart meters | × | ✔ |
Metering upgrades eg new solar installation | × | ✔ |
For more helpful information see the Australian Energy Regulator factsheet.