Our Electricity supplier also insists on meters. We house them in meter pillars supplied by Pudsey Diamond Engineering. For meter reading you'd be best getting your maintenance contractor to do it when they do the periodic inspection so that you have a record as I suspect the supplier will usually send you estimated bills. We find chasing up the mpan numbers & ensuring meters that have been requested have actually been fitted is also a major pain. David Key Sheffield City Council -----Original Message----- From: Oliver David B [mailto:david.b.oliver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 30 August 2005 09:53 To: tcug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TCUG] Metered electrical supplies I know that this subject has been raised before, but I'd appreciate feedbac= k. We have been informed that our electricity supply provider NEDL are insisti= ng that all new supplies to signals with a loading greater than 500 watts must have a metered supply. Is this the case nationally=3F Is there a reference document from some controlling body that sets out this requirement=3F If=20you use metered supplies, where do you site the meter, what arrangemen= ts are made for meter reading etc=3F It seems from the TCUG web site references to this subject that it causes= a lot of problems with supply provision/billing etc, so I am very loathe to go do= wn the metered route if I can avoid it. Regards, Dave Oliver Traffic Signals Group Newcastle City Council ----------------------------------------------------------- A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about the list visit //www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug The information in this email is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee, please tell us by using the reply facility in your email software as soon as possible. Sheffield City Council cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message as it has been transmitted over a public network. If you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended please tell us as soon as possible. ----------------------------------------------------------- A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about the list visit //www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug