Looking to top up your electric key or gas card for your prepayment meter? Find out how and where to do it. Plus what to do if you lose your top-up key and other useful information about your prepay meter

Is your prepayment electricity key not working? We can get you a a new top-up key for your standard pay as you go meter (not smart)

Here are a couple of simple fixes for an electricity prepayment key that's not working: You'll need to try topping up again if your receipt says 'Cancelled' or 'Failed'. If the machine at your usual top-up outlet isn't working, you can find another Payzone, PayPoint or Post Office outlet.

2024年1月24日 · Prepayment meters need topping up regularly with a prepaid key or card. That’s why they’re often called electric key meters or gas key meters. But what happens if you lose your key/card, it stops working or you move to a new house? Here’s everything you need to know.

2025年1月2日 · A gas or electric key meter uses a special electronic key with your tariff information on it. A smart card meanwhile sends your latest information through to your supplier when topped up.

2012年7月26日 · Smart meters are a key component of the smart grid. They unlock air quality, climate pollution and public health benefits by enabling two-way, real-time communication that gives households, small businesses, manufacturers and farmers (and the utilities that serve them) the information they need to cut energy use and electricity costs.

2024年1月29日 · All of the “Big 6” energy suppliers (British Gas, Scottish Power, EDF, E.On, N Power, and SSE) will change your prepayment meter to a conventional credit meter for free. The only instance where they will refuse to do this is if you have generated significant debts and they have implemented a smart meter to help you to manage your energy ...

2025年2月4日 · Prepayment meters let you pay for your energy on a pay-as-you-go basis. About four million homes in Britain have them. You top them up online (if you have a smart meter) or via a key or card, which you buy credit for at newsagents, post offices and garages.

If you’ve lost or damaged your prepayment key or card, don't worry. We can help you get a replacement quickly and easily. Find out how to get a new one and start topping up your prepayment meter again

2022年12月23日 · If you have a prepayment electricity meter, you’ll have a key to top up, or if you have a prepayment gas meter, you’ll have a card to top up. There are 3 main places you can top up your prepayment meter: PayPoint; Payzone; Post Office; Prepayment meters are an excellent option for those who want to keep an eye on their spending.