Your Smart Meter Data is the key to understanding &managing your energy bills.
Smart meter data is the most accurate and transparent way to calculate your electricity bill and compare plans. Unlike estimates, averages, or retailer‑supplied summaries, smart‑meter data shows your real electricity usage in precise time intervals.
This means your bill is calculated using exact consumption, not assumptions.
🔹 1. It Uses Your Actual Consumption — Not Estimates
Most comparison tools guess your usage based on:
- household size
- postcode
- generic profiles
- retailer‑provided averages
Smart‑meter data removes all of that guesswork.
It shows: - every interval
- every spike
- every off‑peak period
- every kWh you actually used
Your bill becomes mathematically accurate, not estimated.
🔹 2. It Reflects Your Real Lifestyle Patterns
Smart‑meter data captures how you use electricity, including:
- when you cook.
- when you heat or cool your home.
- when appliances run.
- when solar exports occur.
- when your usage peaks.
This matters because electricity plans have: - peak rates.
- off‑peak rates.
- shoulder rates.
Your real usage pattern determines which plan is cheapest — not a generic profile.
🔹 3. It Makes Plan Comparisons Fair and Transparent
When you compare plans using smart‑meter data:
- every plan is tested against the same usage.
- every rate is applied consistently.
- every cost is calculated using real intervals.
This eliminates: - marketing tricks.
- misleading discounts.
- inflated “estimated savings”.
- retailer‑biased comparisons.
You see the true cheapest plan, based on your real behaviour.
🔹 4. It’s the Only Way to Calculate Bills Accurately
Retailers calculate your bill using your smart‑meter data.
So if you want to:
- verify your bill.
- check for errors.
- understand charges.
- compare plans properly.
…you must use the same data source they use.
Anything else is guesswork.
🔹 5. It Puts Power Back With the Consumer
Smart‑meter data gives you:
- transparency.
- independence.
- control.
- accuracy.
You’re no longer relying on: - retailer estimates.
- comparison sites with commissions.
- marketing claims.
- generic usage profiles.
You’re using your own data, directly from your distributor.
🔹 6. It’s Simple — One File, One Upload
Despite sounding technical, smart‑meter data is easy to use.
With PowerBill™:
- Request your data.
- Upload it.
- Get accurate bills and comparisons.
No spreadsheets.
No calculations.
No manual inputs.
Just real data → real results.
The Bottom Line
Smart‑meter data is better because it’s:
- real.
- accurate.
- transparent.
- unbiased.
- personalised.
- mathematically correct.
It’s the only way to calculate your electricity bill properly — and the only way to compare plans fairly.
