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Now more and more families have used smart meters, and many people find that the electricity bill has reached the meter without inserting a card after buying electricity. In fact, in our daily life, we can even buy electricity without going to the electricity business hall or bank and other payment outlets. We can buy electricity at home with the touch of a finger, completely avoiding queuing, and perfectly avoiding the heat and cold. The traditional card-type electricity purchase
is suitable for the crowd, 50+ year old uncles and aunts. Get in line at the bank, or 24-hour self-service banking. Bring the electricity purchase card
Bring the electricity purchase card to the counter or insert it into the “self-service payment machine”. Charge the electricity bill to the electricity purchase card. When you get home, insert the electricity purchase card into the smart meter (it is said that the electricity bill can be automatically charged into the meter without plugging in the meter). The uncles and aunts who go to the bank to buy electricity even have a walk.
Intelligent network-based electricity purchase
Suitable for people, all otaku, otaku, online shopping obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc. You can do it in minutes without leaving home.
Take ICBC’s PC version of online banking as an example:
A) Log in to ICBC’s online banking
Find “Branch Features”, this is the most difficult step , it is really unique to hide the function of paying utility bills in the “branch features”.
B) Click “Electricity Bills”, then find “Smart Meter Electricity Purchase” on the left.
C) Click “Purchase Electricity” again
Enter the “customer number” twice, which is the “household number” mentioned above. If you make a mistake, you may contribute to someone else’s family.
This “customer number” can also be obtained from the paper “Smart Energy Meter Customer Electricity Registration Form”:
However, this form may be in the hands of the landlord. If the customer cannot get it, it is more convenient to obtain it from the meter
The two “zeros” at the front of the “customer number” can be omitted. Online banking will automatically save the “customer number”, and you can directly select it from the drop-down box next time you purchase electricity.
D) In order to reduce the misuse of everyone, the online banking shows the address information to check,
“Customer name” seems to show “House Number”. After checking, click “OK”, and enter the electricity purchase amount in the next interface
and then “OK”. Lets you choose which account to debit from.
The next step is to insert the USB shield and enter the USB shield password. These are not a problem for the post-80s, post-90s, and post-00s, and are omitted in this article.
After successful purchase of electricity through online banking, the recharge amount will be automatically charged to the electricity meter in about 10 minutes. If your home trips because the electricity bill is exhausted, you need to “manually close” the electricity bill after the electricity bill has been charged to the meter.
The method of closing:
1. First find the distribution box in the corridor, and “bravely” open the small door of the distribution box.
2. Find the electric switch (also called “air switch”), the picture above is what the electric switch looks like. If the neighbors have electricity, your home is powered off. Through the status of the blue “small wrench” on the switch, it is easy to locate which is your switch. If you look closely, you can see that some small pieces of paper are attached to the meters and switches, with the house numbers written on them.
3. Move the blue “small wrench” upward to restore the power supply. If you let go of the small wrench and jump down again (commonly known as tripping), it means that the electricity bill has not been charged to the meter.
4. The 8 red-circled screws (crimping screws) in the picture above are dangerous and live, and other parts are safe. Other “crimping screws” in the distribution box are also dangerous and live and cannot be touched.
Frequently Asked Questions about Electricity Purchase What is “rechargeable electricity purchase”?
To put it simply, it means “buy electricity first, then use electricity”. Electricity customers can “buy and use as much as they want” according to their own electricity needs. The smart meter automatically reads the meter every day, automatically settles the electricity bill, and calculates the balance of the electricity bill account. When the balance reaches the early warning value, it reminds the customer to renew the electricity purchase through SMS.
Why do power supply companies promote “rechargeable electricity purchases”?
“Buy first, use later” is the basic rule of commodity trading. As a commodity, electricity is naturally applicable to this rule. Mobile phones, telephones, oil, gas, etc. all implement the “buy first and then use” consumption method. Restricted by technical bottlenecks, the basic rule of general commodity trading in electricity has always been “use electricity first and then pay”. Now, the “Internet +” and power supply services are integrated through smart meters, and the traditional electricity bill settlement model of regular manual meter reading and regular manual payment is gradually transformed into a remote automatic meter reading, real-time billing, early warning reminders, and anytime A new interactive mode with functions such as electricity purchase, instant restoration of electricity, and automatic information sending lays a solid foundation for the promotion of smart electricity consumption, smart communities, and smart cities.
“Purchasing electricity with recharge” can promote rational electricity consumption and save electricity. How much you buy and how much you use can effectively promote the majority of electricity customers to purchase electricity on demand, reasonably arrange electricity consumption, flexibly arrange production and living electricity funds, pay attention to electricity bill payment in a timely manner, and avoid delay in electricity bill payment that affects the electricity consumption of individuals or enterprises Credit history and late payment incur late fees. Power supply enterprises can put the saved manpower and material resources into power grid construction and power supply services to improve the reliability of power supply and improve the level of power supply services.
How can electricity customers “recharge to purchase electricity”?
You can pay and recharge through various electronic channels such as Handheld Electric Power, Dian E-bao, WeChat Wallet, Alipay, Telecom Wing Payment, Mobile and Woxin, cooperative bank online banking or mobile banking, etc. Payment and recharge through traditional channels such as convenience points and power supply company-authorized electricity fee collection points.
Reminder: If the electricity customer is purchasing electricity for the first time, the electricity bill that has been billed and the electricity bill that has been used from the end of the previous month to the current electricity meter shall be paid first, and then the appropriate electricity shall be purchased according to the electricity demand. of electricity.
Are smart meter trips and power outages real-time?
No. The electricity bill management system calculates the electricity bill once a day (the electricity consumption as of yesterday’s zero o’clock), and when the electricity bill funds in the electricity bill account are insufficient (overdraft occurs), it sends a trip instruction to the meter, and the smart meter trips and cuts off power according to the instructions of the electricity bill management system. Therefore, the tripping and power outage of the smart meter is controlled according to the “day”, not all the time.
Is the smart meter closing and sending electricity in real time?
Yes. When the electricity bill management system confirms that the customer’s electricity bill account balance is greater than 0 yuan, it will immediately issue an instruction to switch on and send electricity to the meter. Under normal circumstances, the meter will automatically switch on and send electricity within 10 minutes.
[Warm reminder] If the meter does not call in time, the customer may be asked to send the electricity manually. When the yellow light on the meter keeps flashing, please press and hold the white button on the meter for 5 seconds, or use the household appliance remote control to point the meter and press the “on” button for 5 seconds, then you can hear “click” ” a soft sound, indicating that the meter has been powered.
There is also a rare situation, if the customer has not called 30 minutes after buying the electricity, and the yellow light on the electricity meter does not flash, then please contact the account manager to deal with it.
Will the power supply company send SMS reminders?
Yes. The power supply company will provide the following free SMS reminders:
(1) When the remaining power is insufficient, a power warning SMS will be automatically sent to remind customers to purchase electricity in time;
(2) ) When the remaining power has been used up, it will send a power outage warning message;
(3) When the meter automatically trips and powers off successfully, it will send a trip outage notification text message;
(4) When the electricity purchase is successful, a confirmation message will be sent to confirm the success of the electricity purchase. After the meter automatically sends electricity successfully, it will send a notification message that the electricity has been restored successfully.
Reminder: If the electricity customer has changed their mobile phone number (or has not left a mobile phone number), please call 95598, go to the business hall of the power supply company or contact the customer manager to change or subscribe to the SMS, otherwise the You can’t receive free SMS messages such as power warning reminders, trips and power outages.
How to subscribe and unsubscribe for free electricity bill SMS?
Edit “1# customer number” and send a text message to 95598, you can activate the text message service, and you can get free text message services such as electricity bill notification, arrears reminder, and planned power outage notice. Edit “0# customer number” and send SMS to 95598 to unsubscribe SMS service. You can also go to the business hall of the power supply company or contact the customer manager to apply.
Reminder: Mobile phones that accept SMS services must use numbers in Jiangxi Province.
The balance on the receipt printed when I pay at the business hall is greater than 0. Why is there a power outage?
The system calculates electricity bills on the 1st day of each month. If you pay after the 1st day, the balance on the invoice will only be calculated until the 1st day. The electricity meter is charged on a daily basis, and if the actual balance is lower than 0, the power will be cut off.
Why is the warning light of the meter still on when my balance is sufficient?
The warning light will not only light up when the balance is insufficient, but also light up when the internal parameters of the meter are incorrect. If it is found that the warning light of the meter is always on, please contact the meter reader to deal with it after confirming that the balance is sufficient.
The warning light of the electric meter is always on, how to calculate the amount of electricity generated?
The power generated by the flashing of the warning light and the screen backlight is not included in the user’s power.
How can electricity customers check the electricity purchase balance?
Through the “Handheld Electricity” mobile client, WeChat public account, and 95598 website, you can bind the user account to check the electricity purchase balance as of 0:00 yesterday, and at the same time, you can get information such as annual power consumption, planned power outages, etc. .
Will the electricity bill be billed on a monthly basis after the “recharge purchase”?
Yes. After the implementation of “recharge to purchase electricity”, the power supply company will still conduct a monthly calculation based on the electricity on the meter reading day, as the monthly final settlement between the power supply company and the electricity customer, and send the total monthly electricity consumption to the meter via SMS. Electricity customers who have subscribed to SMS.
Will the funds for purchasing electricity be cleared by the end of the month?
No. The electricity funds purchased by customers have no expiration date and can be used at any time until they are all used up.
Is there a telco credit limit for overdraft?
The system does not currently support it. The power supply company is developing the relevant telecommunications rating evaluation system. After the system development is completed, we will give the corresponding telecommunications usage quota according to the telecommunications usage level.
Low-income households and five-guarantee households use 10 kWh of electricity for free each month. Do they also need to purchase electricity?
Not required. According to national regulations, low-income households and five-guarantee households can use 10 kWh of electricity for free each month. The electricity used for free does not need to be purchased, but the excess part still needs to “buy electricity first and then use electricity”.
Can the electricity bill warning value be changed?
Yes. Electricity customers can choose other early warning methods in the business hall of the power supply company according to the actual electricity consumption.
