Energy Check Meters are devices used to read energy consumption. They serve the same purpose as the Government Energy Meters. They only difference between them is that some dealers are appointed by government to distribute the energy meters and are incorporated into the government servers while others are only licensed to sell for private users.
The summary of it is that the check meters are available in the market but it cannot replace the government meters.
What then is the use of the Check Meter
The check meter comes to play in a scenario where one government meter is installed in a facility where there are multiple users and they have to share that single meter. The challenge with this situation is how to distribute the energy bills equitably between the users. In most cases energy bills are shared equally among them thereby causing a lot of controversies concerning the energy consumption of each user. For example when one user has not been around for a while and he/she is expected to pay the same bill as those who are always around. In this situation check meters can be installed for each user to read individual energy consumption.
Some estates, malls, and high rise buildings have a maximum demand (MD) meter installed in their facility, which means they pay one single bill to PHCN, the check meter can also be installed for them to be able to measure energy consumption of each individual consumer on the MD meter.
The beautiful thing about check meters is that it comes in both prepaid and post paid version and they work exactly the same way as the government meters work. With the prepaid meter, most come with a vending system with which tokens are generated and sold to the users, these tokens are the energy units just as in the government meters and when a user exhaust the unit, energy is automatically cut off.
Where to Buy Affordable Check Meters in Lagos.
There are lots of distributors of Check Meters in Nigeria, but if you need a durable and affordable one, you can get it from apartment meters at Centage Plaza, 14, Allen Avenue Lagos, Opposite Cash N Carry. you can call 08036074999 for more information.
They have good customer relationship and they have great technicians who can install the meters for you at a fee. They also supply and install nation wide.
