Submit meter readings for electricity in Nizhny Novgorod

Types of meters and how they work

Today, manufacturers of electrical equipment produce two types of electricity meters:

• induction - these are devices of outdated models, which are based on the principle of operation based on electromechanical induction;
• electronic or static , which are based on microprocessor elements and electronic components.

Induction electricity metering and control devices

And although the filling of the devices varies greatly, they perform the same function - they take into account the current passing through them and display its quantity. At the same time, the readings change over time, or rather increase. This allows you to more accurately record data over a certain period of time, which is the basis for electricity metering.

Electronic modifications of electricity meters

Main functionality

The site provides for the implementation of various accessible functions for both individuals and legal entities. The service allows you to solve the vast majority of your clients’ questions online.

Functionality of the TNS energo personal account for individuals

Now you don't have to deposit a bank every month. All operations can be performed without leaving your home!

The TNS Energy personal account for individuals provides the opportunity to carry out all necessary operations, in particular:

• make payments (monthly);
• transmit meter readings;
• control payments;
• view payment history and consumption statistics;
• access to receipts: printed or electronic.

You can watch the video in detail about how to transmit meter readings:

Functionality for legal entities

For legal entities, the functionality of viewing a list of contracts, points and details on them is available. You can transfer meter readings by selecting one of them. Functionality for analysis and accounting accounts using tables and graphs of various types are available. Also, most reports are available for viewing and downloading in a form convenient for analysis and printing.

Planning and comparison functionality with actual results by entering expected and actual power consumption is also available, which is certainly an important and convenient functionality for monitoring and analyzing expenses.

Where is the electricity meter located?

There is one very strict rule that determines the availability of the meter for taking electricity readings.
That is, the controller from the energy supplying organization must freely approach the meter at any time and read the electric current consumption data from it. Therefore, in apartment buildings, devices are installed in electrical distribution panels, which are located on staircases. In some old houses, such a distribution board is not provided at the entrance. Therefore, electricity meters were installed in apartments. This is a big problem today, because not all owners of such apartments open their doors to inspectors.

Counter in a cabinet on a pole

As for private houses, there are two places that can be used to install the metering device: on the facade of the house or on a pole, from the latter wires are stretched to the house. Other installation options are prohibited.

How to correctly take readings from the device

Since two types of electricity meters are still used today, you need to figure out how to correctly take readings from the electricity meter of both types.

How to read an induction type meter

So, an induction type counter, or rather, its display is a spinning wheel under the dial. The number of digits in different models can vary from 5 to 7 characters. In this case, the last digit differs from the rest either in color, or in the size of the window, or is highlighted by a comma. These are tenths of kilowatts, which are not taken into account when calculating readings.

Attention! Some induction meters do not highlight the last digit, so the entire number series is taken into account.

The procedure for taking readings itself is simple. Usually it is kept monthly, so it is very important to keep records correctly by month, either in a journal, or in a special book issued by the energy supply organization, or using payment receipts, where it is necessary to indicate the collected data.

This is the electricity consumption reading

If the owner of a house or apartment changes the meter, then GorSvet draws up a report that shows from which reading the consumed kilowatts should be calculated. These are the ones that will be included in the report as the start of the counter’s operation. For example, if at the beginning of the month it is 750, and at the end 900, then the difference between them, which is 150, is the consumed kilowatts. Multiplying them by the current tariff, we get the cash equivalent, which must be paid.

It is clear that the dial has its final limit, and this is usually 9999.9, after which the counter does not stop, but continues to rotate, moving to 0000.0. And if at the end of the month, when taking data, your meter readings become, for example, 0025.0, then to calculate it you will have to add one to this value not as a numerical equivalent, but as a sign. That is, when calculating, the final result will be 10025.0. And the last readings will need to be subtracted from it.

A little more and it will reset

How to take readings in a short period of time

Before taking readings from the electricity meter, for example, per minute, you need to find an inscription on the device that determines how many revolutions the meter must make in order to increase one kilowatt.
Typically for induction models this is 600 or 1200 rpm. There is a red mark on the wheel, which can be used to determine the rotation of one revolution. You visually count the number of revolutions per minute or over another period of time, thereby determining the power consumption. For example, if in one minute the wheel spins 300 times, then 300 / 600 = 0.5 kW.

How to take readings from an electronic electricity meter

In principle, taking readings of consumed electricity with electronic meters is exactly the same as with induction meters. The scoreboard displays numerical values ​​that are updated at certain intervals. The calculation is carried out exactly the same. This process is carried out if a single-tariff system for using electricity is used.

Multi-tariff consumption of electric current is two tariffs that have a significant difference relative to the time of day. During the day it is larger, at night it is smaller. We won’t go into why this is being done and whether it is beneficial to the state, but we must point out that there are difficulties with taking testimony, although there is nothing complicated about it. You just need to figure out according to the instructions what and how to do.

Testimony must be recorded

Let's look at how to correctly take readings from electricity meters for different models. To do this, let's look at the Mercury brand.

Mercury-200 – taking data

Let’s immediately make a reservation that the Mercury-200 brand includes both single-tariff and multi-tariff models. The latter have modifications in the marking, namely 200.01, 200.02 or 200.03. But regardless of the type, readings are taken by pressing the “Enter” button, which is located on the instrument panel. It will just all depend on the number of button presses.

If the meter is used to account for one tariff, then readings are taken in the usual mode by pressing “Enter” once. The panel should display the designation T1. If accounting is carried out according to two tariffs, then “Enter” is pressed twice, where the amount of energy consumed according to the second tariff is also shown.

Counter "Mercury 200"

How to take Mercury-230 electricity meter readings

This is a multi-tariff device, which means you will have to take data strictly according to the instructions. So, to take meter readings for electricity at the maximum tariff, you need to press the “Enter” button once. A control mark and the inscription T1 will appear on the display. In this case, the screen will show the data of consumed electricity in kilowatt-hours. They need to be recorded.

Now, by pressing the button, we bring it to the T2 mark, where completely different indicators will be displayed on the display. And they must also be recorded. T1 is a day rate from 7.00 to 23.00, T2 is a night rate from 23.00 to 7.00. That is, when the question is raised about how to take day-night readings from the electricity meter, you must do exactly as described above.

Mercury 230

How to calculate electricity using a multi-tariff meter

Now we need to make payment calculations. For example, T1 showed 1800 kW, T2 – 200 kW. In general, this turns out to be 2000 kW. Next, you need to take old readings from last month. Let them be 1600 at T1 and 150 at T2. Total value 1750 kW.

You need to check if everything is correct:

• 1800-1600=200;
• 200-150=50;
• 200+50=250;
• Let's check: 2000-1750=250.

Now, regarding payment. The resulting difference in readings for each tariff is multiplied by its value. Here we mean in our example, this is 200 multiplied by the day rate, and 50 by the night rate. Then their total amount is taken for payment.

It is very convenient for yourself to keep such records in a journal.

From this table, when calculating the amount, only two indicators are used in the “Difference” section - T1 and T2.

How to read data from the Energomer meter

In principle, all actions are exactly the same as with Mercury-230 devices. The only difference is the charging button. It is called “PRSM” on this counter. It should be noted that multi-tariff devices of this type belong to the category of new modern energy meters, therefore many brands are very similar in design, appearance and readings. Their only drawback is the high price of the product.

Multi-tariff electricity meter "Energomer"

How to take readings from a Micron meter

A distinctive feature of taking readings from the Micron counter is that to do this you need to press one button. In principle, it is present on the scoreboard in a single form, there are no others. In this case, two “checkmarks” will appear on the screen, which will move along the panel. The last one shows the tariff zones. As soon as the checkmark goes to the required zone, numbers will appear on the screen. This is the electricity that is needed to calculate the payment.

The alignment of the ticks must be precise. For example, T1 and R+, T2 and R+. The photo below shows combinations in the first tariff zone.

The arrows show combinations in the T1 tariff zone

How to take readings from a Saiman meter

These electricity meters began to be installed in all regions when outdated induction models were replaced free of charge with new electronic ones. Therefore, the majority of the population uses them.

The device is simple. There are no buttons with which you can scroll through the necessary data. They themselves show on the screen with a certain frequency, so you have to wait until the number indicating the consumed kilowatts appears. The frequency of the numerical values ​​is as follows: first the date is displayed, then the time, then the device number, then the gear ratio and at the very end “TOTAL”. In single-tariff meters, the necessary data is immediately displayed, in multi-tariff meters there is a sequence by zone: T1, T2, T3 and so on. The video below shows how to read electricity using a Saiman meter.

Three-phase meters - how to take readings

Firstly, three-phase electricity meters differ from single-phase ones only in the number of terminals (input and output). Such devices are not installed in apartments. They are usually used either in private homes, or in production, or in large buildings for various purposes that have one owner.

Readings are taken in the same way as in single-phase devices. Accounting and calculation are also carried out in the same way, multiplied by the tariff. There are induction models in this group, and electronic, single- and multi-tariff.

What is the difference between single-phase electricity meters and three-phase ones?

Authorization in the system

After registering to enter the TNS Energy personal account for an individual, a letter is sent to the specified email address. It contains information for logging into your Personal Account. The login is the user's personal account, a unique password is selected.

Important! If the letter is not found in the Inbox, you need to look in the Spam folder.

You can log into your TNS Energy personal account on the official website by specifying your region.

If the user has forgotten the password, login to the TNS Energy personal account is carried out after it is restored

It is necessary to indicate the email address assigned when registering your account; if it is lost, you can contact the employees through the feedback form.

Electricity meter with remote reading

Not all owners of apartments and houses can take readings, pay and transfer data. Therefore, energy supply organizations propose installing special meters that themselves transmit data. The main task of the owner is to make the payment.

Purely structurally, these devices differ from conventional ones in that the display shows the day, night and general indicators in a certain sequence. The difference between readings is 15 seconds.

In addition to the fact that all indicators are sent to the energy supply company via the Internet, and this is general data, as well as their analysis, there are additional options:

• accounting in the mode of different tariff zones;
• connecting and disconnecting the consumer remotely;
• forwarding notifications.

Advantages of meters of this type:

• Electricity consumption readings are recorded every day. They are always in memory, which is very important when resolving conflict situations.
• It is possible to take data remotely via the Internet. This concerns primarily consumers. For example, while on vacation or a business trip.
• Accuracy of readings.
• Accuracy of calculation when changing tariffs.
• Safety in the sense that the meter can be completely turned off remotely. This is very convenient if you forgot to turn off some electrical appliance in your house or apartment.

Attention! If payment for consumed electricity has not been made for a long time, then the supplier company can unilaterally cut off the power to the building, house or apartment.

Electricity meter and reading module

It should be added that today some manufacturers of meters of this type provide them with special readers. They are used to withdraw money and top up the balance from a plastic card.

How to transmit readings

Previously, this was done by inspectors who went around houses and apartments, taking readings. Since 2012, a new decree was issued, where property owners were obliged to take data from electricity meters themselves and transfer it to energy sales organizations. But this does not mean that there will be no control on the part of the supplier. Its representatives can collect data once a quarter, but at least once every six months. So outside control is still carried out.

Many people are interested in the question of what electricity meter readings need to be transmitted. There is only one indicator - the consumption of electric current, plus the period during which this consumption was produced.

Data transfer deadlines

The new rules do not contain any specific norms. That is, a person can submit testimony at any time. Although in the old rules this was clearly established. The only point that you need to know is that if the indicators have not been transmitted within 6 months, the energy supply organization will carry out its own calculations taking into account the average electricity consumption for previous periods.

That's why electricity providers have developed a network of options to make it convenient for consumers to transfer data no matter where they are.

One way to transfer data

Where to transfer data

There are three options:

• Bring the readings taken from the meter to any of the energy sales centers.
• Call the call center and leave your data to the operator. By the way, they are open from 8.00 to 20.00.
• Using the Internet. To do this, you will have to register on the company’s website, open your account, where you can enter the electricity meter readings.

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How to transfer readings for electricity to TNS Energo NN?

The energy sales company PJSC TNS Energo, which operates throughout almost the entire territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region, offers its users a number of ways in which they can send light readings from apartment meters. From what date should readings be submitted? And in what ways can this be done?

Attention! Meter readings should be transmitted from the 23rd to the 26th, otherwise the information will not be taken into account in the current month.

Via the Internet on the website without registration

In the modern world, when every home has the Internet, this method is the most convenient and practical. Follow this user guide and you will be able to easily transfer meter readings to TNS Energo.

1. Go to the official website at https://nn.tns-e.ru.
2. Find the “Transfer of readings and payment of bills” form on the main page of this online resource.
3. In the “Personal Account” field, enter your individual account number (12-digit, indicated on the receipt).
4. In order to check whether the personal account number is entered correctly, click the “Find Account” button. Check that the address is correct and if everything is correct, confirm by clicking on the button that says “This is the correct address.”
5. A window will appear with two tabs “Submit readings” and “Pay bill”. In this case, we need to transfer the readings, select the appropriate option (if you need to make a payment, then select the second item, after which we indicate the amount and bank card details).
6. Enter the readings of your electricity meter in the field below (without leading zeros and without numbers after the decimal point - only whole numbers!)
7. Click the button labeled “Send readings.”

Video instruction

Via email

You can send meter data by writing an email to [email protected] . It is important to follow the order of entering information according to the brief instructions on the submission page via email: personal account number, then in the following lines meter readings, taking into account the type of meter.

Letter format

Data in the letter are written in one line, for example for a single-tariff meter: S_2222222222P_234234 , two-tariff S_2222222222P_234234PP_457574 , three-tariff S_2222222222P_234234PP_457574N_765643 , where

S_2222222222 - personal account;

P_234234 — peak zone reading (for a single-tariff meter);

PP_457574 - indication of the half-peak zone (for three-tariff meters);

N_765643 - night zone reading (for two- and three-tariff meters).

By phone through an autoinformer

To give evidence, you can call 8(831) 440-00-04 (automatic transmission of evidence), 8(831) 233-09-70 - for Nizhny Novgorod subscribers with a landline phone, and 8 , for those calling from mobile phones telephones, as well as residents of the region. After hearing the answering machine answer, press the * and 1 keys on a landline phone or the 1 key on a mobile device. After this, you should enter your personal account number, then the meter readings, listen to the entered data and save the readings following the instructions of the answering machine.

Send SMS message

This method involves sending an SMS message with the readings. For subscribers of Megafon, Beeline, and TELE2 to number 7049 , for other telecom operators, including MTS +7(903)767-60-49 .

SMS message format

• for a single-tariff meter: personal account#reading, for example 2222222222#333;
• two-tariff: personal account#T1*reading (day zone)#T2*reading (night zone), for example, 2222222222#T1*333#T2*444
• three-tariff: personal account#T1*reading (day zone)#T2*reading (night zone)#T3*reading (half-peak zone), for example, 2222222222#T1*333#T2*444#T3*555 .

Information kiosks

Through information kiosks located in the Service Center or Internet kiosks of Sberbank of Russia. Here you can register in an individual Personal Account on the TNS Energy website and pay for electricity using a plastic bank card (provided that there are enough funds in the card account). Addresses of information subscriber centers are listed at the end of the article.

Through your personal account TNS Energo

Let's register in your personal account, take for example the Rostov region (in other regions registration is carried out in a similar way). To keep track of utility bills, you can immediately go to the website of your personal account “TNS Energy Rostov-on-Don” - https://lk.rostov.tns-e.ru/, registration in your personal account can be carried out for both individuals and legal entities persons

TNS Energo personal account addresses:

• Voronezh region (Voronezh) - https://voronezh.tns-e.ru/population/
• Republic of Karelia - https://karelia.tns-e.ru/population/
• Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea (Kuban, Krasnodar, Sochi) - https://kuban.tns-e.ru/population/
• Republic of Mari El (Yoshkar Ola) - https://mari-el.tns-e.ru/population/
• Nizhny Novgorod region (Nizhny Novgorod) - https://nn.tns-e.ru/population/
• Novgorod region (Veliky Novgorod) - https://novgorod.tns-e.ru/population/
• Penza region (Penza) - https://penza.tns-e.ru/population/
• Rostov region (Rostov-on-Don, Shakhty, Taganrog, Novocherkassk) - https://rostov.tns-e.ru/population/
• Tula region (Tula) - https://tula.tns-e.ru/population/
• Yaroslavl region (Yaroslavl, Rybinsk) - https://yar.tns-e.ru/population/

How to create a personal account in TNS Energy

1. Go to the Registration section of the official website of TNS Energo. In the window that appears, indicate your personal account number, which is located on the payment receipt.

1. The amount of the last payment is also taken from the last receipt.

1. Enter your email address, confirm again, and enter the numbers from the picture that appears to confirm.

1. After filling out all the data, to register in your personal account you need to click on the button; if filled out correctly, it will become active.

Personal account for legal entities

The office allows you to:

• monitor and transmit actual energy consumption data;
• carry out bilateral exchange of documentation with TNS Energo;
• track payment history;
• monitor the current financial balance in your accounts.

To register an account, business clients need to contact the interregional department to receive a login and password.

Anti-magnetic fillings

Since Soviet times, citizens have been trying to save on current consumption by stealing it. Illegal actions, of course, brought criminal liability, which did not stop all citizens. Therefore, energy sales organizations install anti-magnetic seals on meters, which in appearance are similar to a regular label.

Anti-magnetic seal, where and what is located on it

The bottom line is that many are trying to stop the operation of the meter using a magnet, influencing electronic parts with a magnetic field. So, in the magnetic seal there is a sensor installed in the form of a capsule filled with a special liquid that contains a dye. If a magnetic effect has taken place, the substance spreads throughout the capsule, coloring the liquid. This is a signal for controllers, who immediately draw up an act.

Attention! It is impossible to tear off the label without damaging it.

How much does it cost to seal a meter?

• If an old meter is replaced with a new one or the device is installed in an apartment (house) for the first time, the seal is installed free of charge.
• If the meter requires repair, then after repair, the installation of a seal is subject to payment. Its value is determined by the energy sales organization depending on the region.

If the seal is broken or torn, will there be a fine?

There are two situations to consider here.

• If it is discovered that the seal has been broken, then you must immediately contact the energy sales organization. The controller needs to explain why this happened. If the damage was discovered immediately, then no fines will follow.
• If the inspector himself discovered a broken seal, and besides, the property owner cannot explain the reason, then most likely a large fine will follow. In addition, the controller will calculate the average readings for the entire period that he did not check. Therefore, my advice is to periodically inspect your metering devices to ensure they are working properly and have a seal.

Violation of the integrity of the seal is a big fine

In principle, the question of how to take and read electricity meter readings is not the most difficult. But if you have any difficulties or additional questions, we are ready to discuss them with you.

How to pay for electricity TNS Energy online?

At the moment, there are a huge number of ways to pay for the company’s services.

Let's look at each of them in more detail below, and now let's list all the available payment options:

1. Through any bank upon presentation of a payment receipt and passport.
2. By using online banking services.
3. Using a bank card or cash at payment terminals.
4. In the client’s personal account if there are sufficient funds in the account.
5. According to the invoice, by transferring funds from the client’s account to the company’s account (for corporate clients).
6. In the offices and service branches of the company, by cash and non-cash payments.

Thus, you can pay not only quickly, but also safely and conveniently.

You can choose the payment method yourself, depending on your personal preferences and physical capabilities.

Attention!

When paying using methods other than payment through your personal account on the company’s official portal or in the mobile application, an additional commission may be charged to users.

This information can be clarified in more detail on the official websites of the company through which you plan to make the payment, or at the office of the bank or other organization.

For greater convenience and savings on additional commissions, pay in the client’s personal account, on the official website or in the mobile application, which can be downloaded for free.