Book 3 · Household Bills

Estimated vs Actual

An estimated bill is a guess. Read your meter, work out what you really used, and see whether the estimate ran high or low — and by how much.

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Enter your two meter readings and the estimate, then press Reconcile.
From the book — Chapter 3. Your real usage is just current reading − previous reading. Set that beside the units the bill estimated: if the estimate was higher, you were over-charged and are owed the difference; if lower, a catch-up is coming. Multiply the unit gap by the rate to put it in money.

Use readings in the same units the bill charges. Everything stays in your browser.