How to reconnect your Smart Prepayment Meter

To reconnect your smart prepayment meter, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Top up your account – you can add credit to your account via your online smart prepayment account or by calling us on 0345 034 2400 or 0800 254 0022. Remember you will need to top up with enough credit to bring your balance above £0.
2. Enter your unique transaction reference number (UTRN) – You will receive an email and text every time you top up confirming what your Unique Transaction Reference is. If your top up does not credit your meter, you can add it manually by following the steps explained below. 
3. Reactivate your energy supply – for safety reasons, you will need to manually activate your supply from your in-home display or smart meter(s). This step applies to everyone whose meter has automatically disconnected. For more details, please follow the steps explained below. 

What happens when I top up?

Once you’ve topped up, we will attempt to reconnect your meter. This could have the following outcomes:

Payment partially successful 

If we are unable to connect to your meter(s) to be able to add the credit, we will send you a text with your UTRN to let you know it has failed and that you should enter it onto your meter manually.

Once the meter has been topped up, the supply will be ‘armed’ and ready for you to manually activate. 

For this scenario you will need to follow the How to enter a UTRN and How to reactivate your supply processes below.  

Remote reconnection successful

In many cases we will be able to connect to your meter after you have topped up. This means your supply will be ‘armed’ and ready for you to manually activate.

For this scenario you will need to follow the How to reactivate your supply process below. 

Follow the step-by-step instructions to reconnect your supply. The best way to avoid having to reactivate your energy supply is to make sure you top-up when you’re notified that your balance is getting low.

How to enter a UTRN

How to enter the UTRN will depend on the device (In-home display, Electricity meter and/or Gas meter) you’re using. If you are a dual fuel customer, you will need to enter a UTRN for each fuel type.

In-home display

1. Select the fuel you want to top up – Gas or Electricity. 
2. Press the Menu icon and then press ‘Top-up’. 
3. Enter your UTRN and then press ‘OK’. 
4. You will see a ‘Top up Sent’ message. Press ‘OK’ to finish. Repeat this for each fuel type, electricity and/or gas. 

Once your top-up goes through, you’ll see your new balance. The top-up should reach your electricity meter within a few minutes, but it can take up to 30 minutes for gas, as the meter only ‘wakes up’ every half hour.

Electricity meter

1. Short press the ‘A’ button to scroll through the options on the screen until you reach the ‘Enter UTRN’ option. Then long press the ‘A’ button to select this option. 
2. Enter your UTRN. Press the ‘A’ button to increase the number on the screen, when you’re ready to move onto the next digit press the ‘B’ button. 
3. Once you’ve entered all the numbers of the UTRN, press and hold the ‘B’ button to confirm and validate your entry. 

Gas meter

1. Press any button to wake up the display, then press button ‘C’ to bring up the menu. 
2. Use the ‘B’ button to scroll down to ‘Prepayment’, then press button ‘C’ to select this option. 
3. Scroll down to ‘New Payment’ and press the ‘C’ button to select this option. 
4. Enter your UTRN. Press the ‘A’ button to increase the number on the screen, when you’re ready to move onto the next digit press the ‘B’ button. 
5. Once you’ve entered all the numbers of the UTRN, press the ‘C’ button to confirm and validate your entry. 

What to do if my top up hasn’t worked

If your meter has not been credited after one hour or you have received a text from us to say that the top up has failed, we recommend following the instructions above to add it manually before trying to top up again. If you have any issues adding top ups to your meter manually, please get in touch so we can support you by emailing us at hello@goodenergy.co.uk or by calling us on 0345 034 2400 or 0800 254 0022.

How to reactivate your energy supply

For safety reasons, after you’ve topped up if your meter is currently off supply, you will have to reactivate your energy supply manually. Your electricity meter will be ready to reconnect within minutes, however it can take up to 30 minutes for your gas meter to be ready due to its battery saving sleep cycle. 

How to reconnect your supply will depend on the device (In-home display, Electricity meter and/or Gas meter) you’re using. If you are a dual fuel customer, you will need to reconnect both fuel types. 

In-home display (Electricity only)

1. Press the Menu icon and then ‘Activate’, followed by ‘Yes’. 
2. Then press continue and your IHD will show ‘Your Electricity Supply is now active’. 
3. Press ‘OK’ to finish and return to the home screen. 

Electricity meter

1. When the meter is ready to be reconnected, the screen will display ‘Relay Armed. Please press button A&B to reconnect’. 
2. Press and hold the ‘A’ and ‘B’ buttons for about 10 seconds, you will hear a click when the supply has been reactivated. 

Gas meter

1. Turn off all Gas appliances. 
2. At the bottom of the display the following messages will flash alternatively ‘Turn off appliances’ and ‘Press button to connect’. 
3. After pressing any button, the meter will check that there is no gas flow. 
4. If there is no gas flow the supply will be restored. 
5. If there is gas flow detected, you must start the process again after checking all gas appliances are off. 

If you have any questions or need help getting reconnected, please call us on 0345 034 2400 or 0800 254 0022 – we’re here to help.