Your energy bill has five parts that matter: your tariff, your readings, your unit rate, your standing charge and your balance. Find those and you can check the whole bill.
Checked 7 October 2026Written by the MyBillChecker team
The parts of your bill
Bill line
What it means
Tariff name and end date
The deal you're on and when it ends
Unit rate (p/kWh)
The price for each unit of energy you use
Standing charge (p/day)
A fixed daily charge, whatever you use
Readings: A, E or C
Actual (read by the supplier), estimated, or customer-provided
kWh used
Energy used this period
MPAN (electricity)
Your electricity supply number, usually shown in a grid of boxes
MPRN (gas)
Your gas meter point reference number
Meter serial number
Should match the number on your meter
Estimated annual cost
What a year costs at your current use and rates
VAT
5% on gas. No VAT on electricity used from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 (normally 5%)
Balance
In credit (they owe you) or in debit (you owe them)
Three checks worth doing every time
The meter serial number matches the one on your meter.
