Printable Utility Meter Readings Log (Free PDF)

Twenty-four dated rows with a reading and a used column for each meter, so you can see what changed from one month to the next.

Printable utility meter reading log with reading and used columns
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Each meter gets two columns: the reading as it appears on the dial, and Used, which is that reading minus the one on the line above. Writing both down is what turns a column of long numbers into something you can read — the used figure is the one that tells you the winter was colder, or that something has been left running since March.

Three meters are shown by default, electricity, gas and water, and a four-meter layout adds a spare pair of columns for a second electricity meter, oil, heat or an export meter from solar panels. Underneath the table are lines for the meter numbers themselves, which are what a supplier asks for on the phone and what nobody can ever find when they need them, least of all in a cupboard in the dark.

The sheet prints no rates, no standing charges and no prices, and it works out no bill: what any utility charges is between you and your supplier, and it changes. This is a record of readings, dated, in one place, which is exactly what you need when a bill looks wrong, when you move in or out of a property, or when you want to compare this February with last. Twenty-four rows covers two years of monthly readings. Landscape, US Letter or A4, with every cell fillable.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Choose how many meters

    Three for electricity, gas and water, or four if you have a second or an export meter.

  2. 2

    Write the meter numbers

    Fill the lines under the table once, so they are there when a supplier asks.

  3. 3

    Print or fill it in

    Print at 100% ("Actual size") so lines and boxes keep their exact spacing, or fill the form fields on screen in any PDF viewer.

  4. 4

    Read on the same day each month

    Copy the figures exactly, including leading zeros, then fill the used column from the line above.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. There is no watermark and no sign-up for your first 20 downloads each day; after that a free account keeps downloads going. You may print the file as often as you like for personal, school or business use.
Twenty-four rows, which is two years of monthly readings or six months if you read weekly.
No. No rates, standing charges or prices are printed anywhere, and nothing is calculated — tariffs differ by supplier and country and change over time.
This reading minus the one on the line above it, worked out by you. It is the consumption between the two dates.
Yes. If your printer does not pick that up from the file, choose landscape in the print dialog.
Yes. Open the PDF in GoodNotes, Notability or Xodo and write on it with a stylus, or fill the form fields and keep the file on the device instead of printing it.

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