[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":226},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-\u002Fguides\u002Fmpan-mprn-numbers":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":213,"extension":214,"meta":215,"navigation":221,"path":216,"seo":222,"seoTitle":223,"stem":224,"__hash__":225},"content\u002Fguides\u002Fmpan-mprn-numbers.md","MPAN and MPRN numbers, explained",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":201},"minimark",[9,13,20,23,26,31,34,37,40,44,47,50,54,57,60,64,67,76,80,83,91,94,97,101,104,107,111,114,127,130,133,137,140,143,146,193,196],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"mpan-and-mprn-numbers-explained",[14,15,16],"p",{},[17,18,19],"em",{},"Last updated: August 2026",[14,21,22],{},"An MPAN is the 13-digit number that identifies your electricity supply point. An MPRN is the gas equivalent, 6 to 10 digits. Both sit on your bill, not on the meter. The printed version of an MPAN runs to 21 digits and starts with S. Correct as of August 2026, sourced from SSEN, Cadent and Bionic.",[14,24,25],{},"A missing number is the most common thing that stalls a quote. It's nearby, but it hides behind two look-alikes: the other fuel's version, and the code stamped on the meter. Telling them apart takes a couple of minutes.",[27,28,30],"h2",{"id":29},"which-number-is-which","Which number is which",[14,32,33],{},"Electricity has the MPAN, the Meter Point Administration Number. Its core is a unique 13-digit reference for your electricity supply point (SSEN, August 2026).",[14,35,36],{},"Gas has the MPRN, the Meter Point Reference Number. It's the unique identifier of your gas supply point (Cadent, July 2026), and it runs between 6 and 10 digits (Bionic, July 2026).",[14,38,39],{},"Both numbers belong to the property (Uswitch, August 2026). Your account can change; the numbers stay with the address. Move premises and you inherit the numbers of the new place.",[27,41,43],{"id":42},"where-to-find-your-mpan","Where to find your MPAN",[14,45,46],{},"On your electricity bill. It appears as a long supply number beginning with S, usually printed as two rows of digits in a box of its own, and the full printed version runs to 21 digits (Bionic, July 2026).",[14,48,49],{},"When a supplier asks for your MPAN, they usually mean the bottom row of 13 digits (British Gas, July 2026).",[27,51,53],{"id":52},"is-the-mpan-on-your-meter","Is the MPAN on your meter?",[14,55,56],{},"No. The MPAN is not printed or displayed on the electricity meter (Uswitch and OVO, August 2026).",[14,58,59],{},"The long code on the meter is the meter serial number. It identifies the hardware. Swap the meter and that number changes, while the MPAN stays put, because the MPAN belongs to the supply point (OVO, August 2026).",[27,61,63],{"id":62},"what-the-digits-in-an-mpan-mean","What the digits in an MPAN mean",[14,65,66],{},"The bottom row is the 13-digit core. It opens with a 2-digit distributor ID, which identifies the network operator for your area (ENA, August 2026). Then comes the unique identifier for your supply point, then a final check digit that validates the 12 digits before it (SSEN, August 2026).",[14,68,69,70,75],{},"The top row is 8 digits: your profile class, meter timeswitch code and line loss factor class (Drax and Uswitch, August 2026). That top row is changing. Under Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement, profile classes and timeswitch codes are being retired for most meters and replaced by new identifiers. That started on 22 September 2025 and finishes by May 2027, with roughly 80% of meters moved by October 2026 (TEAM Energy and Elexon, August 2026). Either format may show up on a bill meanwhile. The 13-digit core is unaffected. What that change means for your meter is covered in our guide to ",[71,72,74],"a",{"href":73},"\u002Fguides\u002Fhalf-hourly-meters","half-hourly meters",".",[27,77,79],{"id":78},"no-electricity-bill-ask-your-network-operator","No electricity bill? Ask your network operator",[14,81,82],{},"There is no single national MPAN checker open to the public. The industry database, ECOES, needs registration (REC, August 2026). Your regional distribution network operator (DNO) is the route.",[14,84,85,86,90],{},"Find yours by postcode on the Energy Networks Association's \"Who is my network operator\" page, or ring 105 (ENA, August 2026). That line costs nothing. Then ask that DNO for the number. Several now answer online: UK Power Networks emails the result after an address or meter-number search, and National Grid runs a postcode checker for its area (both checked August 2026). SSEN takes email at ",[71,87,89],{"href":88},"mailto:mpas@sse.com","mpas@sse.com"," or calls on 0345 026 2554 (August 2026). Routes and numbers change, so start at the ENA page.",[14,92,93],{},"The DNO hands the number over for nothing. You don't need us, or a broker, to ask for it.",[14,95,96],{},"On a new connection there is no bill yet. The DNO issues the MPAN before the meter goes in (SSEN, August 2026).",[27,98,100],{"id":99},"where-to-find-your-mprn","Where to find your MPRN",[14,102,103],{},"On your gas bill. It's usually listed under \"Details of charges\" as \"Meter Point Reference\" (Bionic, July 2026).",[14,105,106],{},"Copy it from the bill rather than from the wall. The long code printed on the gas meter is usually the meter serial number, which is a different thing entirely.",[27,108,110],{"id":109},"no-gas-bill-to-hand-use-the-free-postcode-lookup","No gas bill to hand? Use the free postcode lookup",[14,112,113],{},"The industry runs a free lookup called Find My Supplier at findmysupplier.energy. It takes under a minute.",[115,116,117,121,124],"ol",{},[118,119,120],"li",{},"Go to findmysupplier.energy.",[118,122,123],{},"Enter your postcode and pick your address.",[118,125,126],{},"It returns your MPRN, your current gas supplier and your gas transporter.",[14,128,129],{},"The transporter result matters more than it looks. Some premises sit on an independent gas transporter (IGT) network rather than the main grid, and those MPRNs are 10 digits starting with 74 or 75 (Business Energy UK, July 2026). If yours starts that way, mention it when you ask for a quote.",[14,131,132],{},"It covers gas only, so it won't find an MPAN. If you'd rather phone, the M Number Helpline is 0870 608 1524 (Cadent, July 2026). Call charges apply on 0870 numbers, so try the free online lookup first.",[27,134,136],{"id":135},"meter-serial-number-vs-mprn-the-usual-mix-up","Meter serial number vs MPRN: the usual mix-up",[14,138,139],{},"The meter serial number (MSN) is the code printed on the physical meter box: a mix of letters and numbers, typically 9 to 12 characters. On gas meters it normally sits above or below the barcode, and it often starts with an L and ends with an M (Bionic, July 2026).",[14,141,142],{},"The MSN identifies the meter hardware. The MPRN identifies the supply point. Swap the meter and the MSN changes; the MPRN doesn't. Send us the MSN by mistake and the quote stalls while we ask again, which is where the sting is: a day lost to one wrong number.",[14,144,145],{},"Ten-second test: if it has letters in it, it's the serial number. If it's 6 to 10 digits from your bill or the postcode lookup, it's your MPRN.",[147,148,150,157,163,169,175,181,187],"faq-section",{"title":149},"Questions people ask us",[151,152,154],"faq-item",{"question":153},"What does MPAN stand for?",[14,155,156],{},"Meter Point Administration Number. Elexon defines it as a unique number relating to a metering point (Elexon, August 2026).",[151,158,160],{"question":159},"How many digits is an MPAN?",[14,161,162],{},"The core is 13 digits. The full printed supply number is 21 digits, shown after an S (SSEN and Drax, August 2026).",[151,164,166],{"question":165},"Where is the MPAN number on my meter?",[14,167,168],{},"It isn't. The MPAN is on your bill or from your DNO. The number on the meter is the meter serial number (Uswitch and OVO, August 2026).",[151,170,172],{"question":171},"Is there an MPAN number checker?",[14,173,174],{},"Not a single national one. Some DNOs run an online lookup, others answer by phone or email (checked August 2026). The Energy Networks Association's \"Who is my network operator\" page points you to yours. findmysupplier.energy is gas only.",[151,176,178],{"question":177},"Is the MPRN the same as the meter number?",[14,179,180],{},"No. The meter serial number identifies the box on your wall; the MPRN identifies your gas supply point (Bionic, July 2026). Suppliers ask for the MPRN.",[151,182,184],{"question":183},"How many digits is an MPRN?",[14,185,186],{},"Between 6 and 10, all digits, no letters (Bionic, July 2026). A code with letters in it is the meter serial number instead.",[151,188,190],{"question":189},"Do the numbers change when I switch supplier?",[14,191,192],{},"No. Both belong to the supply point at your premises, so they stay the same through a switch (OVO, August 2026). Only the supplier on the bill changes. They also survive a meter replacement or a smart meter upgrade (British Gas, July 2026). The meter serial number is the only one that changes with new hardware.",[194,195],"hr",{},[14,197,198],{},[17,199,200],{},"Sources, all checked August 2026 unless stated: SSEN (\"What is an MPAN?\" and the MPAN process document for demand customers); Drax; Uswitch; OVO Energy; Energy Networks Association; Elexon (BSC glossary and MHHS); TEAM Energy; REC Portal and ECOES. Figures carried over from the original guide keep their July 2026 checking date: Cadent Gas, findmysupplier.energy, Bionic, British Gas business, Business Energy UK.",{"title":202,"searchDepth":203,"depth":203,"links":204},"",2,[205,206,207,208,209,210,211,212],{"id":29,"depth":203,"text":30},{"id":42,"depth":203,"text":43},{"id":52,"depth":203,"text":53},{"id":62,"depth":203,"text":63},{"id":78,"depth":203,"text":79},{"id":99,"depth":203,"text":100},{"id":109,"depth":203,"text":110},{"id":135,"depth":203,"text":136},"MPAN is electricity, MPRN is gas. Where each number sits on your bill, what the 21 digits mean, and why the code on your meter is the wrong one.","md",{"registeredPath":216,"vertical":217,"role":218,"sitemapGroup":219,"schema":220},"\u002Fguides\u002Fmpan-mprn-numbers","shared","guide","guides","Article+FAQPage",true,{"title":5,"description":213},"MPAN and MPRN numbers: how to find yours","guides\u002Fmpan-mprn-numbers","FCIDttYfDy8ep8hSgauWXXj-YCW_1PEEI3I5iIUz90E",1786561189060]