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MPAN decoder

Paste the 21-digit electricity supply number from your bill and we’ll break it down into plain English — profile class, distributor, and a check-digit validation that confirms the number has been copied correctly.

What is an MPAN?

The Meter Point Administration Number (also called the supply number, S-number or “electricity 21”) uniquely identifies an electricity meter point in Great Britain. It travels with the property, not the supplier — so when you switch supplier, the MPAN stays the same.

The number is split into a top line (profile class, meter timeswitch code, line loss factor) and a 13-digit core (distributor, unique reference, sequence, check digit). This tool decodes both and runs the official prime-weighted check-digit calculation locally in your browser.

Where to find it

Look on any electricity bill or supplier portal for a panel labelled “Supply Number” or marked with a large S. It is laid out as a top row of eight digits and a bottom row of thirteen, often inside a thick grid. If you only have the bottom row, paste those 13 digits — the tool still works.

Methodology

The decoder runs entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to a server. Profile-class and distributor lookups follow the public industry mapping; the check digit is calculated by multiplying the first twelve digits of the core by the primes 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41 and 43, summing the products, and taking the result modulo 11. A match confirms the number is well-formed; it does not confirm the meter is live, the supply is energised, or that you are the registered customer of record. For that, a formal change-of-tenancy or registration check via the supplier or ECOES is required.

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