What are 'assessed charges'? If a company is unable to fit a meter how will I be charged?

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What are 'assessed charges'?
If a company is unable to fit a meter how will I be charged?

Assessed charges should be a better reflection of customers' consumption than their unmeasured charges.

Companies use a number of different bases for determining assessed charges, for example:

charges based on the type of property;
a flat charge based on the average household bill;
occupancy based charges; and

charges based on an assessment of the customer's usage.

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