Convert Your Origin Bill to CSV

Upload an Origin Energy bill PDF and get clean, structured data — usage, daily supply charges, rebates, billing period and meter reads — in about 30 seconds.

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Anatomy of bill fields extracted

Upload a PDF, get clean CSV. Below is a sample Origin-style electricity statement with the structured fields you get back, labelled with their CSV column names.

EXAMPLE ENERGY CO.

GPO Box 0000 · Sydney NSW · 13 24 61

Electricity Tax Invoice · Page 1 of 4

SUPPLY ADDRESS

SAMPLE CUSTOMER

9 Example Street
Sample City, VIC 3000

Account number A-0000A0D0

Issue date 3 Jun 2025

Tax invoice 100000000

NMI 6000000000

Plan Origin Basic

AMOUNT DUE

$577.21

Debited on 24 Jun 2025

Billing period: 2 Mar – 1 Jun 2025 · 92 days

Statement currency: AUD

Account summary

Opening balance	$783.23
Payments received & transfers	−$785.11
Balance brought forward	−$1.88
New charges	$652.21
Govt Energy Bill Relief	−$75.00
Your total for this bill	$579.09

Usage and supply charges

CHARGE	USAGE	RATE	AMOUNT
General Usage All usage · actual reading	1,770.925 kWh	$0.305400	$540.84
Daily Supply Supply charge · 92 days	92 days	$1.210495/day	$111.37
Card payment fee Other charges	—	—	$1.88
Govt Energy Bill Relief Credit · non-taxable	—	—	−$75.00
Total new charges			$579.09

Usage this period

Read type Actual

Emissions (this bill) 1.51 tonnes

Avg daily usage 19.1 kWh

Total usage 1,770.925 kWh

Service information

NMI 6000000000

Meter number 0140000

Read date 2 Jun 2025

Start → end read 87,916 → 89,686

Distributor Jemena

GST in total $59.46

retailer_name, retailer_phone

Retailer issuer and contact number

customer_name, service_street1, service_suburb, service_state, service_postcode

Supply address where electricity is delivered

account_number, tax_invoice_number, nmi, plan_name

Account number, tax invoice number, NMI, and plan name

opening_balance, payments_received

Carry-over balance and last period's payment

govt_energy_bill_relief

Government rebate credited to the bill (non-taxable)

usage_amount, usage_rate, total_usage

General Usage: total energy × per-unit rate

total_usage, usage_unit, read_type

Total usage, unit (kWh / MJ), and actual vs estimated read

bill_total, bill_due_date

Total amount due and payment / direct-debit date

bill_start_date, bill_end_date, days_in_period, currency

Billing period span and statement currency (AUD)

daily_supply_rate, days_in_period

Daily supply charge × days — fixed network fee

meter_serial_number, read_date, meter_start_read, meter_end_read

Physical meter serial, read date, and start → end read

distributor, gst_in_total

Distributor (network operator) and GST component of the total

50+ structured fields per bill — including extraction metadata (extraction_status, extraction_confidence, source_filename ) — exported as CSV that opens directly in Excel, Google Sheets, or any accounting tool.

What every charge on your Origin bill means

Origin bills are built from a daily supply charge plus your usage, with any rebates or credits shown separately. Here's what each line means.

General Usage: The cost of the electricity (or gas) you used in the period, charged at a single per-unit rate on Origin's Basic plan. Electricity is billed in kWh and gas in MJ. UtilityBillReader records the total usage, the unit, and whether the read was actual or estimated. Example: 1,770.925 kWh × $0.305400 = $540.84
Daily Supply charge: A fixed daily charge for being connected to the network, billed per day across the whole period regardless of how much you use. On a long (quarterly) bill this can be a large share of the total. Example: 92 days × $1.210495 = $111.37
Government Energy Bill Relief: A government rebate applied directly to eligible bills as a non-taxable credit, reducing the amount payable. The amount and timing depend on the relevant state and federal schemes in force. Example: −$75.00 credit
Other charges (e.g. card payment fee): Origin itemises incidental charges such as a card payment fee separately from usage and supply. These appear as small positive amounts added to the bill. Example: $1.88 card payment fee
GST: Australian bills include GST (10%) in the totals. Origin shows the GST component included in the bill total. UtilityBillReader captures the totals as billed. Example: $59.46 GST component
Meter reads & read type: The meter details section lists the read date, start and end reads, and whether the read was actual or estimated. UtilityBillReader records the read type so you can distinguish an estimated bill from an actual one. Example: 87,916 → 89,686 (Actual)
Greenhouse gas emissions: Origin prints the estimated greenhouse emissions for the bill and a comparison to the prior year. This is informational on the bill; the underlying usage in kWh is what UtilityBillReader extracts for your own emissions reporting. Example: 1.51 tonnes this bill
Balance brought forward: Any unpaid or credit balance carried over from your previous bill, shown before this period's new charges. UtilityBillReader captures the opening balance and payments received. Example: −$1.88 brought forward

Frequently asked questions

Origin sends separate electricity and gas bills — can UtilityBillReader read both?

Yes. Upload either an Origin electricity invoice or a gas invoice and UtilityBillReader extracts the usage, supply charge, account details and meter reads. Each comes back as its own row, with usage in kWh for electricity or MJ for gas.

Does it capture the Government Energy Bill Relief credit on my Origin bill?

Yes. Rebates and credits such as the Australian Government Energy Bill Relief are captured as separate amounts that reduce the bill total, so your CSV reflects what you actually paid.

Does UtilityBillReader capture how much energy I used?

Yes — your total usage for the billing period with its unit (kWh for electricity, MJ for gas), plus whether the read was actual or estimated. Origin Basic is a single-rate plan, so the bill shows one usage figure, which is what you get back.

My Origin bill is quarterly — does the long billing period matter?

No. UtilityBillReader captures the billing start and end dates and the number of days in the period, whether the bill covers a month or a full quarter, so the supply charge and usage line up with the right dates.

Does it record the meter read and whether it was estimated?

Yes. The meter number, read date, start and end reads, and the read type (actual or estimated) are all captured, so you can tell an estimated Origin bill from an actual one.

What format do I get back?

Two downloads off the same extraction. A base CSV gives you one row per meter or service with a column for every field — retailer, account, addresses, billing period, usage, cost, and tariff — and opens directly in Excel, Google Sheets, or any accounting tool. An advanced Excel (.xlsx) workbook adds a second sheet of per-line charge detail (TOU bands, rebates, supply vs usage charges) keyed back to the first sheet so you can reconcile or pivot without losing structure.

Can I convert several bills at once?

Yes. Upload multiple bills — a year of statements, or bills across several properties — and get them back in one structured file, one row per meter. This is the common workflow for bookkeepers and property managers reconciling utility costs in bulk.

How accurate is UtilityBillReader?

Every extraction returns a confidence score and flags anything worth a second look, such as a bill covering multiple meters. UtilityBillReader lays each field out next to a clear label so it's quick to check the output against your original bill, and the confidence score tells you where to look first.

Do I need an account, and is UtilityBillReader really free?

You can convert your first 5 pages every day with no account — just upload and download. Paid plans add higher volumes for regular or bulk use, but there's no signup wall to try UtilityBillReader or handle a one-off bill.

Does UtilityBillReader work on my phone?

Yes. UtilityBillReader works in your phone's browser, so you can convert a bill from a photo or PDF without being at a computer.

Can it read the usage and emissions detail on the later pages?

Origin's multi-page bills are handled in a single upload. UtilityBillReader focuses on the structured billing and usage fields; the underlying kWh it extracts is what you'd use for your own emissions reporting.

What file types can I upload, and is my data secure?

PDF bills, digital or scanned, including multi-page bills in a single upload. Files uploaded without an account are deleted within 24 hours rather than stored indefinitely; account uploads follow your plan's retention window.

Use cases

Bookkeeping & accounting

Pull the total, billing period, and charge breakdown straight into a CSV ready to import into Xero, MYOB, or QuickBooks, instead of keying utility expenses by hand.

Tenant rebilling

Property managers splitting a master bill across tenants can extract usage per supply address and produce a clean per-tenant breakdown for cost recovery.

ESG & emissions reporting

Extract actual kWh and MJ as activity data for greenhouse-gas accounting — more accurate than estimating emissions from the dollar amount alone.

Usage analysis

Compare total usage and the cost breakdown across billing periods to see how your energy use and bill change over time.

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Last reviewed 28 May 2026