Abstract: A device and a method of metering and displaying immediate and/or accumulated energy consumption at a place of consumption, such as electricity, water or heating consumption in a household, said device comprising a recording unit which records and sums an immediate energy consumption on the basis of regular measurements and stores there measurements for the calculation of an average consumption, a display comprising at least one display unit capable of displaying the relationship between an accumulated energy consumption and the calculated average consumption for a selected period of time on a percentage scale.