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Step 4 - Read my meter:
Your meter measures the amount of electricity you use in kilowatt-hours (kWh). Each dial on the meter represents one digit in the total number of kilowatt-hours you've used since the last time your meter was read.
Most meters are now easy-to-read digital meters.
If you have a digital meter, read it left to right. This illustration reflects 40632.
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Some other meters are the mechanical dial type. Here are some simple rules for reading your dial type meter:
- Read and record meter readings from right to left.
- Record the smaller number when the pointer is between numbers. However, if the pointer is between 9 and 0, use 9 as the lower number.
- If the pointer is directly on a number, the dial to the right will determine its reading. If the pointer on the right has passed zero, record the number the pointer is directly on. If the pointer on the right is not past zero, record the next lowest number on the dial you're reading.
- If you read your meter one month later, simply subtract the previous month's reading to determine the number of kilowatt-hours you've used in one month.
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