How to read your digital meter:

• The electric meter uses a digital readout that alternates between three different displays.
• The first display shows the actual kWh register.  Example: 01 00123 (123 kWh)
• The second display is a segment check.  All of the number segments light up to ensure that a segment is not missing and all of the numbers are readable.  Example: 88 888888
• The third display show a radio signal in order to indicate that the radio is working.  Example: GS 000003
• Because the meter does not reset each month, you can track the electricity you’ve used by subtracting this month’s reading from last month’s reading.
• Some meters may be different and have additional displays.

How to read a legacy meter:

Some customers may still have an older, non-digital meter:

• The electric meter has five numbered dial faces that look a little bit like a clock.
• Start from the right to record your numbers. Note that the second and fourth dials from the right are read counter-clockwise. (Zero reads as the number 10.)
• If a dial hand is between the numbers, use the smaller number. So if the hand is between six and seven, use six.
• If the hand is directly on a number, read that number only if the hand to the right is on or just past zero.
• If the hand to the right is not on zero, use the smaller number.
• Because the meter does not reset each month, you can track the electricity you’ve used by subtracting this month’s reading from last month’s reading.