What Is an Electrical Service Meter?
Electric service meters are boxes connected to a conduit pipe in line with your home and the electric lines. They measure how much electricity you have used. Electric companies use this information to bill you.Reading Your MeterOlder models have dials that must be read by the owner or the meter reader from the electric company to find out how much you owe. Newer models are digital and transmit the information directly to the utility, which cuts down on intentional or accidental misreads.EstimationIf you have an older model, at times the dials used to read your measurements are between numbers, meaning that the meter reader must estimate your total. If your bill appears incorrect, contact your electric company.BudgetBy looking at how much electricity you use on a regular basis and by factoring in things such as weather, you can see if you are using too much electricity for your budget and look at where you can cut back.MeasurementMeters measure how much electricity you use in kilowatts.
