If you learn to read your electric meter and submit your own readings, it will result in more accurate readings than if we estimate your consumption. If you're new to meter reading, let us help you.
If you'd like to practice taking a meter reading, try our meter reading game. If you're ready for the real thing, go ahead and submit your meter reading below.
Here's all you need to know:
When reading your meter, read dials from right to left (and record this for your own reference). It's important to read in this direction because the reading of one dial will always affect the reading of the dial to its left.
Your meter dials work like a car's odometer. When a dial has made one full rotation, it will return to 0 (and the dial to the left will advance by one number). If a dial isn't pointing exactly to 0, the dial hasn't made one full rotation yet. This means that, even if the dial to the left looks like it's pointing exactly to one number, it hasn't quite made it there yet. This is why it's important to read the meter from right to left.
When a dial is between two numbers, choose the lower number (When the dial is between 9 and 0, think of the 0 as a "10." This means that 9 is the lowest number.)
Submit numbers to us from left to right.
Sample Reading:
If you have questions about how to read your electric meter, please phone us at (403) 514-3830.