Read
Your Meter Daily for One Week
Read your meter every day for one week to learn your daily kWh
usage.
How To Do It First Meter Reading
Read your meter at a convenient time of day and record the reading
on the work sheet on page 17. Refer to page 14 in this booklet
for how to read your meter.
Second Meter Reading
One day later, read your meter at the same time of day and record
the reading on the work shee t. Take readings for the ne xt
seven days.
Calculation of Meter Readings
Subtract yesterday’s reading from today’s reading.
Your answer is the number of kWh used between those readings.
Continue reading your meter for the next seven days.
Example:
Time
of
Reading |
Date |
Meter
Reading |
kWh
Result |
Comments
(daily activities,
guests, weather, etc.) |
Line
# |
| 12:15
PM |
6/21/2001 |
66951 |
|
|
1 |
| 12:10
PM |
6/22/2001 |
66989 |
|
|
2 |
| |
|
|
38 |
KWh Result is
(line 2 minus line 1) |
3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
4 |
Comparision
of Results
Add the kWh from each day and divide by seven. This will give
you the average kWh per day. Compare your results with the “kWh
Per Day” number shown on your bill in the “Energy
Comparison” section. Compare with the entries for “this
month” and “last month” and “one year ago”.
If your seven day average is close to your bill averages, you
know your usage is normal for your electric lifestyle. Use this
worksheet for recording your meter readings.
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