Just subtract the previous reading from the new reading, and you will know how many kilowatt-hours you have used. Link meters will be located in remote areas, areas with dogs or customers wishing no access to their property. For calls placed after working hours you are invited to call our emergency number in your phone directory for your local office. On weekends an answering service or call forwarding will be available. This can be caused by lightning or wind storm, falling tree limbs, a squirrel or bird getting into a transformer, someone driving into a utility pole, or even a home appliance cycling on and off.
Electronic equipment is very vulnerable to power surges.
To protect your equipment, you might consider a quality surge protectors to help stop the surge before it enters your equipment. Power lines are not insulated. Appliances with insulated cords use 110 to 240 volts. At this level insulation is practical. Power lines use 72,00 volts, and no material can insulate this voltage.