Conservation can lead to lower energy bills. Your meter is located close to where the utility line enters your house, either inside or out. Meter Reading Record Print the Meter Reading Record found below to keep track of your electricity use for five weeks. After you have taken several readings, check to see if your conservation efforts are working. The more you conserve, the fewer kilowatt hours you will use, and the lower your energy bill will be.
Some meters are digital they look like the odometer on a car.
Other meters have dials. Electric meters with dials are read the same, regardless of how many dials there are. Every dial has a pointer and the numbers 0 to 9. Below is a example of a five-dial electric meter. Electric Meter Notice that the pointers on the first, third and fifth dial move in the same direction as a hand of a clock.