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How to Read Your Meter

Digital Meter

If you have a digital meter, just write the meter numbers in the boxes above "Mark if a digital meter" on the back of your monthly meter read letter. Report your findings through the toll-free Customer Service number or click the button below submit your reading online.

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Analog Meter

Analog meters have a set of dials. Most gas meters have four dials, most electric meters have five:

How to read your analog meter

  1. In the spaces provided on the back of your meter read letter, mark the exact position of the hand in each dial.

  2. In the spaces below the dials, write the numbers for the corresponding dials. If the dial hand is between two numbers, write down the lower number. There is one exception however; if a dial hand is between 9 and 0, write down 9. If the hand is barely touching the bottom of a number or has not passed the midpoint of that number, use the lower number:

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Examples

The reading above is 70:

The reading above is 69:

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Did You Know?

Heating and cooling your home uses more energy and drains more energy dollars than any other system in your home. Typically, 44 percent of your energy bill goes for heating and cooling. Reducing use here saves you money on your utility bill.

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