Reading a Digital Electric Meter & Calculate Usage and Cost

This quick view reviews reading the digital electric meter at home and making the two calculations needed to think about energy usage.

[@jennifery5353]

Out of all the videos I watched, this one actually makes sense. Thank You

[@user-eu3wo3rn4s]

I'm a 74 year old senior citizen who is not at all tech savvy. Thank you for explaining this in a way that was easy for me to understand.

[@science8haskins]

I m glad you found it useful. 😄

[@B2dz_16]

Thank you for the explanation it was crystal clear compared to other videos. Thanks for your work. Ignore all the negativity. God bless you.

[@pamelasims3299]

This is so helpful and so important to know. 👏👏👏👌

[@LiaYoursTruly]

This is so helpful for my School module. Thank you 👏🏻

[@gtmocenterra639]

Hi there may I know where can I get the ERT of the meter if it is not written in the meter? how can I connect it to Neptune handheld that we use? TIA

[@oscarflores8701]

so like we have a problem that we pay 290 a month but the previous owner payed 150, we basically use the same things they used but we pay more. would the kwh have to be really high to have to pay that much

[@holtbrewer2047]

Thank you!! I had been freaking out for no reason apparently.

[@bobbymorino5329]

I worked for a few Electric Meter co. He's right it suppose to be $1 or less, per 10, However Most electric companies rip u off everyday. They add more cents. Everyone pays it, Instead of Everyone standing up together & fighting to lower the bill, & charge correct amount.

[@user-mw9jf4wc9j]

Because everyone's busy on the internet so there distracted & people overspend, & rely on credit cards. Like the saying "They don't know the value of a dollar". Well when ur on a limited income w no extra money, every Penney counts. That's when people will take notice.

[@johncampbell6997]

Hi Doug, I have a newly installed grid tie battery back-up solar system. The power company, APS, just installed a bi-directional Itron Cl 200 meter. There are 8 readouts over the cycle. Do you know what each of these reading mean? I want to be able to determine waht my input to the grid is aech month and also read me net input or net usage

[@jimcruise9632]

I also use itron meter (made in Usa) here in the pacific and still dont know how it read?? Making us household hard to understand and some times they fool us to pay for extra amount that we dont even know about

[@vonvon_vaz]

Hey, thank you for this brilliant video. It's been very helpful, but I wonder if you could help me with a little problem. I've been trying to find out which electric metre in my block belongs to my flat (they're all digital). Can you tell me if there's a trick to find that out? My friend suggested that I turn the mains in my flat off and see which metre's readings are inactive. Do you think this will work?

[@science8haskins]

Yvonne Vaz your friend's suggestion seems like a good one and might work. The problem you might run into is the Change in KWH is a pretty large unit. I may take up to a half-hour to notice the change. The meter type might have a indicator that current is passing through the meter. Good luck.

[@vonvon_vaz]

Doug Haskins Thank you so much for replying. I'll take note and try it out. :)

[@MrBolo1458]

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[@tanogasaali4804]

Thanks, it helped me bunch

[@marvelousjoe]

Thanks for educating us

[@science8haskins]

You're welcome.

[@luisitojr.custodio7506]

Hello, how can we read GE kv2c digital kilowatt meter, which display will we use to compute? 01 or 02?

[@piercetori1980]

Ok. After watching this and figuring by your way... My issue since my meter installation I haven't changed anything in my home yet my bill last month TRIPLED this month doubled! We are terrified what the cost will be when winter comes. I have started monitoring my meter every hour sometimes every 2 hours...then over night it's 6 hours. From 1 pm yesterday to 1 pm today according to readings...I use 16 kwh per day. Yet my bills say I use 64kwh per day (last month) to 75kwh per day this month! Omg there is no way!! Consumers energy says oh well. Electrician I hired, by consumers suggestion, said NO WAY! What can I do!? Is there something else I should do while monitoring my meter?

[@keepthechange2811]

Did you ever find out how long it takes to see results if i switch off all the breakers? Im having the same problem. Ive paid 3000 dollars since January this year. Finally they turned off my power as i tried to pay over the phone and wanted an additional 1400 on top of my paid in full bill.

[@hasanurhasan3067]

how to calculate average p.f for hexa digital energy meter

[@mabast007]

Where did you get the 20 hrs of the equation one?

[@SEMPERFI8387]

That's kilowatt hours

[@ulpianobedia5809]

D'you have analog electric meter reading video? I need it for my performance task

[@science8haskins]

I do! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5PUZKp4pr6pidk

[@chris18228]

All I wanna know is which ones do I submit to the Electric company they switched my meter without my knowledge and did not tell me how to read it

[@snallaiah2002]

Good basic idea

[@mamamay6928]

Thank You.

[@yl_ohmeohmy]

Hello, thank you for this video! My utility company’s digital bidirectional meter shows another measurement not listed in your video with the units in kW. Not kWH. Utility company says it is “Max kW Delivered” How would I use this measurement in these equations? Thank you.

[@science8haskins]

kW would be a measure of energy delivered at a specific point of time. Think of a microwave that uses 1400 watts or 1.4kw. That would draw that much energy through the meter per second. For billing purposes, they should be looking at the amount of kWh between measurement periods - a total amount of energy used. Max delivered might impact peak energy usage if your provider has such limits.

[@yl_ohmeohmy]

Thank you, does that mean if I shut the electricity off in the house, would this measurement drop to 0kw? I have solar panels and the usage remains high aka high bills. I’m not sure what to do.

[@science8haskins]

@Yonatan Lautman it might be a max reading over a time period- like 24 hours. If you turned off all power, there would be no change in kWh readings.

[@yl_ohmeohmy]

Thank you, that makes sense. The issue I'm dealing with is a real headscratcher and not sure who to ask for help. Anyone I ask to come on site is unauthorized to open the utility meter as it's against the law, yet the utility company refuses to come out to inspect the meter. Our statements show continued high consumption in kWh, even with solar panels! It doesn't make sense. The solar consultant said the average reading should be about 5kW, whereas our meter has been anywhere 9-13kW for most of the year. Suddenly this week it changed to 6kW. I'm not sure the source of this measurement and how it plays a role in calculating the monthly statement invoice. To add additional confusion to the mix, the reading dates between the solar power and the utility company are not apples to apples! One starts beginning to end of the month, whereas the other measures mid-to-mid of the month. So cross referencing is an utmost 🤯. Thank you for listening to my rant. Any suggestions is appreciated!

[@stevenfischer8447]

thanks for the math lesson still don't know what the meter is showing. code 803?

[@majorburke9735]

My meter reads nothing but gobbledygook.

[@jessemooks362]

Moved into our new place it's been 7 days and the meter is showing 6124 Kilowatt Hours so far. The apt we stay at covers up to 349 kilowatts. How would we figure out how to stay under without going over? We have swamp coolers... Maybe I misunderstood how much they cover up to.

[@Bowzsosexiilover07]

We just moved in ours in May n ours is reading 53615 kwh ain't no way...

[@yorbalindason]

I have multiple numbers that pop through the screen. So I can’t tell which of your numbers match the reading I’m looking at on mine.

[@science8haskins]

In the sequence look for the lcd to turn on the says kWh. That should be your reading.

[@ExtremeEngineering]

well done

[@GeraldQuillosaPiodos]

how about if start from 00005? I just bought this one start at 00005 Please help

[@doughaskins8123]

Hi. If a meter starts at 00005, then that will be starting point for usage in kilowatt hours (kWh) recorded by the electric company. So, if you use 500 kWh in a month, the meter would read 00505 kWh on the 30th day. Hope this was helpful.

[@GeraldQuillosaPiodos]

sorry for very late reply, yeah its very helpful. thank you thank you. please continue sharing your thoughts to everybody, anybody. God Speed Sir.

[@user-uj8wv6ez9q]

What does it mean if the main breaker is switched off but it still reads as though elec. Is being used? Could somebody be stealing from me?

[@science8haskins]

Interesting. It would suggest that electricity is flowing through the meter by a circuit that is not in your breaker box. Could be theft. It could also be a short on in the line prior to the breaker. Maybe call an electrician to identify the issue.

[@MukeshVerma-jz7sq]

Hello sir...Meter reading is 976.3 kwh then what we count.....total 9763 units ya 976 whole unit....plz reply asap

[@alm7707]

$1 per day! I wish. ours is about 87 kwh/day or at our rate of $,135/kwh that's $11.75 per day. We get billed every 3 months so our bill is $1057.00 plus fixed charges.

[@VinceVonViktor]

What's up bro...I set up solar...I can get you way down...$0 cost option that's not lease or finance...government funded...shoot me a message I'll give you some options how much the bill can come down

[@alm7707]

@@VinceVonViktor I'm in Saskatchewan. we had good grants, but there was so much demand for grants that it was discontinued. Solar installers all went broke. Thanks for caring.

[@solo4o6]

My power usage per day is 200kwh. And my power bill showed 3500kwh for one month. Which in my mind is insane.

[@bigdog3628]

I guess this is outdated or location biased? I don't get 3 sets of numbers.

[@science8haskins]

BigDog36 could be. I created this for my students. Their homes all use Duquesne Light Co. meters.

[@Hizenbird]

Can't you just go to the meter and get a reading at one point in time and then go back to the meter and get a second reading at anytime and then just calculate on that? For instance if I get a rating at 8 in the morning and then at 8 in the evening I know that 12 hours has gone by so I subtract the second reading from the first and that's how much I used per 8 hours. Divide that by 8 and that's how much I used per hour that period, no?

[@Clydesdale2045]

I hate digital meters. All I want to know is if I’m using a ton of electricity right now. The old analog ones you’d see the dial spinning like crazy, these digital ones mine just blinks from a test display, to how many volts which is always 242, to how many total kilowatts hours. It’s very hard to tell if I’m using a ton of electricity right this second. Just venting I really wish the meters would be able to tell you your kilowatt usage at that moment, and wish I could stop mine from constant cycling.

[@science8haskins]

Yes. That is a draw back to digit meters. Video the meter took your device see a llthe numbers in the sequencee Then, come back 1 hr and do it again. Record the kwh on the videos. It will tell you if you used more than a kwh in the lapsed time.

[@majorburke9735]

Agreed. It’s as if they don’t care about the needs of the customer. Information “as needed”. And you don’t need to know.

[@mattm2600]

why does nobody show a real time movie of digital flashing its so fast you dont know whats flashing

[@hragster1]

What does open mean on a meter

[@science8haskins]

Harold Ragster I’m not sure.

[@hragster1]

I asked the guy with 40 years experience he never heard or seen open on a meter before what does it mean

[@jmac6248]

So how do I look back to see if they cheated me the prior month?!? Is there seriously no record of what I’ve used from month to month? No accountability?

[@science8haskins]

Only a running total used. You can look at your electric bill usage from the previous month. It should include the kWh readings. Final reading - initial reading = kWh used in the billing period. Hope this was helpful.

[@ivarsmatisons]

Labs

[@gamordirampat8068]

Hi

[@lindalevans5241]

Don't understand none of this my meter is reading 1400_1 anyone know how much money is on there I be gratfull

[@science8haskins]

Linda Levans it depends on a few factors. You need to know the starting KWh and your current reading in KWh. Then, you need to know your rate from the power company.

[@keepthechange2811]

@@science8haskins i switch off the breakers. How long till it reflects on digital meter. Please sir. Im being charged almost 800 a month. My rent is 600

[@technicsmelancholic6289]

I have lived in my new place for 12 days,the electric bill is controlled by the landlord we don't get to see it, they just tell us what to pay,I have just read my Digital meter and this is what I have found 39125kwh does enybody knows how to calculate this and converted into money,it seems really high to me.,

[@science8haskins]

Technics Melancholic so that is the current reading. You need to let time pass and get a second reading. Electric meters do not reset every month to 0 kWh. It’s like mileage on a car. Your kWh difference x the rate from the power company tells you the cost.

[@technicsmelancholic6289]

@@science8haskins Thanks for replying so I can't convert that reading into real coin now? so this reading could be from an entire year or multiple years,so how do I find out my real readings if meters never reset to 0kwh,so a meter will never tell me my actual and current reading?

[@technicsmelancholic6289]

@@science8haskins I've follow your explanation meticulously and my 39125kwh reading comes to a total at 0,12cents in florida per kwh for 12 days,of $4.190 something else thousand dollars!ahhhhhhh,maybe I am extremely wrong.,

[@thenightsdev194]

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[@arlenenanquil227]

Hi sir mine is start 0005 now in 6 days i 337 how to calculate if the boss say x.39

[@arlenenanquil227]

337 x.39= 131.43rm malaysian money ive got only 1 aircon n 1 icebox in my room only night time i used aircon i not using already the rice cooker and the electric kettle when they start to put meter at my room..but so high,?if in 6 days..or 33.7 x.39= 13.43rm only in 6days i used? Which one is right can u help me ?i really need your help

[@thenightsdev194]

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[@lighthope3519]

the left one is the `' digital meter ?" are you sure? so it is not the traditional analog meter? right? if yours is digital meter, so electric company does not need to come to your house to read ? you know what, I am very confused about digital meter or automated meter reading (AMR) meter---are they the same thing?

[@science8haskins]

Left is analog. The digital meter is with the lcd display.

[@livelovelaugh473]

It would have been nice to get an explanation for the analog.

[@doughaskins1895]

I did make one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5PUZKp4pr6pidk

[@livelovelaugh473]

@@doughaskins1895 Oh ok, thank you.

[@majorburke9735]

I wish I had my analog back. I hate my digital meter.

[@bloodyshrine1369]

Why don’t they teach kids this at school!? What the fuck?!

[@hbsbos]

thanks but your tutorial is not very clear at all. where did you get your three reading? by recording it three consecutive days or the meter always shows three readings consecutively? Can you read current usage like an amp meter??

[@science8haskins]

The meter never resets. So, the newest reading in kwh is the amount of electricity used in the time before a previous reading. It's always the latest read minus the earlier read. The difference is the used electricity.

[@mrobvious1100]

Thanks for taking the time to make the video. I'm in my late 60s a little confused and I've been in my house for four months. I have a digital meter. If I pick a time for instance 3 p.m. on a given day and write down the number it displays based on kwh and then 3 the next day and 3 the next day, that's all I need to do or do I need to look at last month's bill in the month before that

[@mrobvious1100]

One more question I just thought of my utility company charges a delivery fee for electricity and gas based on how much you use so just sticking with electricity when you figure out the cost per day does that include in your example the delivery fee as the utility company is charging $0.10 per kilowatt or is that an extra fee I need to calculate

[@science8haskins]

@@mrobvious1100 for simplicity with my students we left off all other costs other than a flat charge for kWh. My real power company charges a rate for distribution and another company charges me for transmission/generation. Both should be based on cost/kWh x kWh used. These should be listed on the power bill.

[@science8haskins]

@@mrobvious1100 a reading for 24 hours can give you the amount of power used in a day. If you compare the kWh listed on the bill to what is on the meter, it should help you to determine if the electric company is correctly reading the bill. The newest reading on the bill should be very close to the kWh listed on the digital meter.

[@jcaleca60]

10 cents per kilowatt hr where 😮

[@science8haskins]

This video was created for a middle school energy unit. The values used for cost kwh were simplified for the example.

[@ericmoeller3634]

I cant figure out how to up load the pic i kind of dont think you know what you're talking about my meter is identical and its the same brand mine has 6 digits that one has five mine reads 015996 and there is no way in hell ive used 15000 kWh within a month its just me here the pic has Wh at the bottom of the meters display witch if you convert that to 15000Wh to kWh it would be 15 kWh witch makes sense im just confused cause i thought all meters where the same

[@science8haskins]

The meter never resets. Those 150,000 kWh is over the life of the meter. You need to compare the previous reading last month to your current reading. Look at the kWh recorded on your list bill.

[@ericmoeller3634]

@@science8haskins i went back out there and noticed it is sun damaged it dose say kWh but the w and some of the segments barley show up u can still make out the number sorry 😐 the sun beats the hell out if the back of my apartment building in the evening

[@science8haskins]

@@ericmoeller3634 glad you were able to see part of it. The electric company owns the meter and if you think it is damaged, call their customer service line.

[@yeame9163]

Had a analog rotating meter which was much easier to see if we were actually producing electricity. Thank you for the video but this is ridiculous

[@FrankSanchez505]

Why not do it in 30 days. Nobody cares how much they use in a 3 day period

[@science8haskins]

This was created for a classroom activity for middle school students. You could do it after 30 days for a month's usage. You could record for a week and scale it to a month's use.

[@HondaMechanic1]

This wasn't the best explanation , , I got 2 heat pumps in 2012 and I record the meter readings 2-3 times a week ever since ,I have a large scribbler and each page in a month each line is a day (months with 31 days i have to add a line) and I'm very good at it .. This morning Jan 2 /2020 the power company came and exchanged my old meter for a smart meter , I'm on here making sure I'm reading it right..

[@jeffgangs550]

Fucking saying trying to make money .....I would say if you pay for GST water resources trying to make thats bullshit

[@playokay]

God damn this was a poor explantion.

[@science8haskins]

playokay What more do you want to know? It’s a digital meter.

[@playokay]

First, in your video it was hard to tell the difference between the numbers you wrote with your telestrator and the digital numbers from the meter itself. You write so clear and precisely, it was like it came from a machine. Next, the example readouts are totally non-existent as compared to my ladwp meter. I realize that there are probably several different styles, but your simplistic explanation is a complete waste of time.

[@LiaYoursTruly]

This is so helpful for my School module. Thank you 👏🏻

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