Got our electric bill straightened out.

[Chris142]

In the past I mentioned how high our electric bill is every month. Never less than $600 and in the summer with evaporative cooler going $1000+.

BTW we have LED lights and sit in the dark instead of lighting up the house.

This started when the put in a smart meter on our house. I complained and Edison didn't care.

My wife found a way to get an old school meter put back on the house so we did that. Only negative is that they charge $15 to drive out and actually read the meter.

Still cheaper than the stupid defective smart meter we had.

Got our bill for last month with the new meter installed....

 

[97prizm]

Holy smokes you should have done that earlier

 

[nomas]

I've had a smart meter for a couple of years . My bills seem to be lower .

 

[4wheeldog]

Some "Smart" meters have multipliers that can be set wrong and cause an issue like this.

 

[Chris142]

Don't know how to read all this.

 

[researcher]

Don't know how to read all this.

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to read the non-smart meter (analog) you look at the arrows and always use the lower number. For example the second in from the right, on your picture, notice how it's before 6? So you'd go with 5 for that number being read.

In this case it looks like the number read is 90550, you can verify it's correct by looking at your old bill, should have a number reported that they read. And your number should just be a little higher than the old one.

 

[AZjeff]

Are you going to try get some kinda of refund or credit from the smart meter install forward? How long did you have the smart thief meter? Surely they can do an investigation.

 

[alarmguy]

Don't know how to read all this.

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I am still amazed at the cost of electricity on the West Coast. Im shocked you could get an old analog meter too!
I cant believe what you WERE paying and what you are STILL paying. Mamma Mia!

Our electric bill for 594 kWh would be $100
Here it is for 550 kWh below

 

[Chris142]

Holy smokes you should have done that earlier

They fought us every step of the way

 

[Chris142]

Are you going to try get some kinda of refund or credit from the smart meter install forward? How long did you have the smart thief meter? Surely they can do an investigation.

4+ years.

 

[thastinger]

Thats only a 22 day billing cycle

 

[mrsilv04]

We lived out in the boonies when I was a kid, and we had to read our own power meter, and then mail that reading to the Electric Cooperative, who would then mail you a bill.

 

[supton]

They fought us every step of the way

I'd be tempted to go off grid. I know gas ain't cheap but burn me enough times and I'll go away. [Yes that's like cutting off my nose to spite my face. But I'd sure be tempted.]

 

[JeffKeryk]

Now you know why my solar project was the biggest no-brainer in the world.

 

[OVERKILL]

to read the non-smart meter (analog) you look at the arrows and always use the lower number. For example the second in from the right, on your picture, notice how it's before 6? So you'd go with 5 for that number being read.

In this case it looks like the number read is 90550, you can verify it's correct by looking at your old bill, should have a number reported that they read. And your number should just be a little higher than the old one.

Interesting, I end up with a different number than you:
00559

 

[alarmguy]

Thats only a 22 day billing cycle

GREAT CATCH!
Wow, you have to add up to another 33% on that bill.

 

[researcher]

Interesting, I end up with a different number than you:
00559

actually we're both partially correct.. It is always the lower number that you take in the analog meters.. thanks for the correction. So it would be 00550. And about the 9 you had? Look at the last number it's definitely 0.

Doesn't look like I can edit my other post. so hopefully @Chris142 will see the correction.

 

[Chris142]

Thats only a 22 day billing cycle

Oh? Still going to be less than $600 though?

 

[OVERKILL]

actually we're both partially correct.. It is always the lower number that you take in the analog meters.. thanks for the correction. So it would be 00550. And about the 9 you had? Look at the last number it's definitely 0.

Doesn't look like I can edit my other post. so hopefully @Chris142 will see the correction.

I'm taking it as being past the 9, but not quite at the 0 yet and the one before it being almost at the 6, so 59.

 

[Rob_Roy]

In the past I mentioned how high our electric bill is every month. Never less than $600 and in the summer with evaporative cooler going $1000+.

BTW we have LED lights and sit in the dark instead of lighting up the house.

This started when the put in a smart meter on our house. I complained and Edison didn't care.

My wife found a way to get an old school meter put back on the house so we did that. Only negative is that they charge $15 to drive out and actually read the meter.

Still cheaper than the stupid defective smart meter we had.

Got our bill for last month with the new meter installed....

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You mentioned the cost went way up. Did your monthly KWH go up compared to historical data when the smart meter was installed?