How to Read Your Residential Electric Meter
How to Read Your Meter TID uses electric meters that have the ability to communicate with TID. These meters can be read in two ways: using the LCD on the meter itself, or remotely using a 900 MHz radio to communicate with TID’s automated metering infrastructure. This technology enables us to serve you faster, in addition to many other benefits.
Scrolling Displays
The meter scrolls through three displays every five to six seconds.
Display Test -
TID primarily uses two types of electric meters that are programmed to display usage based on your rate schedule.
Reading Your Energy Usage
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TOT(Σ) KWARh
The screen will display all 888888’s to check that all the fields of the LCD are working properly.
Using our example on the right, the initial meter read is 000375. To find out how much energy you use in a given time, subtract this first reading from a second reading taken at a later date. For instance, if you go back to your meter later and it reads 00909, then you have used 534 kWh for that time period (00909 - 00375 = 534).
Reading -
Detail of kWh Display
Registration Info -
A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is 1,000 watts of electricity used for one hour. For example, when you use a one-kilowatt appliance for one hour, you’ve used one kWh and your meter read display will show an increase in consumption of one. If you used the same one-kilowatt appliance for two hours, the display would increment by two kWh.
888.88.8T8 000375 A
KW
Your current total kilowatt-hour reading.
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This is for TID use only. There will be a number followed by a lower case “r” as well as four other digits.
For more information regarding reading your meter, please contact Customer Service at 209-883-8222.