How to Read a Smart Meter

Consult your smart meter's documentation to determine the label for each display. If your smart meter has multiple displays, it will alternate through them approximately every three seconds, and will be labeled with a code in the upper left corner.

Look at your smart meter and locate the display label to determine what information it is currently displaying.

Read the numbers on your smart meter from left to right. The date will be displayed in mm/dd/yy format. Time of day is displayed in military time. Total kilowatt hour usage is a measure of how much power has been consumed since the meter was installed, and current kWh usage is a measure of how much is currently being used.