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this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2025
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Humorous on face value, but that's not what utility companies do. In every utility district I ever lived (and it's a lot), if the meter readers were "unable" to read your meter, the consumption was estimated.
I had many conflicts about this because I traveled a lot for work and knew that there was no possible way I could have consumed as much electricity as they estimated. It turned it that meter readers could just claim the meter was inaccessible, and their job was considered completed.
I think most meters have wireless connectivity now, too. I've never once had someone physically check my meter.
mine was switched to wireless 8 years ago approx, i think they still need to drive around, but how many houses they can cover in a day must have increased by orders of magnitude