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[-] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 106 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] corroded@lemmy.world 61 points 1 week ago

I think most meters have wireless connectivity now, too. I've never once had someone physically check my meter.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

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

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