While you shouldn’t need to take a manual reading, knowing how to read your smart meter can come in handy in certain scenarios.

Estimated meter reading resulted in numerous, inaccurate utility bills in parts of New York. Here's how reading your own meter can help.

[BeMasher] was dissatisfied with the cost of other solutions to read his smart meter, so he made a project to read it himself using an rtl-sdr dongle. Using his hacking and reverse engineering skil… ...

Smart meters allow Xcel to remotely read your meter. They also allow the company to charge you for your electricity usage based on the time of day that you used it.