Understanding Your Power Meter

Your standard digital meter, like so many other modern electronics, is an advanced piece of technology. First and foremost, it means that no one needs to come to your home to read your meter. Instead, it’s done wirelessly.

Digital meters have many benefits, including:

• Real-time usage data

View your monthly, weekly, daily—and even hourly—usage information. And because the meter transmits your information wirelessly, no one needs to visit your home for meter readings.

• Fast outage detection

Your meter can alert Evergy immediately if there’s an outage at your home, so we can fix it faster too. Sign up for outage alerts and you’ll also get a notification to your email or phone when there’s a power interruption.

• Participation in energy-savings programs

Digital meters also allow you to save money through voluntary programs like our Thermostat Program, and they also allow you to sign up for time-based rate plans, which give you more opportunities to save energy and money.

How to read your standard digital meter

The electric meter uses a digital readout alternating between three different displays:

• Display #1 shows the actual kWh register. Example: 01 00123 (123 kWh) 
  
  
• Display #2 is a segment check. All of the number segments light up to ensure that a segment is not missing and all of the numbers are readable. Example: 88 888888 
  
  
• Display #3 shows a radio signal indicating that the radio is working. Example: GS 000003

Because the meter does not reset each month, you can track your monthly electricity usage by subtracting this month’s reading from last month’s reading. 

Keep in mind that not all Evergy meters are identical, so your neighbor's meter might look a little different than yours.