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Old 12-12-2009, 12:24 PM   #8
richlevy
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
More energy gets used by large appliances... maybe somebody did extra loads of laundry and left the fridge door open? The hot water left on?
Or it could be that the new meters are more accurate than the old ones. Or it could be that the new meters are less accurate than the old ones.

The previous month's usage was calculated after a rollover or meter replacement, which may have caused an error in his favor. A better test would be to look at the month prior to that.
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