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Sam Houston EC tests and inspects our meters regularly to ensure a high standard of accuracy. If after reading your meter and comparing it with your monthly bill, you believe your meter is not registering properly, you may contact the Cooperative to request your meter be tested. There is no cost for this service, provided the same meter has not been tested at the member'’s request within the last four years. If a meter has been tested within the last four years at the membe'’s request and is found to be functioning properly, a service charge of $75.00 will be assessed for single-phase meters and $150.00 for three-phase meters.

It is a rare occasion to find that a meter is running fast. More commonly, as meters get older, they slow down. In these cases, a meter will allow more use to pass through it than it records. If a meter is found to be registering over or under 2 percent of the normal conditions of the member’s electric load, the member’s electric bill will be adjusted up or down to reflect the correction.