Meter Reader? When I phone in my payment/cc I have to go outside and write down the number and then actually punch it in over the phone, wait a few secs, and it calculates my bill and tells me what to pay...One more benefit of living in the sticks I guess. I'd be pissed about the dog being hurt, but the digital meter is pretty standard fare nowadays, but I don't think it has the ability to monitor when and what loads are requested - I guess it could be electronically transmitted, but since I have to read my own for them - so methinks not.