they do the same thing in the states, well i dont know about changing the meter readout, but the electric companys go to ur house or home to check ur power consumption, one 1000wtt light maybe 2 inst gonna raise a brow anywhere so i would worry if u have that or under the amount. above it might be allittle suspicious but even then what they gonna do..? unless your entire house is dedicated to growing lol that would be insane.