Edison rant

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SCE is starting to roll out Smart Meters, which will download your usage on a continuous basis and also allow you to monitor your energy usage. PG&E had first generation Smart Meters that they are now in the process of replacing (as Mousey Girl mentioned, they have had numerous problems).

definitely follow-up on your account history - estimating reads happens when a meter isn't accessible, but over a 2-year period would be extremely unusual. while more appliances are more energy efficient, the number of "always on" devices is sometimes a hidden power suck, other major culprits are 2nd refrigerators/freezers, space heaters, and certain large screen TVs. Energy theft is always a possibility especially when you see such spikes - pot farm usually bypass the meter altogether though.