Quote Originally Posted by JohnInSoCal
my electric meter gives the reading for KWhrs but I have so much stuff going on generally it wouldn't be very practical to try and shut everything down and monitor the pool pump or AC. Currently we are using about 100 KWhrs a day, my last electric bill was $811 a personal record
Thats why you measure it with the pump on and then off and take the difference. That way it does not matter how much stuff you have on.