Home and Household Resources

Recycling & Waste Elimination

Locate a drop-off site near you for rechargeable batteries like those used in laptops, cell phones, etc. at http://www.call2recycle.org/.

Home Energy Management

PG&E explains how to read your PG&E electric and gas meters. The 2008 meter reading schedule (PDF) (local copy) shows the approximate monthly date of meter readings for each schedule block (Gas: C, Electric: C). Further explanation on meter reading can be found here.

Gas and electric meters record the total amount of gas or electricity used, just as a car's odometer records mileage. To help us keep track of how much energy you use, please keep your meters accessible and clear of obstructions.

If you want to verify that PG&E is reading your meters correctly, you can check by learning to read your own meters. Here's how:

	Read all the dials, except the testing dials on a gas meter. (Testing dials have no numbers.)
	When the hand on any dial is between two numbers, read the smaller number.
	When a hand is directly on a number, read that number if the hand to the right is on or just past zero; if it's not quite there, take the smaller number.

The difference between current reading and previous reading is the Kwh for the electric meter and Therms for the gas meter.

Landscaping Services

Product Manuals

Black And Decker string trimmer spool replacement instructions.