Depends on how slowly. How far is it from your meter to the panel? If it is
less than about 6 feet, and there are no other taps from the meter to other
loads, the meter should stand still or sometimes turn backwards "very"
slowly. This is normal. If your panel is a good distance from the meter,
stray capacitance in the cable will turn it forwards super slow. If the disk
turns less than one revolution in 5 minutes, I doubt it will cause your bill
to "be a little higher".
Rick

"Aaron G." wrote:

> A couple weeks ago, I had do do some house wiring so I threw the main
> breaker on my panel.  In the course of my activities, I happend to look
> at the meter and noticed I could still see it spinning, albeit very
> slowly!  Is this normal?  It's an older (mechanical) style meter.  I've
> done a some checking and it does seem that our bill runs a little higher
> than most I've talked to with similar size homes and lifestyles.  ($130
> in the summer, no A/C, 1 fridge, 2 freezers, electric range, electric hot
> water heater, 2 adults & 2 kids under age three, about 1400 KWH)
>
> Aaron
>
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