Originally Posted By: jmcginnis This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Not yet, but there are many Amish in my area of Pennsylvania. An old electrician once told me that the original watt/hour meters in Reading Pennsylvania were coin operated. The home owner would go outside and drop a nickel in the slot and receive a few hours of power.
Originally Posted By: jbehling This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
jmcginnis wrote:
Not yet, but there are many Amish in my area of Pennsylvania. An old electrician once told me that the original watt/hour meters in Reading Pennsylvania were coin operated. The home owner would go outside and drop a nickel in the slot and receive a few hours of power.
This is making a come back now with high prices for power, energy conscious consumers can have a meter installed that shows exactly how much power is costing them on an hour to hour, day to day basis, I am sure the coin operated, or "debit" or "credit card" operated meters are not too far behind.