STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- You may have noticed a large mysterious box attached to a utility pole in your neighborhood with a meter just below it. An Eltingville resident reached out to the Advance ...

Meter Box for 400-Amp: $500 to $800; Age. ... so you may end up responsible for the wire that runs from the electrical pole, to your house and down the siding to the electrical meter box.

It is extremely dangerous to touch anything inside a meter box. There are 120-240 volts running through it. If you put your fingers in the wrong place, you could be burned, or worse, electrocuted.