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.

If last week's ice storm damaged your meter box, don't call Duke Power. Call an electrician. The power company installs and maintains the service line, attachment hardware, and electric meter, but … ...

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.

The explosion of an electrical meter box has left residents in Daggafontein facing a plethora of problems, including financial constraints and safety concerns over low-hanging electrical wires.

She’s referring to the electrical meter box, or weatherhead, as CenterPoint Energy calls it. The box was yanked off the side of her house after a nearby tree fell.