Meter Base & Service Entrance Replacement
Quick answer
Damaged, corroded, or outdated meter base? Replacement costs $800–$2,500 including utility coordination, often bundled with a panel or service upgrade.Typical installed cost: $800–$2,500
The meter base and service entrance are where utility power enters your home, and where corrosion, water intrusion, and storm damage do quiet, dangerous work. We replace masts, weatherheads, entrance cable, and meter bases, coordinating the utility disconnect and reconnect.
About Meter Base & Service Entrance Replacement
The meter base is the most neglected component in home electrical systems, outdoors in the weather for decades, carrying every amp your home uses. Corroded lugs and water intrusion there cause flickering, partial outages, and heat damage that spreads into the panel.
Replacement is precision work with the utility in the loop: scheduled disconnect, new base (and mast/weatherhead/entrance cable as needed), inspection, and reconnect, usually all in one day.
Failure signs to take seriously
- Rust streaks or visible corrosion on the base
- Lights that flicker in wind or rain
- Heat marks or a warm meter area
- A base pulling away from the wall or open knockouts
Reading the warning signs on your own meter base
Walk outside and look at yours: rust streaks bleeding from the base, a cabinet pulling away from the wall, missing knockout plugs, or vegetation grown into the service entrance all signal water and corrosion doing quiet work on the connections inside. Flickering that correlates with wind or rain is the classic symptom of a service-side connection failing.
The stakes are asymmetric: meter-base connections carry your home's entire load, so heat damage there cascades into the panel and everything downstream. A failing base caught early is a scheduled half-day replacement with utility coordination; caught late, it's an emergency with a burned service entrance. The five-minute look is worth taking twice a year.
How it works
Free assessment
A licensed electrician evaluates your panel, capacity, and site at no cost.
Transparent quote
You get a clear, written, fixed price, no surprises, no pressure.
Professional install
Tesla-certified electricians complete the work to code, permit pulled.
Inspection & warranty
We schedule inspection and back the work with our workmanship guarantee.
What's included
- Licensed, insured & Tesla-certified electrician
- Free in-home assessment and load calculation
- Permit pulled and inspection scheduled
- All materials and code-compliant wiring
- Clean, professional install with cleanup
- Workmanship guarantee of up to 10 years
Get a free meter base & service entrance replacement estimate
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Book Your Free In-Home Consultation →Frequently asked questions
The utility owns the meter itself; you own the base it sits in, the mast, and the service entrance. Repairs to those are homeowner responsibility, done by a licensed electrician.
Rust or corrosion, water stains below it, flickering that tracks weather, heat marks, or a base pulling off the wall. Any of these deserves prompt inspection.
The utility owns the meter and the wires to your house; the base, mast, and entrance are the homeowner's, licensed-electrician work by law in nearly every jurisdiction.
If your panel is also aging, yes, one disconnect, one inspection, one mobilization. It's meaningfully cheaper than two separate projects.
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