It also acts as the central point for your mains power supply, and is the first point of distribution for your home – this includes the main earthing system and the main isolation point for the whole electrical system throughout your property.
Typically, your utility company will send an inspector to install a smart meter, but the rest of the work – such as running a mains cable to the street pole or pillar box, installing the meter box, installing fittings, and ensuring the installation is safe – is completed by a qualified electrician. This is vital work, and we as electricians have to sign off on it, and also have an electrical inspector check the work.