On 26 Jul 2004 22:44:26 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@ipal.net wrote: >
>> Some states require electric companies to give one free meter check
>> if requested every N years.
>
> This side of the pond electricity meters are routinely replaced every > ten years.
Not that I've ever come across. Mine's 20 years old, and my parents' is 40 years old.
When I was working on a meter project some time back, meters were supplied against tenders which required a low failure rate in the first 40 years.