Meters are usually located outside on all new homes now, but until quite recently standard practice was for all meters to be inside the property.
LOL! it's just about the opposite for us here, at least on the east coast. Those meter readers don't want to knock on doors.

The newest system, now used in all areas, has a PVC sheathed cable with center "live" wire and a concentric neutral
So, each individual conductor has it's own nuetral?

On installations using PME (see my other posts), this neutral link is also the point at which the main grounding lead is connected to the neutral.
well that sounds like our setup...i am confused...is this the norm? Is there any nuetral isolation back to the X-former?

Everything up to this point is the property of, is installed by, and is maintained by the utility co.
sounds like here also, does the utility allow an electrician to yank the meter to change a panel there?

Paul;
please excuse all my quoting of you, I type slow
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