Harold, I have to agree with Don and GJ, the meter is accessible. I have always made this connection in the meter in residential sevices, but in all the areas I have worked, it is, or was accepted by the utility.
I would prefer this lightning braceing to be outside the house. IMHO
If you were to encounter a facility with locked electrical closets, it would probably be as, or more difficult to access the GEC. In reality when would the GEC need to be accessed?
Now back to the original question, if you are attaching the GEC to the panel, I would run it without going through the meter.
Roger
[This message has been edited by Roger (edited 12-08-2002).]
