Electrical meters are supplied by the utility company. While the National Electric Code (NEC) has not specified a minimum, ideal and maximum height for electrical meter boxes, the utility company does.
The Current U.S. (Fed) Prime Rate is: 4.00%. March 15, 2017: The FOMC has voted to raise the. target range for the fed funds rate to 0.75% - 1.00%. Therefore, the United States Prime Rate is now 4.00%, effective tomorrow (March 16, 2017.) The next FOMC meeting and decision on short-term rates. will be on May 3RD, 2017.
The federal funds rate refers to the target interest rate that member banks charge each other for overnight loans. This interest rate, set by the Federal Reserve Bank, indirectly influences the prime interest rate and all other interest rates. On the week ending July 8, 2016, the fed funds rate was 0.39 percent. Take a look at the graph to see the trend in the federal funds rate since 1980.