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.
JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank, Citi, HSBC, PNC, SunTrust and BMO Harris also announced they would raise their prime lending rate to 3.75 percent, effective Thursday. Bank of America raised its prime lending rate to 3.75 percent, effective immediately. The prime rate is the rate at which individual banks lend to their most creditworthy customers, including large corporations. It is often used as a benchmark for other loans like credit card and small-business loans. The bank announced the change after a decision from the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates for the second time in a decade.