And that is why I said that we put in our ordinace that it must be where it enters the building so that we don't have to decide where "nearest the point of entrance is". Here we never have that problem as all of the panels we install are "all-in-ones".
If people on here think that it ok to drill holes in the side of an LB to add two pipes because the code doesn't say you can't, then they would argue that "nearest the point" is up for discussion too. : )
LMAO, and check the spelling or you may get 2 pages of bickering.
Like I suggested use a main breaker/fuse and then a main lug only panel. That way you save money on the distribution panel. I don't know how much you guys are paying for a 200 amp meter with main combo panel but on the left coast we get them for about $125. Our POCO does not give us a list of meter sockets or supply them, like some of the guys have said there POCO does, so we have quite a choice. The BIG difference is (around here) if you tried to run SEU or SER exposed it had better be protected, and the definition of protected is going to be "enclosed", no running it up the wall, I guess we have more "AX wielding SEU hating psychopaths" running around here then you east coasters have.