I agree but that was the only place in the closet that the meter pan would fit. The photo is deceiving there is about 6" of space between the LB and the cabinet next to it which was enough room to pull the 10-point meter cable in and install the cover.
It's a Con Ed specification cable, 10 conductors (10 point) all #9 AWG stranded conductors. Yup that is correct, each conductor is labeled #9 AWG with a special 10-point meter color code.