Three phase meter socket/single phase service

[Hv&Lv]

A 16S meter will work fine for this.
what if you had three phase and never used one of the phases?
it’s no different

 

[hillbilly1]

I was trying to tease out if there is any electrical theory reason why the 3-phase meter wouldn't accurately measure energy consumption, or if the reasons for utility refusal here are essentially just bureaucratic.

I understand that 2-leg 208/120V services do exist, although I've never seen one.

I installed a single phase temporary for a job Conex box, nearest service was 120/208 three phase, Georgia Power requested a different meter base than the standard single phase meter base, seems like it had an extra jaw that connected the neutral to the meter.