Aluminum Service Entrance Cable path alongside exterior wall
Handsome marine plywood cabinet

built to keep the telephone splicebox out of the weather.   It is on the same wall as the meter, and its bottom is just above the point where the SE cable enters the building.  The diagonal run of SE cable is fastened to its bottom.  Good thing that cabinet was there, otherwise the SE cable would be dangling in space!


The conduit method

You come through the wall with the minimum size conduit able to handle your wires.  Then you have an upsize fitting up to 3" conduit at least, so pulling is easier.  Picture a clock projected on the slat wall where the hole is.   You can't go out toward 9:00 because a 3" conduit body won't fit.   So you go out at 11:00.  Where are you aiming for? Note the unused knockout on the left side bottom of the meter housing. There's one on the other side.  Imagine a conduit going straight out from that toward the wall.   You can try a 90 bend, or just use another conduit body where they meet. 



Don't wrestle that SE cable, now that you're in conduit, go back to the store and get some THWN-2. Stay with Al if you can, but if you feel you just can't bend it, then go Cu.  Install one wire at a time, so the workload is easier.  That's why the conduit is oversize! 

You'll need to either lower the phone PNI, or add some spacers for it to sit on, as the conduit will go right through its space.