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INSTALLATION

Install Methods By Market

Install IslandDER™ nationwide with two easy methods. For our Solar MSA and EV MSA, utility approval is required for behind-the-meter install only.

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INSTALL NATIONWIDE

Install Methods

  • UTILITY-APPROVED TERRITORIESAn electrician installs a meter collar into a meter-main-combo panel on the outside of a home.

    Behind The Utility Meter

    Depending on the territory, MSAs may be installed by either the solar installer or a utility technician.

  • NATIONWIDE (ISLANDDER™ ONLY)Two meter socket boxes on the side of a house next to each other, one with a ConnectDER meter socket adapter installed with a jumper cover, the other with a standard utility billing meter.

    Separate Standalone Socket

    Where utilities have not approved meter collars, you can install IslandDER™ in a separate standalone, customer-owned socket often without utility involvement. You may still need to coordinate with the utility for other aspects of the install.

A ConnectDER meter socket adapter installed on a meter-main combination panel, behind the utility billing meter, in a socket.
BEHIND THE METER

Utility Approvals

We have relationships with all major utilities across the U.S. and we’re constantly securing new approvals for behind-the-meter installation.

  • UtilitiesAPPROVED BEHIND THE METER (*VARIES BY PRODUCT)

How To Install Behind The Meter

  • Step 1
    An electrician removing the utility billing meter from a home's meter socket box.

    Remove the utility meter

  • Step 2
    An electrician inserting a ConnectDER meter socket adapter into a home's meter socket during a solar installation.

    Install the ConnectDER MSA

    (NO SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED)
  • Step 3
    An electrician tightens up the ring lock around a utility billing meter in a home's meter socket.

    Reattach the utility meter

IslandDER™ does not have a neutral wire. Product shown is the ConnectDER Solar Meter Socket Adapter. All our MSAs follow the same simple 3-step process for at-the-meter installs. In some areas, only utility technicians can install MSAs in the utility meter socket. For information about installing in a separate customer-owned socket, contact us.

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