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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.

Install Manuals
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 in the residential socket, behind the utility billing meter.
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

Install Manuals
  • 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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