Phase balancing strap for electrical systems

A method for balancing phases of an electrical system that includes a second upstream busbar disposed between and extending in parallel to a first upstream busbar and a third upstream busbar, wherein a meter socket of the electrical system is connected to a first end of each of a pair of straps by a respective first fastener through a hole of the first end of each of the pair of straps, the pair of straps including a first strap and a second strap, the first strap and the second strap being structurally mirror image with each other, the first strap being connectable to one of the first upstream busbar or the second upstream busbar, the second strap being connectable to the second upstream busbar or the third upstream busbar, the method comprising:

• when the second strap is connected to the third upstream busbar, loosening a second fastener, by which one of the first upstream busbar and the second upstream busbar of the electrical system is connected to a second end of the first strap through one of a first slot and a second slot of the second end of the first strap;
• and
• rotating the first strap around an axis of the hole of the first end of first strap to a position of another of the first upstream busbar and the second upstream busbar of the electrical system, and connecting the second end of the first strap to the another of the first upstream busbar and the second upstream busbar of the electrical system by a third fastener through another of the first slot and the second slot of the second end of the first strap,
• wherein each of the first slot and the second slot of the second end of each of the straps has a respective opening, the respective openings being opposite to each other.