Parallel load service for multi-family metering devices

A system for power distribution, the system comprising:

• a metering device for measuring power consumption;
• a meter socket connected to the metering device;
• a first U-shaped load strap connected to the meter socket;
• a second U-shaped load strap connected to the meter socket;
• a tenant circuit breaker for an individual unit of a multi-family residence, the tenant circuit breaker connected to the first U-shaped load strap and the second U-shaped load strap;
• and
• an EV circuit breaker for an EV charging station located in a parking spot for the multi-family residence, the EV circuit breaker connected to the first U-shaped load strap and the second U-shaped load strap;
• wherein the tenant circuit breaker and the EV circuit breaker are electrically connected in parallel to each of the first U-shaped load strap and the second U-shaped load strap,
• wherein the first U-shaped load strap comprises a first conductor portion connected to a first bus, and the second U-shaped load strap comprises a second conductor portion connected to a second bus,
• wherein the first bus is connected to a pair of first stabs, and the second bus is connected to a pair of second stabs,
• wherein the first bus and the pair of first stabs form a U-shaped portion of the first U-shaped load strap, and the second bus and the pair of second stabs form a U-shaped portion of the second U-shaped load strap, and
• wherein the first U-shaped load strap and the second U-shaped load strap are in contact and are positioned along a substantially common longitudinal axis.