Systems For Electrically Connecting Metering Devices and Distributed Energy Resource Devices

An electric meter collar, comprising:

• at least one first connection path within the electric meter collar configured to form an electrical connection between a line voltage mating connector of a distributed energy resource (DER) meter and a line voltage mating connector of a meter socket;
• at least one second connection path within the electric meter collar configured to form an electrical connection between a neutral mating connector of the DER meter, a neutral wire, and a neutral mating connector of a DER device;
• at least one third connection path within the electric meter collar configured to form an electrical connection between a DER line voltage mating connector of the DER meter and an output of the DER device, wherein the at least one third connection path includes a disconnect switch;
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• at least one fourth connection path within the electric meter collar configured to form an electrical connection between a load line voltage mating connector of the DER meter and a line voltage mating connector of a load.

A method for connecting a distributed energy resource (DER) device and a DER meter to an electric distribution system, comprising:

• connecting an electric meter collar to a meter socket, wherein the meter socket is configured for connection to the electric distribution system;
• connecting the DER meter to the electric meter collar to form at least one first connection path within the electric meter collar connecting the DER meter to line voltage wiring connections in the meter socket, to form a second connection path within the electric meter collar connecting the DER meter to a neutral connection, and to form at least one load connection path within the electric meter collar connecting the DER meter to load wiring connections in the meter socket;
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• connecting the DER device to the electric meter collar to form at least one third connection path within the electric meter collar connecting the DER device to the DER meter.