Configurable utility meter connection interface

A method of forming a connection between at least one sensor device of an electricity meter and at least one electrical component disposed on a circuit board, the method comprising:

• a) providing a conductive piece of metal formed into a series of contact connectors and a network of elongate conductors extending between and among the series of contact connectors,
• b) introducing one of a plurality of sets of discontinuities in the network elongate conductors, each of the plurality of sets of discontinuities in the network elongate conductors corresponding to one of a plurality of meter configurations;
• c) disposing at least part of a sensor device within one of a plurality of contact connectors formed in a conductive piece of metal.

A configurable buss element for an electricity meter, the buss element comprising:

• a unitary piece of metal formed into a series of Contact connectors and a network of elongate conductors extending between and among the series of contact connectors, each of the plurality of contact connectors configured to contact a circuit element of the electricity meter, the network of elongate conductors operable to provide connectivity between the contact connectors and select portions of the unitary piece of metal in one of a plurality of connectivity configurations, each of the connectivity configurations corresponding to an electricity meter configuration;
• a support member attached to the unitary piece of metal, the support member including a first plurality of openings providing access to predetermined portions of the network of elongate conductors, wherein connections between the elongate conductors are manipulated through the plurality of openings to form one of the plurality of connectivity configurations by providing discontinuities in the network of elongate conductors.