Orange County Panel Upgrade: Prepare for Solar and EVs
Orange County homes were not constructed with roof solar selections and two electrical automobiles in mind. Most panels in houses from the 60s through the 90s were sized for gas home appliances, modest cooling, and an easier mix of loads. Quick forward to a driveway with a 48 amp EV battery charger, a 7.6 kW solar inverter on the roof, a heat pump water heater in the garage, and you can see the bottleneck. The service devices has to keep up, not just to avoid problem journe