Orange County Panel Upgrade: Prepare for Solar and EVs
Orange County homes were not constructed with roof solar arrays and 2 electrical vehicles in mind. Many panels in homes from the 60s through the 90s were sized for gas devices, modest cooling, and an easier mix of loads. Fast forward to a driveway with a 48 amp EV battery charger, a 7.6 kW solar inverter on the roofing, a heatpump hot water heater in the garage, and you can see the bottleneck. The service devices has to maintain, not just to prevent nuisance trips, however