Orange County Panel Upgrade: Prepare for Solar and EVs
Orange County homes were not developed with roof solar arrays and two electric automobiles in mind. Most panels in houses from the 60s through the 90s were sized for gas home appliances, modest a/c, and a simpler mix of loads. Fast forward to a driveway with a 48 amp EV 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 prevent problem journeys, however to run