- January 20, 2023
- Posted by: AliensFaith
- Category: OBJECTIVE PRESS
Existing 100A service and main panel from PG&E here in California.
Planning for a future detatched ADU to be built potentially years down the road. What I’m going to do now is relocate the service to a new pole in the backyard, and replace the single meter with a dual-meter panel. What I’m trying to figure out is whether to go 200A and have only 100A for the existing house and 100A for the future house, or go >200A and have whatever capacity I’ll realistically need for a 10kW solar system AND the two houses. If I do 200A, the single 100A side will only be able to support a small solar system, so I need to go bigger than 200A I believe.
This means PG&E will have to increase the size of their service drop, although they say that with no additional load the wire won’t have to be any bigger…for now.
So, my question for you folks is, what are my options for a dual meter panel greater than 200A, which I assume I’ll have to do in order to accomodate a 100A house, a 10kW solar system, and a future small house.
Thank you.
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