IcarusPrime
New Member
Hello everyone!
I'm looking for recommendations on the best 400A main service panel that best support a full house, grid tied, battery backed, pv system. Optimally, one that also would allow us to plug in a portable generator in a worst case scenario.
Forgive me for being as noob as a person can be. My wife and I are expecting our 3rd child in 5 years and we bought a house. The child was planned the house sorta just happened. It was the perfect house for our life, within our budget so we had to make our move. We were renters before our purchase. Because of this, I hadn't had a chance to read up on everything on the forums. The house is a 1960's style MCM ranch and because of our limited budget for our part of the country, it's pretty much vintage 1960s electrical. We're in Monterey County with PG&E as our service provider.
The housing inspector said we need to upgrade our 70AMP service panel stat! We're on a budget so solar is a bit a ways away, like 3-4 years, but from my understanding our main service panel can have a significant affect on our PV potential. So, I'm trying to future proof as much as possible now. Hence why I'm asking for your help.
My plan for the house is to go super gadgety over the next 5-10 years. Multiple EV chargers, heat pump HVAC and water heaters, electric radiant floor heating, electric roll up blinds and smart everything.
I've read a lot of good things about square D main panels and their square D energy center looked like the way to go, however square D doesn't make a 400AMP version. I hear a lot of good things about siemens main panels as well and they do have 400AMP main panels that are PV ready and CA compliant.
The two I thought might be the right way to go were:
MC3042S1400SCS
MC3042S1400FCS
Any feedback or suggestions on this topic are most welcome!
-IP
I'm looking for recommendations on the best 400A main service panel that best support a full house, grid tied, battery backed, pv system. Optimally, one that also would allow us to plug in a portable generator in a worst case scenario.
Forgive me for being as noob as a person can be. My wife and I are expecting our 3rd child in 5 years and we bought a house. The child was planned the house sorta just happened. It was the perfect house for our life, within our budget so we had to make our move. We were renters before our purchase. Because of this, I hadn't had a chance to read up on everything on the forums. The house is a 1960's style MCM ranch and because of our limited budget for our part of the country, it's pretty much vintage 1960s electrical. We're in Monterey County with PG&E as our service provider.
The housing inspector said we need to upgrade our 70AMP service panel stat! We're on a budget so solar is a bit a ways away, like 3-4 years, but from my understanding our main service panel can have a significant affect on our PV potential. So, I'm trying to future proof as much as possible now. Hence why I'm asking for your help.
My plan for the house is to go super gadgety over the next 5-10 years. Multiple EV chargers, heat pump HVAC and water heaters, electric radiant floor heating, electric roll up blinds and smart everything.
I've read a lot of good things about square D main panels and their square D energy center looked like the way to go, however square D doesn't make a 400AMP version. I hear a lot of good things about siemens main panels as well and they do have 400AMP main panels that are PV ready and CA compliant.
The two I thought might be the right way to go were:
MC3042S1400SCS
MC3042S1400FCS
Any feedback or suggestions on this topic are most welcome!
-IP