Panel upgrade includes Bringing in Larger Wires from your City Street Electrical Service Box (if underground can be excessively expensive) then Putting in either a new 200 Amp Panel or adding a smaller 100 Amp panel (called a sub panel) beside your present panel. This is the most expensive option.
As low as $2000 but can easily be $10,000 or more depending on the location of City Electrical Service Box.
We strongly suggest to our EV Charger Clients to use Black Box Energy management to allow you to legally put in a 30-50 Amp Breaker without upgrading your Electrical Service and Electrical Panel.
This will be included in your quote should you surpass legal Electrical Load Calculations on your Electrical Panel. (We have included the Electrical Code Below to allow for An Energy Management System to negate load calculation issues legally) Cost is Usually between $900 to $1200 on top of Wiring, Plug or Charger install Cost
Again, Your Service Load and Electrical panel Load were never calculated to add an EV charging system that can require up to 50-60 % of your available Power.
So please include any other 240 V Electrical Devices in your home (Electric Oven, Electric Stove Top, Hot Tub, Electric Sauna, Welding Plug, Air Conditioners, Swimming Pool Pumps, Space Heaters, or other devices.
The Picture of your Open Electrical Panel is the most important picture you can take.
It will let us know 2 important factors.
All the Breakers in the Panel and how many are 240v to properly calculate your Load.
- If you have space for additional 240 Breaker for you new EV Charger.
- If no spaces are available, we will need to price in a Sub Panel if you are using an Energy Management System instead of a complete Service and Panel Upgrade.
- We highly recommend Black Box Energy Management Systems. It will save you literally thousands of $$$ Dollars and works seamlessly with all Electrical Systems and EV Chargers.
For Consumer Information here is The Canadian Electrical Code Requirements (by legal extension your Insurance Company) for EV wiring and Charging Requirements.
Here are some Canadian Electrical Code details in case you are wondering where information is coming from and why it is So Important to your Insurance Company. It is quite specific requirements no matter What your Neighbor Electrician tells you JJ
This is Why we are EVC EXPERTS.
If you are not into Legal stuff just skip to the lower part of the page.
