Hello,
I'm looking into installing an EV charger in my condo that taps into the load of meter. I've gotten three very different opinions on if I have sufficient capacity to install the charger without also adding a 1.2k DCC that allows an EV charger to be installed without impacting peak load.
1. Electrician 1 thinks I can do a full 50 amps without DCC
2. Electrician 2 thinks I can do 30 amps (24 amp charger) without DCC
3. Electrician 3 thinks I have no safe capacity and I need a DCC no matter what.
My meter is providing 125 amps- and my panel is also rated for 125. Is there a way I can validate who is correct? I tried adding up the total amps in my panel, but that's way more than 125 so must not be the way to do the calculate. Photo of my panel below:
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I'm looking into installing an EV charger in my condo that taps into the load of meter. I've gotten three very different opinions on if I have sufficient capacity to install the charger without also adding a 1.2k DCC that allows an EV charger to be installed without impacting peak load.
1. Electrician 1 thinks I can do a full 50 amps without DCC
2. Electrician 2 thinks I can do 30 amps (24 amp charger) without DCC
3. Electrician 3 thinks I have no safe capacity and I need a DCC no matter what.
My meter is providing 125 amps- and my panel is also rated for 125. Is there a way I can validate who is correct? I tried adding up the total amps in my panel, but that's way more than 125 so must not be the way to do the calculate. Photo of my panel below:
