Hi guys,
I've been searching this forum (and the Internet) but I cannot find an answer to this one.
I live in Marin County and after the recent PSPS with young kids and a baby, really thought I better get solar+battery backup. I have ordered the 3.8kw with powerwall from Tesla and am scheduled for an assessment next month.
A couple of years back I had our panel upgraded (inspection told me it was an old panel that could catch fire etc) to a 200amp service. The contractor put in a combination panel that is vertically fed. This was at great expense to me but I went for it to 'future-proof' being 200 amps and all.
Now I'm trying to work out how Tesla will wire the gateway without having to rip out and redo the entire main panel. Can they use the existing combination as a main panel and relocate the service/meter further up the feed to place the gateway inline? I cannot find any examples of combination panels being used without a meter but I don't see why that can't be the case.
Here's my panel Imgur the service drop wraps around my garage about 20 feet. My wife really doesn't want to have any more panels near the entrance to the home.
I've been searching this forum (and the Internet) but I cannot find an answer to this one.
I live in Marin County and after the recent PSPS with young kids and a baby, really thought I better get solar+battery backup. I have ordered the 3.8kw with powerwall from Tesla and am scheduled for an assessment next month.
A couple of years back I had our panel upgraded (inspection told me it was an old panel that could catch fire etc) to a 200amp service. The contractor put in a combination panel that is vertically fed. This was at great expense to me but I went for it to 'future-proof' being 200 amps and all.
Now I'm trying to work out how Tesla will wire the gateway without having to rip out and redo the entire main panel. Can they use the existing combination as a main panel and relocate the service/meter further up the feed to place the gateway inline? I cannot find any examples of combination panels being used without a meter but I don't see why that can't be the case.
Here's my panel Imgur the service drop wraps around my garage about 20 feet. My wife really doesn't want to have any more panels near the entrance to the home.