SCE TOU Prime - Does it require panel upgrade?

[Carushow]

I read somewhere a while ago that if I want to switch my SCE TOU-D-4-9PM to TOU-D-Prime, SCE requires that I have to get a panel upgrade to 200 amp service? Can anyone who has switched to Prime, can confirm this? I currently have 100 amp service and to do an upgrade will cost a lot of money since the wire from the street to my panel is only rated for 100 amps.

 

[Tam]

I read somewhere a while ago that if I want to switch my SCE TOU-D-4-9PM to TOU-D-Prime, SCE requires that I have to get a panel upgrade to 200 amp service? Can anyone who has switched to Prime, can confirm this? I currently have 100 amp service and to do an upgrade will cost a lot of money since the wire from the street to my panel is only rated for 100 amps.

I don't see the rationale for it and I doubt that is the policy.

I personally called and talked to an SCE person on the phone to switch from tiered rate plan to TOU-D-Prime for my apartment with a 60-ampere service and it went through fine.

 

[jjrandorin]

I read somewhere a while ago that if I want to switch my SCE TOU-D-4-9PM to TOU-D-Prime, SCE requires that I have to get a panel upgrade to 200 amp service? Can anyone who has switched to Prime, can confirm this? I currently have 100 amp service and to do an upgrade will cost a lot of money since the wire from the street to my panel is only rated for 100 amps.

Perhaps you could link to where you read that? I have never seen or read such a stipulation, but will not pretend that I have seen everything. The stipulations for using TOU Prime that I am aware of are:

1. Owning or leasing an EV / Plug in Hybrid vehicle
2. Having battery storage
3. having a heat pump for water or space heating

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I have never seen any sort of stipulation about service upgrades, and do not see how that would be a stipulation from the utility.

 

[Electrph]

i have switched to prime from an older non tou and then to 4-9 with sce no mention of any panel specs .. prime does require you have a battery or a plug in car or one of many other qualifying items ... oops as i just noticed @jjrandorin listed in more detail .. .....although sce never asked me for proof (car only at time so had no paperwork such as PTO with them)
i believe prime or some other plan(s) you are req to stay on for 1 year .. and prime did not offer some type of "bill protection" .. but this is all from memory and im too lazy to surf over to sce website
how did i miss all the links in post above .. man im tired
ok i am amending my post to "see above post"

 

[Carushow]

Thanks for the reply guys, going to switch to Prime. I have Solar but I am no longer a net generator after I got my Y. So I think Prime would be much better.

 

[jjrandorin]

Thanks for the reply guys, going to switch to Prime. I have Solar but I am no longer a net generator after I got my Y. So I think Prime would be much better.

I am still on an old tiered rate, and am holding onto it for dear life. ANY Time of use rate plan would cost me over close to a thousand dollars a year more (which is why they no longer allow these tiered rates and NEM 1).