<div dir="ltr">Hi Bill,<div><br></div><div>Square D has a nice 225A panel that may work <span style="color:rgb(119,119,119);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;white-space:nowrap">Model #</span><span style="color:rgb(119,119,119);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;white-space:nowrap"> </span><span itemprop="model" style="color:rgb(119,119,119);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;white-space:nowrap;margin:0px;padding:0px">QO142L225PG</span>. If you can work with a 70A backfed breaker, you could use a 200A MCB and do a load side connection.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 10:39 PM, frenergy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:frenergy@psln.com" target="_blank">frenergy@psln.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div>Wrenches,</div>
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<div> Customer currently has a hacked up
200 amp Sylvania meter/mains panel. He also is averaging a load of 74
KWhrs/day! which will require about 15 KW system size at this site.
Obviously a system this size cannot backfeed the busses in the load
center. Because the exiting panel is a mess anyway, I'm suggesting it gets
changed out.</div>
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<div> What sort of new 200 amp service
would facilitate a clean supply side connection. One thought is have
separate Utility meter socket then a 12 X 12 J-box with a monster power
distribution block in it and then a distribution panel (without the meter
socket)...this being a way to insert a means to grid-tie between the meter
and the 200 amp main breaker. A little spendy but nothing like going to
higher amp service to be able to load side connect.</div>
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<div> A 400 amp panel is not an option
as the existing 165' of 3" pvc underground conduit to the pole currently has 4/0
alum. The utility says it would have to be 4" for the new cable and the
cost $10K+ for the upgrade.</div>
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<div> Other ideas??</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance</div>
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<div>Bill</div>
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<div>Feather River Solar Electric</div></div>
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