[RE-wrenches] Equipment for 400 Amp Service Supply Side & 2 200s

[August Goers]

Hi Jeff -

There are several 400 A (or 320 A continuous) meter/mains on the market
with 2 x 200 A breakers. In the Bay Area these are frequently referred to
as "California 400" panels, even though they are installed with a self
contained 320 A rated utility meter, rather than a 400 A CT-meter. They are
great for systems with large energy storage, because one 200 A breaker can
feed non-backup loads and the other 200 A breaker can feed backup loads and
solar.  Anyway, here's one such example:

https://www.milbankworks.com/products/catalog/M400-UG-APS-LC

Best,

August
Luminalt


On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 10:15 AM Jeff Clearwater via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Good Day Wrenches,
>
> Does anyone know of a 400 Amp Meter/Main that can accomplish the following?
>
> 1)  Provide 2 x 200 Main Breakers for Loads
> 2) Provide an easy supply side tap point for 160 Amps of Grid-tie Solar
> (so basically a 200 Amp backfeed)
>
> I'm considering using an Eaton 324 N
> <https://www.rexelusa.com/p/525405/eaton-b-line/400a-4p-4-jaw-meter-socket/782051622102/324-n>
> (Eaton B-Line 324 N 400A, 320 A cont. 4P, 4 Jaw, Meter Socket W Link Bypass
> Facilities) but I'm not sure I can double lug it and then also tap off of
> one of the 200 Amp lines with another tap (using Ilsco IPC-250-4/0
> <https://www.ilsco.com/Ilsco/ccrz__ProductDetails?sku=IPC-250-4%2F0-ILSM-ILS&cclcl=en_US>
> splice connectors).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeff
>
>
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