Thundermasmacho
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
I'm trying to determine what our options are for adding additional power capacity to our business property. We had an electrician out about two years ago, and he mentioned that any panel or individual service "over ___hundred amps requires an eRoom". He described this as a room which houses additional electrical equipment required for larger amperage services; and he explained that the cost goes up dramatically once you pass that threshold of service. However, I can't remember what the number was, though I think it was 600 Amps...??
Does any of this sound familiar? Also, could anyone venture a guess at what that number might be? Lastly, could you give me further details on what an eRoom contains as well as possible rough cost of building one?
Additional Information: We currently have a Single-Phase 600 amp main panel, with 3x 200 amps sub-panels. We're hoping to replace/upgrade the panel to as high as we can go (possibly as high as 800 or 1000 amps) without having to build said "eRoom". Three-phase isn't an option in our area without upwards of a $100K investment. If we can't upgrade the existing service any further, we'll consider pulling a second service to the property to avoid the eRoom investment; just trying to weigh all of our options before we call in the professionals.
Thanks everyone!
Does any of this sound familiar? Also, could anyone venture a guess at what that number might be? Lastly, could you give me further details on what an eRoom contains as well as possible rough cost of building one?
Additional Information: We currently have a Single-Phase 600 amp main panel, with 3x 200 amps sub-panels. We're hoping to replace/upgrade the panel to as high as we can go (possibly as high as 800 or 1000 amps) without having to build said "eRoom". Three-phase isn't an option in our area without upwards of a $100K investment. If we can't upgrade the existing service any further, we'll consider pulling a second service to the property to avoid the eRoom investment; just trying to weigh all of our options before we call in the professionals.
Thanks everyone!