Gutter Question for 2nd meter

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My customer is looking to add a 2nd meter with their POCO (PG&E) for a special rate tariff (EV-B) to charge their EVs. They currently have a 200amp meter panel with underground service with the panel flush mounted in a stucco wall and the POCO conduit being in the wall as well. The POCO does not support sub meters for this EV service and they said the only way they will permit it is to replace the existing panel with a dual meter panel or to install a gutter box between their conduit and the existing meter and install a separate meter panel for the new EV service. They would use the gutter to run to the service to both panels. I am trying to minimize the amount of stucco repair work to do as its on the side of the house only a few feet from the front of the house. A dual meter panel looks to be like its going to be a lot more work due to having to rip out the existing flush panel and deal with all of the stucco work. I am thinking of going with a deep gutter box, 6x6x12", and cutting it in through the wall under the existing panel and then continuing the conduit on to the existing panel. From there I can run conduit to a new small 125amp meter panel with two breakers for the two EV chargers. Any thoughts on this or other ideas to minimize the stucco work while at the same time trying to keep the aesthetics as clean as possible? Thanks!

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chicken12 said:
My customer is looking to add a 2nd meter with their POCO (PG&E) for a special rate tariff (EV-B) to charge their EVs. They currently have a 200amp meter panel with underground service with the panel flush mounted in a stucco wall and the POCO conduit being in the wall as well. The POCO does not support sub meters for this EV service and they said the only way they will permit it is to replace the existing panel with a dual meter panel or to install a gutter box between their conduit and the existing meter and install a separate meter panel for the new EV service. They would use the gutter to run to the service to both panels. I am trying to minimize the amount of stucco repair work to do as its on the side of the house only a few feet from the front of the house. A dual meter panel looks to be like its going to be a lot more work due to having to rip out the existing flush panel and deal with all of the stucco work. I am thinking of going with a deep gutter box, 6x6x12", and cutting it in through the wall under the existing panel and then continuing the conduit on to the existing panel. From there I can run conduit to a new small 125amp meter panel with two breakers for the two EV chargers. Any thoughts on this or other ideas to minimize the stucco work while at the same time trying to keep the aesthetics as clean as possible? Thanks!

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If they didn't put these services on the front of houses there wouldn't be so much demand to conceal as much of them as possible is all I have to say. Seems to be popular thing in CA. Here a majority of houses are supplied from the rear where people don't care as much about concealing it. And you pretty much almost never see anything that isn't surface mounted.

Sorry this doesn't really help you deal with something already existing. I will say no matter what you do if it is still on that wall you will uglify it to some degree.
 
PG&E upped their EV-B rate 50% March 1st so I suspect the customer is not going to go forward with this now. You have to love the utility rates in this state :(
 
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