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REVISION HOUSE SCOTTSDALE PROJECT
Bottleneck? As homes switch to all
electric, nearby transformers and
other equipment may need upgrades
or replacement. Who will pay?
The Electric Kicking the natural gas
habit proved more
difficult than expected,
particularly with the
addition of two electric
Conversion vehicle charging stations.
Challenge ReVISION House Scottsdale, Steve Easley converted the home
As part of his plan to modernize and “decarbonize” the
to all-electric, heating, water heating and induction cooking.
Achieving this, however, raised some unforeseen and poten-
tially widespread roadblocks.
”In our remodel,” Easley explains, “I switched gas to heat
pumps for space conditioning, water heating and induction
cooking. We have one EV in the garage, and a deposit on
a second. With this scenario, I found that I could not get
electrical permits with my existing 200 amp panel. Instead, I
had to upgrade to 400 amps to meet my code, which assumes
that you are going to be using almost everything at once. Our
house is far more energy efficient, and the outdated codes that
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