The ALL-IN-ONE Energy System You Need for Your New House!

There are many ways to plan for your service or panel rough in depending on what sources you have available. Solar, generator backed up power, UPS power, etc. will all dictate differently HOW you will begin to rough the service installation. In the latest episode of Electrician U, Dustin discusses Schneider Electric’s new 200a Energy Center that aims to simplify the installation by putting many of the separate parts/pieces into one enclosure! This is guaranteed to be awesome!!

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Upon first inspection, this unit is a beast, but there is a reason it is large. The reason the apparatus is larger than a normal panel is that everything is in ONE enclosure. It currently is meant for NEW residential applications, but there are already works in the process developing a remodel version. The meter portion is separated from the rest of the panel by a divider and is provided with knockouts up to 3”. There is also a SEPARATE main breaker (still within the enclosure but separate from the meter and branch panel). The overall setup is completed by not one but TWO different panel interiors, giving you different options to control your power usage AND 60 breaker spaces! Each one of the interiors have their OWN main breakers also furthering your abilities to shed load or set up the branch wiring to suit the individual residence, not just have some stock panel!! Schneider Electric has also embraced the Plug On Neutral option of bussing for this panel. With the advent of most of the breakers in a residence being either Arc Fault or Ground Fault, having this option gives us the ability to use the breakers with the integral neutral in lieu of having to run those curly Q wires up to the neutral buss (although, they DO provide a large neutral buss/lugs at the top of the panel section should you require it).
But our friends over at Schneider Electric did NOT stop there! In addition to the awesome features above, they have included several other things that will simplify your installations. The have included a receptacle built into the enclosure that is also protected from the weather. Also included are a set of Solar CT’s so you could incorporate a solar option to your installation (not having to go somewhere else to get individual parts). In addition, they have included a Wiser Energy Monitor module. This system controls the items we spoke about a few weeks back when Dustin reviewed the Connected Wiring Devices that allow you to monitor/control different those devices within your house from an App on your phone. You can check usage of individual devices, turn individual devices on/off, see which of your devices are using the most electricity, among a myriad of other functions! Super cool!!
Continuing with the options, an SPD is included with this enclosure as well. It is also “built-in” to a point by not requiring any “wiring” on the electrician’s end. It just snaps on to the phase/neutral buss just like a breaker would! This just further enhances the efficiency of the installation, while still meeting the requirements of the NEC. And by having is snap on/off, it allows the replacement should the part fail or if a large surge does hit the panel. There is even full-size wiring in between the ground and neutral busses satisfying the requirement of the NEC to bond the ground and neutral at the service entrance point. By using wire to bond these together, Schneider Electric has ensured that not JUST the enclosure is providing that bond.
All in all, our friends over at Schneider Electric have done a fantastic job with this piece of equipment! By combining so many options into one setup, they have eliminated the need to purchase several different pieces of equipment as well as cutting down on the time needed for the electrician to separately wire it all! Well done y’all, well done!
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