Does Your Electric Panel Have Enough Capacity? Start With a Free Online Assessment
Does Your Electric Panel Have Enough Capacity? Free Online Assessment
Every home has an electrical panel.
Very few homeowners actually understand it
Most of us know the square footage of our home, how old the roof is, or what kind of heating system we have. But we are not able to answer questions like:
How many amps does my panel have?
Will my panel support the addition of an EV charger, heat pump, or induction stove?
Not only do we not know, but surveys also show we don’t know how to get answers.
Electric panel understanding is a gap and an area that many homeowners find hard to get information on.
That’s why we offer free, online electric panel assessments—no home visit required, just fast, clear answers.
Home electrification exposes what homeowners were never taught
As more people consider EVs and electric appliances, questions about home wiring suddenly matter. Research into prospective EV buyers shows that “home charging requirements” is one of the hardest topics for people to get clear answers on.
Common questions include:
What is the maximum amperage on my electric panel?
Can my panel support an EV charger?
What happens if I add a second EV?
These are reasonable, important questions and yet most homeowners can’t answer them on their own. Car manuals don’t explain them. Dealerships rarely address them. And online information is often vague or contradictory.
For many people, the first real explanation doesn’t come until an electrician shows up. But most people want to have a solid basic understanding to inform their decisions.
The panel is there, but the understanding isn’t
Your panel powers everything electrical in your home, from lighting to appliances to EV charging. But because it’s tucked away in a garage or basement, it’s rarely discussed or explained.
What’s missing is an understanding of how the panel works and how power is actually used in the home.
Understanding your panel leads to better questions and better outcomes
When homeowners understand the basics of their electric panel, the approach to electrifying their home shifts and they become a more educated buyer.
Instead of simply asking, “Can I add this?” homeowners can ask:
What options do I have besides increasing service size?
Are you familiar with load management devices?
Will I get optimal Level 2 charging or are you considering derating my EV charger to meet code?
These questions lead to more tailored solutions, and helps homeowners evaluate recommendations with confidence, rather than feeling boxed into a single path forward.
Quick & Easy, What You’ll Learn
Simply upload a couple of photos of your electric panel and the appliance(s) you want to add, and we’ll send you a panel readiness score and overview that will tell you:
Ready – Your panel can handle the project with no expected upgrade costs (~50% of projects).
Tight but Manageable – Your panel can likely handle it, but you may see flickers, tripped fuses, or reduced charging speed. Adding another appliance in the future may overload your panel (~25% of projects).
Overloaded / Upgrade Needed – Your panel is likely out of capacity. You can use load management to optimize capacity or upgrade for more power (~25% of projects).
Note: This assessment is an educational assessment and not a replacement for an on-site evaluation by a licensed electrician.
What a free electric panel assessment actually provides
Our free electric panel assessment is designed to close the homeowner's knowledge gap.
We look at:
Your panel size and configuration
Existing electrical loads
Planned additions like EVs or electric appliances
Whether load management could unlock capacity you already have
Sometimes an assessment confirms that a service upgrade is the right move. When that’s the case, having early, accurate information helps people plan with confidence.
But often, homeowners learn that their panel can support more than they thought, especially with smarter energy management.
Education leads to better decisions
Electrification shouldn’t feel like a guessing game. Homeowners deserve to understand the systems they rely on every day, especially as those systems become more important.
Free panel assessments are our way of:
Replacing assumptions with information
Supporting smarter conversations with electricians
Helping homeowners make decisions that fit their homes and budgets
When people understand their panel, they’re empowered.
Why understanding your panel makes load management click
Once homeowners understand how their panel works, the value of load management becomes intuitive.
Most electric panels are dumb. They deliver power, but they don’t think. They can’t prioritize, shift, or optimize how energy flows through the home.
Load management changes that.
By making a dumb panel smart, load management allows the panel to:
Monitor real-time energy use
Allocate power dynamically to high-energy appliances
Ensure everything operates safely within code limits
Deliver power when it’s needed most without overloading the system
Instead of adding more capacity, load management helps homeowners use existing capacity more effectively. That often means EV charging, electrification, and home upgrades become possible more quickly and at far lower cost.
Start with understanding
If you’re considering an EV charger, adding a second EV, a heat pump, a hot tub, etc. or planning future electrification, the best place to start is knowledge.
Your panel has always been there. Now it finally matters.
A free electric panel assessment helps make the invisible visible and gives you a clear path forward, safely, confidently, and on your terms.
