hybrid2bev
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Can you share more about your experience with adding a second meter (process, price, timing)? Is there a new second panel installed during that process to hold the new breakers? What made you decide to put in a second meter instead of going with 'time of use' electrical rates?When I had the plug for my EVSE(s) installed the electrician put the breakers on a new 2nd meter on the far side of the house, ran the wires through the basement ceiling into the garage, up the garage walls, over the ceiling and down to where the plug is--its about as far as possible you could run some wires in our house without going to the 2nd floor LOL.
Yup: The EVSE's are on their own meter which has an "Experimental EV" rate from the power company (basically dirt cheap to overnight charge).
I'm thinking I'll do most of my charging at work, but will want to charge at home as a back up. I'm trying to decide if I should have DTE put in a second meter or just run a new circuit off of my existing 200 amp panel. I don't think the 'time of use' rates with DTE would work well for me since I have the wife and kids home all summer on the XBOX and running the AC. And I won't be charging all that much at home.
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