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Electrical advice for Waterloo homeowners
Plain-language guides from the Waterloo Electricians team.
EV charger on a 100-amp panel in Waterloo: load management or a service upgrade?
A full 100-amp panel does not automatically mean a 200-amp upgrade before you can charge an EV at home. How the load calculation works and when an energy management system is the better answer.
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Storm pulled the wires off your Waterloo house? Who fixes the mast and how power gets back on
When a tree limb or ice takes down the wires to your house, the utility owns part of it and you own the rest. What you are responsible for, and the steps before Enova Power can reconnect.
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Can you plug a generator into your Waterloo house? What Ontario's rules actually allow
Extension cords to a portable generator are fine. Feeding the house wiring is not, unless a transfer device is installed under an ESA notification. What that means for a Waterloo home.
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