Electrical Load Assessment

What it involves

Homes are taking on electrical loads they were never designed for. A typical house was wired for lights, sockets and a shower — not a 7kW EV charger, a heat pump drawing continuous power, and solar feeding back in. A load assessment checks whether your consumer unit and your incoming supply from the grid can actually cope with what you have now plus what you are planning. We calculate the total likely demand, inspect the installation, and tell you clearly what — if anything — needs upgrading first. Often it is a consumer unit upgrade; sometimes it involves coordinating a supply upgrade with your network operator.

Why it matters

Getting the electrical backbone right first is the single most important step before electrifying your home. Add an EV charger and heat pump to an installation that cannot support them and you get nuisance tripping, safety risks, and the cost of doing the same work twice. A load assessment means you upgrade once, properly, for everything that is coming. It also means the company fitting your EV charger, heat pump or solar can get on with their job knowing the electrical side is sorted.

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