{"id":756,"date":"2021-09-16T19:46:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T19:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\/blog\/?p=756"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:07:11","slug":"old-electrical-panels-can-delay-transition-to-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\/blog\/news\/old-electrical-panels-can-delay-transition-to-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Electrical Panels Can Delay Transition to Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With an increase in electrical homes<\/a> nationwide, the end goal is to use electricity for heating water and living areas, cooking, vehicle charging, and more resulting in a lower reliance on non-renewable energy. A recent report from Pecan Street<\/a> outlined how roughly 48 million residential homes throughout the United States will require upgrades to transition from fossil fuels. Residential electrification in total could amount to up to $100 billion, with an average cost of $2,000 for each panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report states, \u201cWe estimate that more than half of the new homes being built today have electric panels that will not allow for full home electrification.\u201d For 2020, that amounts to roughly 550,000 homes that will eventually face \u201ca needless roadblock to transitioning away from natural gas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Existing electrical panels create challenges in the effort to fully-electrify homes through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n