TL;DR
An EV-ready panel is an electrical panel with the spare capacity and physical breaker space reserved for a future vehicle-charging circuit — increasingly mandated in new construction codes that require a raceway or 240-volt circuit roughed to the parking space. Some manufacturers sell panels with built-in load-management hardware that throttles the charger when the rest of the house peaks.
What it means
An EV-ready panel is an electrical panel with the spare capacity and physical breaker space reserved for a future vehicle-charging circuit — increasingly mandated in new construction codes that require a raceway or 240-volt circuit roughed to the parking space. Some manufacturers sell panels with built-in load-management hardware that throttles the charger when the rest of the house peaks. For buyers, the label means adding a Level 2 charger later is an afternoon's work instead of a service upgrade.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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