Home Electrification Planning Class 1: Soup to Nuts

As California makes the transition to electrification, careful planning will be crucial for existing buildings. This three-part series will cover the importance of electrification planning, how to optimize existing electrical capacity to avoid costly and often unnecessary panel upgrades, selecting the most efficient equipment that will keep homeowners comfortable and happy, and putting together a comprehensive, detailed, and customized plan that will set homeowners and contractors up for success.

The best way to achieve a desired outcome is to create a plan for getting there. This first webinar of the series will focus on what an electrification plan is, why it is important, and how it is done. It will also cover two methods for calculating heating loads to properly size a HVAC system.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the importance of electrification planning
• List five important question to ask homeowners
• Explain benefits and drawbacks of Manual J and historical gas usage methods for calculating heating load
• Name the appliances or systems in a home that can be electrified or add electrical load