SPAN Smart Panel Installation in San Jose

SPAN describes its panel as an internet-connected energy-management system that provides circuit insight and the ability to control circuits through its app. Internet is required for app control, monitoring data, and software updates.

Those features are different from adding utility capacity. A panel replacement, a service upgrade, and a power-management strategy are separate decisions that may be coordinated after a site review.

• SPAN Panel product information

SPAN currently documents models with 16, 24, 32, 40, and 48 circuit spaces. A home with more circuits or a larger service may need a different configuration. The existing circuit layout, tandems, subpanels, and planned loads all matter.

The assessment maps the existing equipment and discusses whether a smart-panel replacement fits the home. Confirm the selected model, circuit inventory, equipment space, and compatibility for the home.

• SPAN multiple-panel guidance

SPAN describes load management for major electrification loads, including EV charging and heat pumps. Compatibility depends on the selected panel, equipment and approved design. It can be relevant where electrification plans create occasional peaks, but it does not erase the need to review the existing service and load requirements.

We identify the major loads, document how the home is used, and compare options before claiming a panel or service upgrade can be avoided.

Send panel and meter photos, the circuit directory, internet-location constraints, planned EV/HVAC/battery equipment, and city. The final design follows equipment compatibility, the service review, and local requirements.

The circuit inventory includes single-pole and two-pole breakers, grouped circuits, subpanels, and labels that may be incomplete. A two-pole load uses two panel spaces, and the final usable arrangement depends on the selected SPAN model and the installed breakers. The model should be selected from the actual inventory, not a presumed 32-circuit layout.

During an outage, backup behavior depends on the battery, transfer equipment, and approved system design; a smart panel by itself does not supply energy. The owner handoff should cover circuit names, app access, network requirements, and how controls behave if app connectivity is unavailable.

This photograph shows three SPAN enclosures mounted side by side. The side-by-side layout makes equipment space and access a visible part of the installation. A new project needs its own model selection, circuit inventory, equipment clearances, and compatibility review.