Who this helps
solar coordinators collecting electrical intake without calculating or approving service capacity.
Solar Load Calculation Intake Checklist
Gather service, panel, major-load, equipment, photo, and project-scope details before a qualified professional performs any required electrical load calculation.
What to gather
- Service and panel information
- Major existing and proposed loads
- PV, battery, and backup scope
- Photos and available electrical documents
Suggested workflow
- Collect known service facts.
- Inventory relevant loads and project changes.
- Mark unknown values clearly.
- Send the intake to a qualified electrical professional.
Boundary
SolarPermitPrepAI is an intake and precheck workflow. It is not an engineering stamp, permit approval, electrical design service, or legal advice.
Packet quality checklist
- Record exact source documents or photos for every known electrical value.
- Keep existing loads, proposed loads, and solar or battery equipment clearly separated.
- Do not estimate missing ratings or convert the intake into an unreviewed calculation.
Professional review boundary
- SolarPermitPrepAI does not perform load calculations, service sizing, breaker sizing, conductor sizing, or compliance review.
- A licensed electrician, engineer, or other authorized professional must perform and approve required calculations.
- Use the page only to reduce missing intake information.
Missing-item triggers
- Service or panel rating is unknown
- Major load nameplate data is missing
- Battery, backup, EV, HVAC, or service upgrade scope is unclear
- A signed or sealed calculation is required
Quote handoff review
Before paying for review, confirm the address, AHJ, utility, project scope, equipment models, attachment list, and open questions. The cleaner the packet, the easier it is for a qualified professional to price and route the next step.
When the $49 packet prep is worth it
Pay only after the free precheck has an address, AHJ, project scope, equipment notes, first document list, and a qualified reviewer who can make the official decisions. The $49 review is useful for missing-item, document-owner, field-verification, reviewer-question, and quote-handoff structure. Skip payment if you need an engineering design, PE stamp, permit submission, portal login, fee payment, utility or AHJ contact, code interpretation, licensure verification, inspection readiness, construction authorization, safety advice, or guaranteed approval, interconnection, inspection, schedule, quote, payment, ranking, traffic, sales, or revenue.
Does this calculate electrical load?
No. It gathers inputs for a qualified professional who performs the required calculation.
Should unknown ratings be estimated?
No. Mark them missing and obtain reliable source information.