Clarksville Electrical Upgrading Services
As recently as the late 1970s, most Clarksville builders equipped homes with 100-amp electrical service. At the time, that was plenty of electricity to power just about any set of appliances you could imagine. Then, the age of the personal computer arrived, and with it, an array of new power-hungry devices. Today, homes have multiple televisions, PCs, tablets, phones, and IoT devices, all demanding increasing shares of the power pie. Your home may not have enough outlets to power everything, or sufficient incoming electrical service to add more.
Our Clarksville electricians can help you determine your current and future power needs. They can then present you with an electrical upgrading plan to meet those needs. They might begin, for example, by upgrading your home’s electrical service to 200 amps. That’s the modern standard and should ensure enough power for your home’s needs. Typically, a service upgrade also necessitates a new electrical panel. The good news is that a larger and more capable panel also provides additional space for new circuits. That can support additional upgrades like the installation of 240-volt appliance outlets. It can also allow the installation of new utility outlets, eliminating the need for dangerous power strips and extension cords.