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Most Manchester homeowners have no idea how much electricity each part of their home actually uses. The panel in the basement quietly does its job until a breaker trips or something stops working. A SPAN smart panel changes that. It replaces your traditional electrical panel with an intelligent one you can see and control from your phone, tracking energy use circuit by circuit and letting you switch power on or off from anywhere.
LHR Plumbing, Heating & Air installs SPAN smart panels for homeowners across Manchester, NH. With more than 20 years of local electrical experience, our licensed technicians handle the full upgrade, from evaluating your current service to pulling the permit and passing final inspection, so you get modern control over your home’s energy without the guesswork. Schedule your consultation or call 603-270-9224.
What Is a SPAN Smart Panel?
The electrical panel is the hub that distributes power to every circuit in your home, and the basic design has barely changed in 100 years. SPAN reinvented it. A SPAN smart panel does everything a traditional panel does, safely routing electricity throughout your Manchester home, then adds a layer of intelligence on top: every circuit is individually monitored and controllable through the SPAN Home app.
That means real-time energy monitoring, remote control of any circuit, insights that help you spend less on power, and built-in readiness for future upgrades like EV charging, heat pumps, and battery backup. SPAN’s technology has been recognized with WIRED Recommends, multiple International Builders’ Show awards, and a spot on Fast Company’s list of the most innovative energy companies. It is a proven platform, not an experiment.
See and Control Every Circuit From Your Phone
Here is what sets a SPAN panel apart day to day: visibility. The SPAN Home app gives you a real-time, 360-degree view of your home’s energy use, broken down circuit by circuit. Instead of a row of unlabeled breakers you only think about when one trips, you can see exactly where your power is going at any moment.
From the same app, you can turn any circuit on or off remotely, whether you are in the next room or out of town. Left the garage heater running? Want to shut off an outlet while you are away? It takes a tap. Over time, SPAN’s intelligent insights help you identify what is quietly driving your bill up so you can manage your energy costs and trim waste for the long term. A traditional panel gives you none of this. You control breakers by hand, at the panel, with zero data on what anything is using.
A Smart Panel That Grows With Your Manchester Home
Homes ask for more power every year. Adding an EV charger, a heat pump, an induction range, a heat pump water heater, or solar and battery storage often pushes an older home past its electrical service limit, which normally triggers an expensive utility service upgrade before you can even start the project.
SPAN’s integrated PowerUp technology is designed to help you avoid that. It automatically balances your home’s electricity use to stay within its service limit, so you can add major appliances without a costly utility service upgrade. For Manchester homeowners planning to electrify over the next few years, that can mean keeping projects on schedule and on budget instead of paying thousands to the utility first.
Up to 40% More Backup When the Power Goes Out
New Hampshire winters bring ice storms and outages, and a smart panel makes your backup power go further. SPAN integrates with leading home battery systems and, based on SPAN’s own testing, extends battery backup by up to 40% during an outage compared with a traditional setup.* Instead of a small backup sub-panel that powers only a few pre-selected circuits, SPAN can back up your whole home and let you decide what stays on.
You can re-prioritize rooms and appliances on the fly from the app, and see an estimate of how long your battery will last. SPAN’s automatic Backup Overload Protection helps prevent brownouts and the nuisance battery resets and service calls that come with them. No separate backup loads panel required.
Faster EV Charging Without a Service Upgrade
If an electric vehicle is in your future, SPAN pairs with SPAN Drive, a 48-amp dynamic EV charger compatible with every EV that uses a J1772 connector, including Tesla with an adapter. Because PowerUp manages your home’s load intelligently, you can often add fast charging without the expensive service upgrade a standard charger might require. See our EV charger installation page for options.
Pair charging with solar and you can use excess solar power to charge your EV and save up to $700 a year on charging costs and add your utility’s rate plan so the car charges when power is cheapest. That is faster, cleaner, and less expensive charging without rewiring your service.
SPAN Smart Panel vs. a Traditional Panel
Upgrading your panel is a once-in-a-lifetime decision, and the difference between a standard panel and a smart one lasts for decades. Here is how they compare:
| Capability | Traditional Electrical Panel | SPAN Smart Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Visibility | No energy usage data or monitoring app/dashboard. | Real-time, 360° visibility into every circuit through the SPAN Home app. |
| Circuit Control | Manual control at the electrical panel only. | Remotely turn any circuit on or off from your phone, whether you're home or away. |
| Energy Savings | No visibility into where energy is being used. | Circuit-level insights help identify waste and reduce energy bills over time. |
| Adding EV Chargers, Heat Pumps & Other Electrification Upgrades | Often requires an expensive utility service upgrade. | PowerUp intelligently balances electrical loads, helping you add new appliances without a utility service upgrade. |
| Power Outage Backup | Limited backup with no visibility into remaining battery runtime. | Delivers up to 40% more battery backup, prioritizes essential circuits for the whole home, and shows estimated remaining runtime. |
| Appliance Monitoring | No appliance performance monitoring. | Tracks appliance performance and helps identify potential issues before they become costly problems. |
Signs It May Be Time to Upgrade to a Smart Panel
A smart panel is worth considering any time you are already facing a panel replacement or planning bigger changes to your home. Watch for these situations:
- Your panel is 25 to 30 years old, or you still have a fuse box
- Breakers trip often or will not stay reset
- You are planning to add an EV charger, heat pump, or major appliance
- You are adding solar panels or a home battery
- You want to lower your energy bills and actually see where power is going
- You want a whole-home backup you can control during an outage
If you are simply replacing an aging or unsafe panel and do not need smart features, a standard electrical panel upgrade and replacement may be the right call, and we handle those too. A quick evaluation will tell you which path fits your home and budget.
What SPAN Installation Involves With LHR
Installing a SPAN panel is skilled electrical work that should only be handled by a licensed technician. When LHR installs a SPAN smart panel in Manchester, we begin with a full evaluation of your existing equipment, circuit layout, and the service feeding your home from the utility, and we confirm SPAN is the right fit for your goals.
Your old panel is safely disconnected and removed. The SPAN panel is installed, every circuit is reconnected and labeled in the app, and the whole system is tested before we consider the job done. Panel work in Manchester requires a permit and a final inspection, and LHR pulls the permit, coordinates the inspection, and closes everything out, so you are never left with open permits on your property. We finish the setup by walking you through the SPAN Home app so you can use it with confidence on day one.
Why Manchester Homeowners Choose LHR
Panel work is one of those jobs where you want experience, accuracy, and a team that stands behind the work. Here is what Manchester homeowners get with LHR:
- More than 20 years serving Manchester
- Licensed, certified technicians for panel installation and upgrades
- Permit handling from application to final inspection
- Upfront pricing with no hidden costs
- Satisfaction guarantee on all panel work
- Financing available for larger projects
- 24/7 emergency electrical service when you need it
A smart panel upgrade is a significant investment, and the quality of the work matters for years afterward. LHR completes every panel job to New Hampshire code, backs it with our guarantee, and does not consider it finished until the inspection passes. Call LHR Plumbing, Heating & Air today at 603-270-9224 or schedule online for SPAN smart panel installation in Manchester, NH, and the surrounding areas.
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Frequently Asked Questions About SPAN Smart Panels
What is a SPAN smart panel?
A SPAN smart panel is a modern replacement for your home’s traditional electrical panel. It distributes power the same way, but adds real-time energy monitoring, remote on/off control of every circuit through the SPAN Home app, and built-in readiness for upgrades like EV charging, heat pumps, solar, and battery backup.
Will a SPAN panel actually lower my energy bills?
A SPAN panel does not reduce your bill by itself, but it shows you exactly where your energy is going, circuit by circuit, and gives you insights and controls to reduce waste over time. Homeowners use that visibility to manage high-draw appliances and cut unnecessary usage. Actual savings vary by household.
Can I add an EV charger or heat pump without upgrading my electrical service?
Often, yes. SPAN’s PowerUp technology automatically balances your home’s electricity use to stay within its service limit, which can let you add major loads like an EV charger or heat pump without a costly utility service upgrade. This requires qualification and enrollment in SPAN PowerUp; your LHR technician will confirm whether your home qualifies.
How much backup power does a SPAN panel provide during an outage?
SPAN works with a home battery to provide backup, and SPAN’s testing shows it can extend battery backup by up to 40% on average compared with a traditional setup. You can prioritize which circuits stay powered and see an estimate of remaining backup time in the app. Actual backup time depends on your battery, your usage, and your priorities.
Do I need a permit to install a SPAN panel in Manchester?
Yes. Panel replacement and upgrades require a permit and inspection in Manchester, NH. LHR manages the permit application and inspection coordination as part of the job, so you are not navigating that process on your own.
How long does SPAN panel installation take?
Most standard panel installations are completed within a single workday. Jobs that involve a service upgrade, older wiring, or complex circuit configurations may take longer. Your technician will give you a realistic time estimate before any work begins.
Disclaimers
*Battery backup figures are based on a SPAN internal study of more than 1,200 simulated outage situations. Actual battery backup time varies based on home energy consumption, backup priorities, and storage system.
*Avoiding a utility service upgrade with PowerUp requires qualification and enrollment in SPAN PowerUp. Cost and time savings for utility service upgrades are site-specific and vary; check with your local utility.
*EV solar charging savings of up to $700 per year may vary by home, rate plan, and driving habits.
SPAN, SPAN Home, PowerUp, and SPAN Drive are trademarks of SPAN.IO, Inc.
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