Electrical Panel Upgrades

An electrical panel that was correctly sized decades ago often isn't sized for a modern household. Central air, an EV charger, a finished basement, a larger kitchen and a house full of electronics all add load that older 60-amp or 100-amp services were never designed to carry. When a panel is undersized, the symptoms show up as breakers that trip under normal use, warm panel covers, or a flat refusal from an inspector or insurer to sign off on further work until the panel is addressed.

A panel upgrade replaces the main breaker panel — and, where needed, the service entrance and meter equipment — with a unit rated for higher amperage, typically 150A, 200A, or 400A for larger homes. Beyond raw capacity, a new panel also brings the home's main disconnect, grounding and bonding, and breaker types (including AFCI and GFCI protection where code requires it) up to current standards, which is often the bigger safety improvement even when the old panel's amperage was technically adequate.

We evaluate the existing service before recommending anything: what the current panel is rated for, what's actually connected to it today, and what you're planning to add — an EV charger, a generator, a workshop, an addition. That load calculation determines whether 150A is enough or whether 200A or higher makes more sense, so you're not paying for capacity you'll never use or upgrading to a size you'll outgrow in five years.