Our Electrical Pricing
Most electricians will not give you a number until they are standing in your driveway. We publish ours. The ranges below are typical for San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County. Every job is quoted as a flat price in writing before work begins. There are no trip or mileage charges anywhere in our service area. We are a licensed C-10 electrical contractor, license #973698, bonded and insured.
Service | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
Load assessment | $150 | Load calculation and site assessment before adding an EV charger, spa, electric range or other large load. Confirms your panel can carry it. The load calculation is also required for your building permit. |
Troubleshooting and repair | $300 (two-hour minimum) | Includes a panel safety inspection, about 30 minutes, plus 90 minutes of troubleshooting and repair. Parts and material not included. |
Main panel replacement | $3,000 – $4,000 | Replaces the panel. The meter and the service stay where they are. |
Load-managing EV charger installation | $3,300 – $5,300 | Charger about $1,300 including any required current transformers. Install with permit, material and labor $2,000 to $4,000. Often avoids a panel upgrade. |
Sub panel replacement | $1,000 – $5,000 | Depends on size and location. |
Meter main load center upgrade | $4,000 – $9,000 | Replaces the combined meter and main disconnect plus the panel. The range is wide because AFCI and GFCI breakers cost $150 to $250 each. |
SPAN smart panel installation | $9,500 – $10,500 | Panel about $4,500. Install with additional breakers and labor $5,000 to $6,000. Circuit-level monitoring and control from an app. |
New EV charger installation | $1,500 – $5,000 | Includes the building permit. Depends on the length of the wire run from the panel. |
EV charger replacement | $1,000 – $2,000 | Replacing an existing charger. |
Underground service upgrade, 100A to 200A | $10,000 – $30,000 | Includes the panel change. Depends on conduit viability, transformer upgrades, PG&E wire charges and what sits over the existing run. |
Exploratory conduit investigation | About $4,500 | Exposes and photographs the existing underground conduit during the PG&E application so their engineer can determine whether it can be reused. |
Standby generator, whole house | About $15,000 | Includes permits, plans, engineering and gas. |
Whole house rewire | About $25,000 | Based on a 1,000 square foot San Luis Obispo home. Excludes demolition and repair of siding. |
Start With a Load Assessment
If you are adding an EV charger, a spa, an electric range or any other large load, the first step is a $150 load assessment. We run the load calculation on your existing service and tell you what it can carry. That single step often determines whether you need a $4,000 job or a $20,000 one, and the calculation is required for your building permit either way.
Financing
We offer financing through Wisetack on larger projects. Ask during your estimate.
Payment
We accept cash, check and credit card, and we offer financing through Wisetack.
Our Warranty
We warranty our work for one year, covering both parts and workmanship. If something we installed fails within that year, we come back and make it right.
How much does an electrical panel upgrade cost?
It depends which job you need. A sub panel replacement runs $1,000 to $5,000. A main panel replacement, where the meter and service stay put, runs $3,000 to $4,000. A meter main load center upgrade runs $4,000 to $9,000. An underground service upgrade from 100 amp to 200 amp runs $10,000 to $30,000.
Why is the meter main range so wide?
AFCI and GFCI breakers cost $150 to $250 each, and current code requires them on far more circuits than older code did. A panel built out with combination breakers throughout costs considerably more than one without.
What forms of payment do you accept?
Cash, check and credit card. We also offer financing through Wisetack.
How much does EV charger installation cost?
Replacing an existing charger runs $1,000 to $2,000. A new installation including the building permit runs $1,500 to $5,000 depending on the length of the wire run from the panel.