Panel upgrade: cost and steps

A "panel upgrade" usually means a bigger electrical service: often from 100 amps (A) to 200 A, so your home can run more at once. Here's what drives the cost and what happens, step by step.

Your service now The number on your main breaker. Not sure where it is? See Will my panel handle it?

Upgrading to

How do power lines reach your house? Overhead = wires from a pole to your roof or wall. Underground = no wires overhead.

Where is your panel?

Is your meter in the same box as your main breaker? Called a "meter-main". Look outside: is there a breaker below the meter?

Was your home built before 1980?

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