Old fuse boxes and undersized panels can't keep up with a modern home. We upgrade panels to 100, 150, or 200 amps — permitted, inspected, done right.
A panel upgrade replaces your home's main electrical panel — the box with the breakers or fuses — with a new one rated for higher amperage. In Los Angeles this is one of the most common electrical jobs we run, largely because so much of the city's housing was built between the 1920s and 1960s with 60 or 100 amp service that was never meant to run central air, an EV charger, and a full kitchen of modern appliances at once.
It's not just a bigger box. The upgrade includes new wire connections at the meter and panel, a new grounding setup that meets current code, and — for older homes — sometimes new conduit from the meter to the panel if the existing run can't be reused.
Especially when running two appliances at once.
Common in pre-1960s LA homes and increasingly hard to insure.
Check the main breaker or the panel label.
You want an EV charger, a hot tub, or an ADU and there's no space left.
We don't publish a flat price because panel upgrades vary with a few real factors: the amperage you're moving to (100 vs. 200 amp), whether the meter and service line also need work, how accessible the panel location is, and whether the permit requires additional grounding or bonding updates to meet current code. We give you a written estimate after seeing the panel — not a number pulled from a price sheet.
Antonio Cruz and the JE Electric crew handle panel upgrades as a full job, not a drop-in part swap — that means the permit, the inspection, and making sure the new panel actually supports what you plan to run, from a window AC to an EV charger, are part of the estimate from the start.
We handle panel upgrades throughout Los Angeles, including Hollywood and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Frequent tripped breakers, a fuse box instead of breakers, a panel rated below 100 amps, warm or discolored breakers, or an inability to add circuits for an EV charger or new appliance are all signs it's time.
Most single-family homes are moved to a 200 amp panel today, which covers central AC, an EV charger, and modern appliance loads with room to grow. Smaller condos or ADUs sometimes only need 100-150 amps — it depends on the actual load.
Yes, for part of the day — the utility and our crew need power off to safely disconnect the old panel and connect the new one. We tell you the expected window before we start.
Yes. Panel upgrades require an LADBS electrical permit and inspection. We pull the permit and coordinate the inspection as part of the job.
Yes — if you know you want an EV charger, it's worth doing the panel and the charger circuit in the same visit rather than paying for two separate service calls.
Often paired with a panel upgrade.
Panel upgrades for commercial spaces.
If your panel issue turns out to be a repair, not a replacement.
Call (323) 697-1454 or request a free estimate.
