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# Electrical Panel Upgrade in Solana Beach, CA

100 to 200 amp service upgrades, breaker box replacement and subpanels for modern loads. Serving Solana Beach and San Diego County.

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## Service directory — Solana Beach

MAIN 200A
Emergency electrician 24/7 Electrical repair 15A Panel upgrade 200A Rewiring 12 AWG EV charger installation 50A Generator installation 22kW Lighting installation 20A Outlets and switches 20A Commercial electrical 3Ø Smart home wiring CAT6
Other electrical work in Solana Beach.

## Electrical Panel Upgrade in Solana Beach, CA

If your Solana Beach home has a fuse box, a Zinsco or Federal Pacific panel, or a breaker box with rust streaks and double-tapped breakers, an upgrade is not a luxury. Rupert Electrical Solutions replaces panels across San Diego County and handles the permit and utility coordination for you.

Call (833) 652-8933 and describe what is happening. If it is a same-day job we will book it today, and if it needs a site visit to quote properly we will tell you that too.

Electrical Panel Upgrade — the essentials
Typical service size | 200A residential, 400A for large homes and small commercial
Panel spaces gained | Commonly 20 to 42 breaker spaces after upgrade
Time on site | Most residential upgrades finish in one day
Included | Permit, utility disconnect coordination, inspection, grounding upgrade
Service area | Solana Beach and San Diego County, California

## What we cover

Electrical Panel Upgrade work we handle for Solana Beach homes and businesses.

- AFCI and GFCI breaker upgrades
- Main breaker and main lug panel replacement
- Grounding and bonding brought up to current code
- Fuse box to modern breaker panel conversion
- Zinsco, Federal Pacific and Challenger panel replacement
- Whole-house surge protection added at the panel
- Meter main combo and service entrance replacement
- Subpanel installation for garages, shops and ADUs

### Not sure which you need?

Describe the symptom and we will tell you what it usually means. Most callers get a straight answer in a couple of minutes, and about a third of the time it turns out to be smaller than they expected.

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## Situations we see in Solana Beach

### Adding an EV, heat pump or ADU

All of these need a load calculation. If existing demand plus the new load exceeds your service, the upgrade comes first.

### Panel is rusted or wet

Water in an enclosure corrodes bus stabs and creates high-resistance connections. Once rust reaches the bus, the panel is done.

### Zinsco or Federal Pacific panel

These breakers have a documented history of failing to trip under fault. Replacement is the only real remedy, and it is one of our most common Solana Beach jobs.

### No space left in the panel

Double-tapped breakers and tandem cheaters are a sign the panel is full. A 200 amp replacement gives you 40 or more spaces and room for the next ten years.

## Solana Beach coverage

Electrical Panel Upgrade across Solana Beach and the towns around it.

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## Reviews from San Diego County

★★★★★

Bought a 1948 house with cloth wiring. They phased the rewire so we always had power in half the house, and gave us paperwork our insurer accepted.

Sofia M.Rewiring · Solana Beach
★★★★★

Added outlets to three bedrooms and a weatherproof one out back. Cuts were small, patches were tidy, and everything got labeled at the panel.

Hugo S.Outlet installation · Solana Beach
★★★★★

We needed a 200 amp panel before our EV charger install. They did the load calculation, pulled the permit, and had the whole thing done and inspected in a week.

Priya N.Panel upgrade · Solana Beach

## Electrical Panel Upgrade in Solana Beach — questions

Do I need a permit for a panel upgrade in Solana Beach?

Yes, service work is permitted and inspected. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection and meet the inspector so you don't have to.

How long will my power be off during the upgrade?

Plan on most of a working day. We coordinate the utility disconnect and reconnect so the outage lands in one block rather than spread over days.

How much does an electrical panel upgrade cost in Solana Beach?

Cost tracks the service size, the condition of the service entrance and whether the meter has to move. A straight 100 to 200 amp swap sits well below a job that needs a new mast and underground feed. Call (833) 652-8933 and we will walk your panel and quote a flat number.

Can you replace just the breakers instead of the whole panel?

Sometimes. On a sound modern panel, breaker replacement is fine. On a Zinsco, Federal Pacific or corroded enclosure, new breakers don't fix the bus, so the panel gets replaced.

Do I really need 200 amps?

If you are adding EV charging, electric heat, a hot tub or an ADU, almost certainly. We run an actual load calculation rather than guessing, and if 100 amps genuinely still works we will tell you.

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## Book panel upgrade in Solana Beach

Call and speak to a dispatcher now, or send the details and we will come back with a time and a price.

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