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# Electrical Panel Upgrade in Petaluma, CA

100 to 200 amp service upgrades, breaker box replacement and subpanels for modern loads. Serving Petaluma and Sonoma County.

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## Service directory — Petaluma

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
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## Electrical Panel Upgrade in Petaluma, CA

Panel upgrades are the job that unlocks everything else. In Petaluma and across Sonoma County, most requests for EV charging, heat pumps or ADU power start with a service upgrade from 100 amps to 200, because there is simply nowhere left to land a new breaker.

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 | Petaluma and Sonoma County, California

## What we cover

Electrical Panel Upgrade work we handle for Petaluma homes and businesses.

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

### 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 Petaluma

### 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.

### 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.

### 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.

### 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 Petaluma jobs.

## Petaluma coverage

Electrical Panel Upgrade across Petaluma and the towns around it.

### Panel upgrade near Petaluma

- Panel upgrade Cotati
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- Panel upgrade Sonoma
- Panel upgrade Sebastopol
- Panel upgrade Santa Rosa
- Panel upgrade Fairfax
- Panel upgrade San Anselmo

### Other work in Petaluma

- Whole House Rewiring in Petaluma
- Electrical Repair in Petaluma
- EV Charger Installation in Petaluma
- Smart Home Wiring in Petaluma
- Lighting Installation in Petaluma
- Outlet & Switch Installation in Petaluma

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## Reviews from Sonoma County

★★★★★

Flickering through the whole house turned out to be a loose neutral at the service. They found it in under an hour when two other companies had shrugged.

Bill T.Troubleshooting · Petaluma
★★★★★

Standby generator install. They sized it to what we actually use rather than the biggest unit, then walked me through the transfer switch and the exercise cycle.

Renee B.Generator · Petaluma
★★★★★

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 · Petaluma

## Electrical Panel Upgrade in Petaluma — questions

Do I need a permit for a panel upgrade in Petaluma?

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

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.

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 Petaluma?

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.

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 Petaluma

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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