Avem Electrical (360) 521-0899

Panel & service upgrades in Vancouver, WA

A heat pump, an EV charger, a hot tub or a shop out back all need capacity a 100-amp panel doesn't have left. We replace the panel, the meter base and the service entrance, and we handle the inspection.

Old residential panel opened before a 200 amp service upgrade in Vancouver WA
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Completed 200 amp panel upgrade with new breakers, Clark County WA
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★★★★★ 5.0 on Google, 16 reviews Licensed, bonded and insured — AVEMEEL794D6 General electrical license, WA L&I

What it costs

Local ranges for permitted work in Clark County. Your number depends on whether the meter base, mast and grounding have to change too. The estimate is free and we give it in writing.

Panel replacement, same amperage
$1,800–3,000
100A to 200A service upgrade
$2,500–5,000
Full service upgrade with new mast and grounding
$4,500–8,000
400A service for a large home or shop
from $7,000

Most 100-to-200 amp upgrades in this area land near $3,000. If yours will cost more than that, we tell you why before we start.

Signs your panel is done

01No spare breaker slotsNothing new can go in, and tandem breakers are already doubled up where they shouldn't be.
02Federal Pacific or Zinsco labelBoth are on insurer red-flag lists. Some carriers will not write a policy until they're gone.
03Breakers that trip on normal loadsA microwave and a kettle shouldn't be a conflict.
04Fuses instead of breakersCommon in Clark County homes built before 1970.
05Adding a heat pump, EV charger or hot tubThese are the three loads that push most 100-amp services past what they can carry.

How the job runs

01We look at what you havePanel, meter base, service entrance, grounding. Free, and usually within a couple of days.
02Written estimateItemised. You see what the panel costs, what the labour costs and what the permit costs.
03Utility coordinationClark PUD has to disconnect and reconnect. We schedule that, you don't.
04Install daySix to ten hours for a standard residential upgrade.
05InspectionWe're there for it.

Panel work we've done

Service panel replacement in progress at a Vancouver WA home New panel with battery backup wired in, Clark County WA Panel interior showing feeders and main breaker after upgrade, Vancouver WA Upgraded residential service panel with breaker directory, Clark County WA

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We call back within one hour, 8am–5pm Monday to Friday. No robocalls, no sales list.

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