Electrical service panel upgrades

Houses connect to the grid with telephone poles and overhead wires or underground service. When you work with KCD Electric for your electrical servicing, our first step is to get approval from the local utility company. They’ll specify which options are available to you based on local and national electric code.

Typically we won’t need to work inside your home to complete the upgrade, which involves disconnecting all wires and breakers from the service panel, removing the metal box, putting in a new box with new breakers, and then reconnecting all the wires.

It’s important to understand how much power is delivered from the grid to your home. We look at this through your main breaker. For example, if you have a 100-amp main breaker, you can draw 100-amps of power for all your appliances. The service panel might be rated for higher, so this isn’t the most accurate rating to follow. Panel ratings are 100, 125, 150, 200, 225, and 400-amps for residential application.