Bates Electric Inc
Panel upgrade electrician based in Imperial.
- License active
6 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2022 to 2025. 228th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago.
What the public records show
From the city's license records and the city's permits, one question at a time.
| Question | Records show | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed? | License ECC95143, active in the city's records on Oct 2, 2026Electrical Contractor (General)We found this license by the business name. No other active license has that name. | Checks out |
| Jobs on record | 6 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2022 to 2025Every permit we have for them is panel upgrade.They are based in Imperial. Work outside Chicago is not in these records.228th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Chicago permit records cover September 2021 to September 2026. |
Records: the city Department of Buildings and City of Chicago permits.
Cost and timing
All panel upgrade jobs in Chicago: $2,400 to $8,000
Half of 9,692 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.
- Panel upgrades in Chicago: $2,500 to $9,000 (5,183 permits)
How to read this range
Contractors write a job value on the permit form, and the city uses it to set the permit fee. It is not the contract price, and it is often lower than what you pay. A quarter of the permits list less than this range, and a quarter list more. Use it to see if a quote is in the normal range.
Permit value (not a price)
Their typical permit lists $1,915 (half list more, half less)
That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. What panel upgrade jobs cost in Chicago.
Get 2 or 3 written quotes.
Permit wait
Across Chicago, panel upgrade permits usually take same day to be issued
Track record
Jobs per quarter
Latest jobs
Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.
| Date | Work | On the permit form |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2025 | Panel upgradeLine voltage electrical work | $1,500 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Panel upgradeLine voltage electrical work | $1,200 |
| May 15, 2025 | Panel upgradeLine voltage electrical work | $2,023 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Panel upgrade(1) 200-amp meter change demolition (>) remove existing electrical equipment as required wire,… | $1,830 |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Panel upgradeTwo-gang 100a services remove (>) existing service equipment and feederd wire, supply, & install… | $9,000 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Panel upgradeReplacing 200amp panel unit 6l | $2,000 |
What to ask before you hire
About Bates Electric Inc
- Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
- Search their name on the Better Business Bureau site, and read their reviews.
Worth asking any panel upgrade electrician
- Can you show me proof of liability insurance and your bond?
- What size panel, and does the utility need to change the service to my house?
- Who arranges the power shutoff with the utility?
- Who pulls the permit, and who meets the inspector?
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