Darryl Montgomery

Panel upgrade electrician based in Chicago.

License active

14 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2021 to 2026. 117th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago.

Get a quote from Darryl Montgomery Call (773) 879-1097 Check license ECC95356

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 ECC95356, 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	14 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2021 to 2026Every permit we have for them is panel upgrade.117th 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 $5,000 (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

How long panel upgrade jobs take.

Track record

Jobs per quarter

Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 2 jobs, October to December 2021.

Latest jobs

Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.

Date	Work	On the permit form
Jul 17, 2026	Panel upgrade	$7,500
Jun 11, 2026	Panel upgrade	$1,500
May 14, 2026	Panel upgrade	$2,500
Nov 3, 2025	Panel upgrade	$4,800
Oct 17, 2025	Panel upgrade	$5,200
Feb 16, 2024	Panel upgradeReplace current riser from 100 amp drop to 200 amp drop and change 3 gang metor box to 4 gang metor…	$8,500
Jan 13, 2024	Panel upgradeRemove se cable from current 200 amp main service 5 gang metor box load side and install pipe and…	$6,500
Oct 30, 2023	Panel upgradeelectrical only permitinstall 400 amp service ad related materials	$8,900
Sep 6, 2023	Panel upgradeelectrical only permitoriginal permit 100914399 for service was just to add 1 gang metor…	$4,000
Apr 8, 2023	Panel upgradeInstall 3 gang metor box and add a public panel	$3,000
Jan 24, 2023	Panel upgradeReplace current distribution panel and rewire residence	$10,500
Oct 25, 2022	Panel upgradeInstall 200 amp service distribution panel and metor	$4,500
Dec 21, 2021	Panel upgradeReplace 100 amp service and re pull branch circuits as needed	$15,000
Dec 2, 2021	Panel upgradeReplace metor box and distribution panel with 200 amp service	$3,900

What to ask before you hire

About Darryl Montgomery

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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