E.j. Electric
Panel upgrade electrician based in Chicago.
- License active
52 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2021 to 2025. 30th 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 ECC68596, 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 | 52 panel upgrade jobs on Chicago permits, 2021 to 2025Every permit we have for them is panel upgrade.30th 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 $4,200 (half list more, half less)
That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. Kitchen jobs alone: typical permit $2,500 (5 permits, a small sample). 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
0 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 10 the year before
Latest jobs
Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.
A row marked ×2 or more stands for that many similar jobs on one day in one ZIP code.
| Date | Work | On the permit form |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | Panel upgrade | $3,500 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Panel upgrade | $2,500 |
| May 30, 2025 | Panel upgrade | $2,500 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Panel upgrade | $3,500 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Panel upgrade | $3,500 |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Panel upgrade | $5,000 |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Panel upgrade | $4,500 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Panel upgrade | $3,500 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Panel upgrade | $3,500 |
| Oct 20, 2024 | Panel upgrade | $2,500 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Panel upgradeTotal three meters one for public & 200amp service upgrade on rear add ten new circuits | $4,000 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Panel upgradeTotal three meters one for public and 200 amp service upgrade on rear | $2,500 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Panel upgrade | $2,500 |
| May 14, 2024 | Panel upgradeTotal one meter and 100amp service upgrade on rear no new circuits | $5,200 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Panel upgradeUpgrade circuit breaker panel to 20 circuit toggle type, add two circuits in garage | $2,500 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Panel upgrade | $6,500 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Panel upgrade**electrical only permit**total seven meters one for public and 400amp service upgrade on rear no… | $15,000 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Panel upgradeTotal three meters one for public and two hundred amp service upgrade on rear add twenty new… | $5,200 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Panel upgrade | $4,500 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Panel upgradeUpgrade existing circuit breaker panel, add gfis and smoke dictators as required, upgrade… | $2,500 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Panel upgrade | $4,500 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Panel upgradeTotal three meters one for public and 200amp service up grade on rear no new circuits | $4,500 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Panel upgradeT0tal three meters one for public and 200amp service upgrade on rear no new circuits | $4,200 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Panel upgradeTo replace four arc defective fault breakers with 20amp breakers & correct double lugging in… | $1,500 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Panel upgradeT0tal three meters one for public and 200amp service upgrade on rear no new circuits | $4,200 |
| May 16, 2023 | Panel upgradeTotal four meters one for public & 200amp service upgrade on rear add five new circuits for third… | $4,500 |
| Apr 17, 2023 | Panel upgradeTotal four meters one for public and 200amp service up grade on rear, no new circuits re-locare… | $4,500 |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Panel upgrade200amp service upgrade three meters one for public add ten new circuits | $2,500 |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Panel upgradeUnit #523, remove existing plug fuse box, located near kitchen install new twelve circuit, circuit… | $1,600 |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Panel upgradeRemove existing plug fuse box located near kitchen, install new twelve circuit, circuit breaker… | $2,500 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Panel upgradeRemove existing plug fuse box located in kitchen area make adjustment to opening, install new… | $2,300 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Panel upgradeTotal four meters one for public & 200amp service upgrade on the rear add twenty new circuits | $8,200 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Panel upgradeTotal three meters & 200amp service upgrade on rear no new circuits | $4,500 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Panel upgradeTotal one meter & 100amp service upgrade on rear nu new circuits | $3,700 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Panel upgrade (×2, same day)Total one meter & 100amp service upgrade on rear no new circuits | $4,000 each |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Panel upgradeBack porch install light fixtures at each level with switch next to entry door basement switch… | $3,200 |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Panel upgradeRemove old cloth wire pull in new #12-thwn copper wire for basement, 1st., 2nd,& attic, update… | $7,000 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Panel upgradeTotal one meter and 100amp service upgrade on rear, add twenty new circuits, remove old cloth… | $6,500 |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Panel upgrade | $4,800 |
| May 19, 2022 | Panel upgrade | $2,600 |
What to ask before you hire
About E.j. Electric
- 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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