Nicholas Zahorodnyj
Panel upgrade electrician based in Westchester.
- License active
165 jobs on Chicago permits, 2022 to 2026: 86 panel upgrades, 79 EV charger installations. 17th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago.
What the records show vs. what they say
The public record next to the business's own words.
| Question | Records show | They say | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed? | License ECC94508, 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. | Red Star Electric operates in the Westchester, Chicago area and is owned by Nicholas Zahorodnyj. Says it is Chicago's trusted installer for EV charging stations with a fully licensed, insured, and bonded team. | Checks out |
| In business? | Says it has a BBB Accredited Business status | ||
| Jobs on record | 165 jobs on Chicago permits, 2022 to 2026: 86 panel upgrades, 79 EV charger installationsThey are based in Westchester. Work outside Chicago is not in these records.17th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Chicago permit records cover September 2021 to September 2026. |
In their words
- Services: EV charger installation, Whole house fans, Panel upgrades, Battery storage systems
- Offers free quotes for Level 2 charger installation
- Certified: Tesla Certified Installer (a maker's or trade group's program; each lists its members on its own website)
- Certified: BBB Accredited Business
- Works in: Westchester, Chicago area, Oak Park
Records: the city Department of Buildings and City of Chicago permits. They say: redstarelectric.net, read October 2026, summed up by us. We checked the site is theirs (it shows their phone on record). We have not checked that the claims are true.
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 $3,300 (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
73 jobs in the last 12 months, up from 60 the year before
Jobs by kind of work
Latest jobs
Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.
| Date | Work | On the permit form |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $3,075 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | EV charger | $3,075 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $2,440 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | EV charger | $2,440 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $1,990 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | EV charger | $1,990 |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $1,425 |
| Jul 12, 2026 | EV charger | $1,425 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $1,350 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | EV charger | $1,350 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $1,275 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | EV charger | $1,275 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $6,550 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $1,394 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | EV charger | $1,394 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $2,969 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | EV charger | $2,969 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $5,740 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | EV charger | $5,740 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $2,990 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | EV charger | $2,990 |
| May 11, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $1,185 |
| May 11, 2026 | EV charger | $1,185 |
| May 11, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $2,770 |
| May 11, 2026 | EV charger | $2,770 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $4,000 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | EV charger | $4,000 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $3,520 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | EV charger | $3,520 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $4,646 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | EV charger | $4,646 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $2,500 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | EV charger | $2,500 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $3,750 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | EV charger | $3,750 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $2,530 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | EV charger | $2,530 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $3,160 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | EV charger | $3,160 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Panel upgrade | $3,940 |
What to ask before you hire
About Nicholas Zahorodnyj
- Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
- Check each certification on the maker's or group's own website. Contractors must renew them.
- 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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