Robert Milchling

Panel upgrade electrician based in Chicago.

License active

31 jobs on Chicago permits, 2023 to 2026: 30 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation. 55th most panel upgrade permits of 460 contractors in Chicago.

Get a quote from Robert Milchling Call (410) 322-6538 Check license ECC95801

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 ECC95801, 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	31 jobs on Chicago permits, 2023 to 2026: 30 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation55th 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)

Most of their recent permits list $1,000

26 of their 26 panel upgrade permits with a value in the last 12 months list exactly that, which looks like a set figure rather than a price. 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

26 jobs in the last 12 months, up from 0 the year before

Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 19 jobs, April to June 2026. Across Chicago, all contractors together had 8% more panel upgrade jobs in the last 12 months than in the 12 months before.

Jobs by kind of work

Latest jobs

A row marked ×2 or more stands for that many similar jobs on one day in one ZIP code.

Date	Work
Jul 30, 2026	Panel upgrade (×2, same day)
Jul 16, 2026	Panel upgrade
Jul 14, 2026	Panel upgrade
Jul 8, 2026	Panel upgrade (×2, same day)
Jul 3, 2026	Panel upgrade
Jun 25, 2026	Panel upgrade (×4, same day)
Jun 19, 2026	Panel upgrade (×3, same day)
Jun 18, 2026	Panel upgrade
Jun 17, 2026	Panel upgrade (×11, same day)
Jan 29, 2024	Panel upgradeRelocate main service panel outside of kitchen cabinet
Nov 13, 2023	Panel upgradeRelocate main service panel
Oct 24, 2023	Panel upgradeInstall ev charger in detached garage
Oct 24, 2023	EV chargerInstall ev charger in detached garage
Sep 1, 2023	Panel upgradeMove overhead service point of attachment to be out of reach from window

What to ask before you hire

About Robert Milchling

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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