Ivan Sousa

Panel upgrade electrician working in Rockford.

Rockford publishes no contractor license list we can check

8 panel upgrade jobs on Rockford permits, 2024 to 2026. 6th most panel upgrade permits of 29 contractors in Rockford.

What the public records show

From the city's permits, one question at a time.

Question	Records show	Mark
Licensed?	Rockford publishes no contractor license list we can checkThat says nothing about this business either way.	Ask them
Jobs on record	8 panel upgrade jobs on Rockford permits, 2024 to 2026Every permit we have for them is panel upgrade.6th most panel upgrade permits of 29 contractors in Rockford. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Rockford permit records cover September 2024 to September 2026.

Records: City of Rockford permits.

Cost and timing

All panel upgrade jobs in Rockford: $1,500 to $5,500

Half of 368 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.

Panel upgrades in Rockford: $1,500 to $5,000 (345 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 $1,600 (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 Rockford.

Get 2 or 3 written quotes.

Track record

3 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 5 the year before

Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 2 jobs, October to December 2024. Across Rockford, all contractors together had 2% more panel upgrade jobs in the last 12 months than in the 12 months before.

Latest jobs

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

Date	Work	On the permit form
Aug 7, 2026	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE SERVICE REPAIR repair 100amp service	$1,200
May 7, 2026	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE BREAKER BOX REPAIR Repair 100amp service and breaker panel	$2,500
Oct 1, 2025	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE ELECTRICAL UPGRADE Repair 100amp service	$1,500
Aug 25, 2025	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE ELECTRICAL SERVICE repair 100amp service and new electrical panel with rewiring of…	$3,000
Aug 19, 2025	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE ELECTRICA REPAIRS Repair 100amp and new breaker box misc wiring	$1,700
May 13, 2025	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE ELECTRIC SERVICE repair 100. amp service	$2,000
Oct 15, 2024	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE SERVICE New 100amp service with breaker box	$1,500
Oct 4, 2024	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE DELETED repair 200amp service	$1,500

What to ask before you hire

About Ivan Sousa

Ask for their license number and check it with the state.
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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