O'conner Heating Cooling & Electrical

Panel upgrade electrician working in Rockford.

Rockford publishes no contractor license list we can check

7 jobs on Rockford permits, 2025 to 2026: 6 panel upgrades, 1 heat pump installation. 12th most panel upgrade permits of 29 contractors in Rockford.

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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	7 jobs on Rockford permits, 2025 to 2026: 6 panel upgrades, 1 heat pump installation12th 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 $3,872 (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

4 jobs in the last 12 months, up from 3 the year before

Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 3 jobs, July to September 2025. Across Rockford, all contractors together had 2% more panel upgrade jobs in the last 12 months than in the 12 months before.

Jobs by kind of work

Panel upgrade
6
Heat pump
1

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 20, 2026	Heat pumpCOR HOUSING REHAB PROGRAM SPLIT SYSTEM Furnish and install mini split systemthis is a secondary…	$3,000
Jul 20, 2026	Panel upgradeELECTRICAL UPGRADE Relocate electric meter to exterior of home replace service and electrical panel	$2,000
Jun 22, 2026	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE COR HOUSING REHAB PROGRAM REMODEL/REPAIRS-SERVICE Garage and attic minimum…	$5,000
Nov 10, 2025	Panel upgradeNo details on the permit	$3,945
Sep 25, 2025	Panel upgradeELECTRICAL WIRING Furnish and install (1) Sqaure D home line 30 space panel	$9,000
Jul 11, 2025	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE METER Replace Faulty meter base Riser Pipe and wiring up to comed	$3,000
Jul 10, 2025	Panel upgradePANEL REPLACEMENT Replace pushmatic panel with 100amp square d panelReplace meter base and riser…	$3,800

What to ask before you hire

About O'conner Heating Cooling & Electrical

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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