Gwaltney Electric, panel upgrade electrician in Sacramento: 3 permitted jobs

What the public records show

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

Question	Records show	Mark
Licensed?	No license matched this business by name in the state's records	Ask them
Jobs on record	3 panel upgrade jobs on Sacramento permits, 2024 to 2026Every permit we have for them is panel upgrade.330th most panel upgrade permits of 377 contractors in Sacramento. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Sacramento permit records cover September 2021 to August 2026.

Records: City of Sacramento permits.

Cost and timing

All panel upgrade jobs in Sacramento: $2,700 to $6,300

Half of 6,900 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.

Panel upgrades in Sacramento: $2,800 to $6,100 (5,662 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 $6,350 (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 Sacramento.

Get 2 or 3 written quotes.

Track record

Where they work most

958311 job
958181 job
958171 job

Latest jobs

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

Date	Work	ZIP	On the permit form
Apr 8, 2026	Panel upgradeE-Permit: existing 125 A service - Underground service, new main panel 125 Amps, N/A weather…	95831	$6,754
Feb 6, 2025	Panel upgradeElectrical Permit: Demo existing 110 amp 120/240 volt 1ph	95818	$6,350
Sep 27, 2024	Panel upgradeAA: existing 100 A service - Overhead service, new main panel 150 Amps, N/A weather head/masthead…	95817	$4,670

What to ask before you hire

About Gwaltney Electric

Ask for the 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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