A Whole New Light
Panel upgrade electrician working in San Francisco. Licensed since 2008.
- License active
- No workers' comp: the business told the state it has no employees
25 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2021 to 2025: 24 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation. 140th most panel upgrade permits of 1,063 contractors in San Francisco.
What the public records show
From the state's license records and the city's permits, one question at a time.
| Question | Records show | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed? | License 916197, active in the state's records on Sep 23, 2026ElectricalNo complaints or citations on the board's public record. | Checks out |
| Workers' comp? | No workers' comp: the business told the state it has no employeesThis covers their crew if someone is hurt. It is not insurance for your home. | Ask them |
| In business? | Licensed since 2008 | |
| Jobs on record | 25 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2021 to 2025: 24 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation140th most panel upgrade permits of 1,063 licensed contractors in San Francisco. That counts jobs, not quality.Our San Francisco permit records cover September 2021 to September 2026. |
Records: the state license board and City of San Francisco permits.
State license board record
Last checked Oct 4, 2026. This may have changed. Check it on CSLB.
No complaints or citations on the board's public record.
Source: California Contractors State License Board, checked Oct 4, 2026. Look up license 916197 on CSLB
Cost and timing
All panel upgrade jobs in San Francisco: $2,000 to $10,000
Half of 11,145 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.
- Panel upgrades in San Francisco: $2,000 to $10,000 (6,396 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 $3,250 (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 San Francisco.
Get 2 or 3 written quotes.
Permit timeline
Across San Francisco, a panel upgrade permit stays open about 77 days, from permit to final inspection
This is not how long the crew works at your home: most of it is waiting for the inspection. Ask them how many days the work takes. The permit itself is usually issued the same day. How long panel upgrade jobs take.
Track record
0 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 15 the year before
Where they work most
- 9411417 jobs
- 941032 jobs
- 941311 job
- 941331 job
- 941161 job
Jobs by kind of work
Latest jobs
Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.
A row marked ×2 or more stands for that many similar jobs on one day in one ZIP code.
| Date | Work | ZIP | On the permit form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | Panel upgradeRemove knob and tube on 1st and 2nd floor | 94114 | $7,000 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Panel upgradeNew 200 amp service with 3 meters | 94114 | $3,000 |
| May 24, 2025 | Panel upgradeUnit 105 new sub panel kitchen outlets additional circuits and recessed lighting | 94131 | not stated |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Panel upgradeUpgrade 125 amp sub panel | 94133 | $2,500 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Panel upgradeRef ew 202306262078 sub panel in unit #101 | 94114 | not stated |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Panel upgrade (×10, same day) | 94114 | not stated each |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Panel upgradeNew meter panel and sub panel and extra circuits washer dryer and outlets | 94116 | $15,000 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Panel upgradeReplace small house panel with new siemens panel | 94107 | not stated |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Panel upgradeTotal rewire of apartment 6 lights outlets sub panel stove etc $ 6000 work and materials | 94103 | not stated |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Panel upgradeComplete retire new lights stove panel and outlets apartment #5 | 94103 | not stated |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Panel upgradeRelocate existing panel from closet to hallway install track lighting install recessed lights… | 94109 | $3,000 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Panel upgradeNew sub panel 3 electrical outlets | 94114 | $1,100 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Panel upgradeReplacement of existing screw in fuse switches by meters new 60amp sub panels in apartments and… | 94114 | $50,000 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Panel upgrade3 baseboard heater circuit install and new 60amp sub panel | 94114 | $3,500 |
| Nov 20, 2021 | EV charger30amp car charger | 94114 | $1,000 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Panel upgradeNew 60 amp sub panel and kitchen upgrade with 7 new circuits | 94110 | not stated |
What to ask before you hire
About A Whole New Light
- Ask who will do the work. Anyone they pay to work on your home must be covered by workers' comp.
- Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
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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