Bolt Electric
Panel upgrade electrician working in San Francisco. Licensed since 1990.
- License active
- Workers' comp on file
19 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2021 to 2026: 12 panel upgrades, 7 EV charger installations. 288th 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 594705, active in the state's records on Sep 23, 2026ElectricalNo complaints or citations on the board's public record. | Checks out |
| Workers' comp? | Workers' comp policy on file with the stateThis covers their crew if someone is hurt. It is not insurance for your home. | On file |
| In business? | Licensed since 1990 | |
| Jobs on record | 19 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2021 to 2026: 12 panel upgrades, 7 EV charger installations288th 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 594705 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 $2,750 (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
3 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 6 the year before
Where they work most
- 941275 jobs
- 941103 jobs
- 941142 jobs
- 941212 jobs
- 941222 jobs
Jobs by kind of work
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | Panel upgradeRenew permit # ew201706156089. approved and green tagged 7/17/2018. install a house meter and a 60… | 94110 | not stated |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Panel upgradeInstall a 240 volt circuit for an elevator install a 90 ampere sub panel install a 50 ampere… | 94114 | not stated |
| Sep 29, 2025 | EV chargerInstall a 240 volt circuit for an elevator install a 90 ampere sub panel install a 50 ampere… | 94114 | not stated |
| Aug 24, 2025 | Panel upgradeUpgrade electrical service to 200 ampere, to be distributed to two 100 ampere panels, and a 60… | 94110 | $5,000 |
| Aug 20, 2025 | EV chargerUpgrade electrical service to 200 ampere | 94127 | $3,000 |
| Mar 23, 2025 | Panel upgradeReplace existing zinsco meter disconnect panel with approved meter disconnect panel | 94121 | $8,000 |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Panel upgradeInstall a 60 ampere sub panel in garage install a 50 ampere ev charger relocate existing outlets… | 94127 | $2,500 |
| Feb 27, 2025 | EV chargerInstall a 60 ampere sub panel in garage install a 50 ampere ev charger relocate existing outlets… | 94127 | $2,500 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | EV chargerUpgrade electrical service to 200 ampere | 94127 | $6,000 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Panel upgradeApartment 1 & 1a relocate a feeder circuit for apt | 94117 | not stated |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Panel upgradeUpgrade existing electrical service to 400 ampere, to be distributed to five residential panels and… | 94123 | not stated |
| Jan 16, 2024 | EV chargerUpgrade electrical service to 200 ampere | 94107 | $4,000 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Panel upgradeInstall a 90 ampere sub panel | 94122 | $2,000 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | EV chargerInstall a 90 ampere sub panel | 94122 | $2,000 |
| May 17, 2023 | Panel upgradeUpgrade electrical service to 200 ampere underground install a 30 ampere sub panel in garage | 94127 | $3,000 |
| May 3, 2023 | Panel upgradeInstall a sub panel in garage relocate existing surface mounted raceway in garage and laundry room,… | 94110 | not stated |
| May 2, 2022 | Panel upgradeKitchen remodel replace an existing sub panel | 94131 | not stated |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Panel upgradeUpgrade electrical service to 200 ampere | 94112 | $2,000 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | EV chargerUpgrade electrical service to 200 ampere install an ev charger | 94121 | $3,000 |
What to ask before you hire
About Bolt Electric
- 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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