Celtic Electric
Panel upgrade electrician working in San Francisco. Licensed since 1986.
- License active
- Workers' comp on file
15 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2023 to 2025: 14 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation. 248th 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 499258, 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 1986 | |
| Jobs on record | 15 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2023 to 2025: 14 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation248th 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 499258 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 $17,000 (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
Jobs per quarter
Where they work most
- 941096 jobs
- 941234 jobs
- 941071 job
- 941181 job
- 941031 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | Panel upgradeFor insurance purposes we changed out the existing challenger sub panel for like like with a new… | 94107 | $6,700 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Panel upgradeUpgrade the sub panels and install two new 220 volt 1000 watt heaters in units 11&17 | 94109 | $14,000 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Panel upgradeInstall all pipe wiring booster panel devices or fa improvements for code ab-308 low frequency… | 94118 | $20,000 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Panel upgradeReplace the existing 150 amp service like for like, which includes 7 meters (6 units and 1 house )… | 94109 | $20,000 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Panel upgradeInstallation of two electric heaters and a new sub panel | 94109 | $6,700 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Panel upgradeInstallation of two new heaters and 1 sub panel | 94109 | $6,700 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Panel upgradeInstallation of two heaters and 1 new sub panel | 94109 | $6,700 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Panel upgradeOnline electrical permit: 1 of buildings with more than 12 dwelling units and non-residential… | 94103 | $45,000 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Panel upgradeInstall a new sub panel and install two 1500 watt 220 volt wall heaters | 94109 | $6,000 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Panel upgradeFor the building insurance purposes | 94117 | $10,000 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Panel upgrade (×2, same day)Online electrical permit: 120 of buildings of 7-12 dwelling units | 94123 | $20,000 each |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Panel upgradeOnline electrical permit: 1 of buildings with more than 12 dwelling units and non-residential… | 94123 | $20,000 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | EV chargerInstall of a 40 amp 208 volt car charger | 94105 | $2,000 |
| May 26, 2023 | Panel upgradeInstall all new pipe wiring ,boxes ,audible devices and booster panel for new audible devises in… | 94123 | $20,000 |
What to ask before you hire
About Celtic 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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