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Hai Lin

Panel upgrade electrician working in San Francisco. Licensed since 2004.

  • License active
  • No workers' comp: the business told the state it has no employees

7 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2021 to 2023: 6 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation. 573rd 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.

QuestionRecords showMark
Licensed?License 846342, 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 2004
Jobs on record7 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2021 to 2023: 6 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation573rd 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

No complaints or citations on the board's public record.

Source: California Contractors State License Board, checked Oct 4, 2026. Look up license 846342 on CSLB

Cost and timing

Permit value (not a price)

Their typical permit lists $5,700 (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

Q4 2021: 1 jobQ3 2022: 1 jobQ1 2023: 3 jobsQ2 2023: 2 jobsBusiest: 3 jobs20222023
Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 3 jobs, January to March 2023.

Where they work most

  • 941142 jobs
  • 941181 job
  • 941171 job
  • 941161 job
  • 941101 job

Jobs by kind of work

Latest jobs

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

DateWorkZIPOn the permit form
Apr 8, 2023Panel upgradeReplace 60 amp sub panel, install car charger94114$2,800
Apr 8, 2023EV chargerReplace 60 amp sub panel, install car charger94114$2,800
Mar 24, 2023Panel upgradeAddress correction from ew202209146029. work scope: replace 2 main panels on existing 200amp…94118not stated
Feb 2, 2023Panel upgradeReplace 8 subpanels94117$8,000
Jan 12, 2023Panel upgradeService upgrade to 200 amp94116$5,700
Sep 14, 2022Panel upgradeService existing of 200 amp; replace 2 main panels94110$10,000
Nov 30, 2021Panel upgradeReplace house panel94131$2,600

What to ask before you hire

About Hai Lin

  • 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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