Ideal Electric
Panel upgrade electrician based in Redwood City. Licensed since 2020.
- License active
- Workers' comp on file
281 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2022 to 2025: 270 panel upgrades, 9 EV charger installations, 2 remodels. 4th 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 1067571, active in the state's records on Sep 23, 2026General building, electricalNo 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 2020 | |
| Jobs on record | 281 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2022 to 2025: 270 panel upgrades, 9 EV charger installations, 2 remodelsThey are based in Redwood City. Work outside San Francisco is not in these records.4th 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 1067571 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)
Most of their recent permits list $2,500
22 of their 22 panel upgrade permits with a value in the last 12 months list exactly that, which looks like a set figure rather than a price. 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
22 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 214 the year before
Where they work most
- 94111258 jobs
- 941317 jobs
- 941213 jobs
- 941272 jobs
- 941102 jobs
Jobs by kind of work
Latest jobs
A row marked ×2 or more stands for that many similar jobs on one day in one ZIP code.
| Date | Work | ZIP |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×8, same day) | 94111 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Panel upgradeNo details on the permit | 94111 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×11, same day) | 94111 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×2, same day) | 94111 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Panel upgradeMove subpanel 6 can lights 1 light fixture 4 switches g/d d/w microwave circuts 1 ceiling fan 1… | 94111 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Panel upgrade | 94111 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×13, same day) | 94111 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×4, same day) | 94111 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×9, same day) | 94111 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Panel upgrade | 94111 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×8, same day) | 94111 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×9, same day) | 94111 |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×7, same day) | 94111 |
| May 8, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×10, same day) | 94111 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×8, same day) | 94111 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Panel upgradeRelocate 100a subpanel from closet to entry wall - building 1 unit 110 | 94131 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Panel upgrade | 94111 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Panel upgradeRelocate existing federal pacific panel | 94109 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×7, same day) | 94111 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×3, same day) | 94111 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×2, same day) | 94111 |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×5, same day) | 94111 |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×5, same day) | 94111 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×9, same day) | 94111 |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×2, same day) | 94111 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Panel upgrade | 94111 |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×6, same day) | 94111 |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×8, same day) | 94111 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×13, same day) | 94111 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×4, same day) | 94111 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×16, same day) | 94111 |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×7, same day) | 94111 |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Panel upgrade (×3, same day) | 94131 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Panel upgrade | 94111 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Panel upgrade (×11, same day) | 94111 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Panel upgrade (×14, same day) | 94111 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Panel upgrade (×3, same day) | 94111 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Panel upgrade (×9, same day) | 94111 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Panel upgrade (×11, same day) | 94111 |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Panel upgrade (×2, same day) | 94131 |
What to ask before you hire
About Ideal 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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