Matthew Dodds Electric Inc
Panel upgrade electrician working in San Francisco. Licensed since 1985.
- License active
- Workers' comp on file
16 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2021 to 2025: 15 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation. 240th 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 483394, 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 1985 | |
| Jobs on record | 16 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2021 to 2025: 15 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation240th 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 483394 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 $5,000 (half list more, half less)
That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. Kitchen jobs alone: typical permit $10,000 (3 permits, a small sample). 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
- 941146 jobs
- 941313 jobs
- 941223 jobs
- 941231 job
- 941181 job
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2025 | Panel upgradeComplete unit remodel | 94123 | $75,000 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Panel upgradeComplete house remodel | 94131 | $20,000 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Panel upgradeBathroom remodel | 94118 | $5,000 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Panel upgradeInstallation of new 100a subpanel, new bath and laundry, partial kitchen, closet lighting | 94122 | $5,000 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Panel upgradeKitchen remodel , two bathrooms remodel, new garage lighting, new 125a / 30 space subpanel in garage | 94116 | $20,000 |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Panel upgradeUnit a- rebuild/resupply existing 200amp subpanel | 94114 | $1,000 |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Panel upgradeUnit b -rebuild/resupply existing 100amp subpanel | 94114 | $1,000 |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Panel upgradeUnit c - new "adu" unit | 94114 | $10,000 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Panel upgradeNew 400amp /120/240v / single phase / 4 meter overhead service . rebuild/refeed top floor 200a… | 94114 | $50,000 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Panel upgradeComplete house remodel.three floors | 94131 | $20,000 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | Panel upgradeCom[plete building remodel . addition of adu unit on ground floor | 94121 | $50,000 |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Panel upgradeRefeed existing 100amp / 1 phase / 120/240v sub panel | 94122 | $1,000 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Panel upgradeRemove and replace "federal pacific" main disconnect and interior subpanel | 94114 | $5,000 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Panel upgradeRemove and replace "federal pacifc" main disconnect and interior subpanel | 94114 | $5,000 |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Panel upgradeBathroom remodel | 94131 | $2,000 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | EV chargerInstall 50amp/240v car charger outlet | 94122 | not stated |
What to ask before you hire
About Matthew Dodds Electric Inc
- 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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