Needham Electric
Panel upgrade electrician working in San Francisco. Licensed since 1988.
- License active
- Workers' comp on file
18 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2023 to 2024: 17 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation. 211th 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 549434, 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 1988 | |
| Jobs on record | 18 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2023 to 2024: 17 panel upgrades, 1 EV charger installation211th 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 549434 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 $1,200 (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
- 941339 jobs
- 941146 jobs
- 941161 job
- 941021 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2024 | Panel upgrade (×2, same day)Replace fedral pacific panel | 94114 | not stated |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Panel upgradeUpgrade panel for ev charger-cooker | 94114 | not stated |
| Jun 7, 2024 | EV chargerUpgrade panel for ev charger-cooker | 94114 | not stated |
| May 10, 2024 | Panel upgradeReplace main panel 125amp existing federal pacific | 94116 | $2,000 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Panel upgradeNo details on the permit | 94102 | $4,000 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Panel upgrade (×2, same day)Replace federal pacific panel | 94114 | $1,000 each |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Panel upgrade | 94133 | $1,200 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Panel upgradeUnit 7: replace dereal pacific panel | 94133 | $1,200 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Panel upgrade (×6, same day) | 94133 | $1,200 each |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Panel upgradeInstall 9 electrical distibution panels to replace 9 federal pacific panels which are outlawed (per… | 94133 | $3,000 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Panel upgradeService upgrade from 100 amp to new 200 amp | 94110 | $1,000 |
What to ask before you hire
About Needham 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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