Active Engineering
Panel upgrade electrician based in Lynnwood.
- License active
- Bond on file
55 jobs on Seattle permits, 2021 to 2025: 28 panel upgrades, 27 EV charger installations. 55th most panel upgrade permits of 327 contractors in Seattle.
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 ACTIVE*088MS, active in the state's records on Oct 3, 2026Electrical contractor | Checks out |
| Insurance and bond? | Bond $4,000 on file with the state, with no end date (it stays in force until the bond company cancels it)The state keeps no liability insurance records for electrical contractors, so ask for a certificate. | Bond on file |
| Jobs on record | 55 jobs on Seattle permits, 2021 to 2025: 28 panel upgrades, 27 EV charger installationsThey are based in Lynnwood. Work outside Seattle is not in these records.55th most panel upgrade permits of 327 licensed contractors in Seattle. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Seattle permit records cover October 2021 to September 2026. |
Records: the state Department of Labor and Industries and City of Seattle permits.
Cost and timing
All panel upgrade jobs in Seattle: $4,000 to $13,000
Half of 9,831 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.
- Panel upgrades in Seattle: $4,800 to $15,000 (6,233 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 $2,325 (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 Seattle.
Get 2 or 3 written quotes.
Permit timeline
Across Seattle, a panel upgrade permit stays open about 37 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. How long panel upgrade jobs take.
Track record
1 job in the last 12 months, down from 6 the year before
Where they work most
- 981167 jobs
- 981027 jobs
- 981337 jobs
- 981194 jobs
- 981124 jobs
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 6, 2025 | EV chargerInstall 1 new 40A 208V single phase EV Charger | 98126 | $3,000 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | EV charger | 98109 | $2,500 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Panel upgradeReplace existing 200Amp Service with 400Amp Service and re-wire property | 98119 | $50,000 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | EV chargerInstall (8) Level 2, 40A, 240V, 1PH, EV Chargers [3/20/25 KEF - Plan set approved.] | 98116 | $18,000 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Panel upgradeAdd five 20A 120V circuits and two outlets for the following: Pipe in 2 circuits in the same room… | 98112 | $2,000 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | EV chargerInstall (8) Level 2, 40A, 240V, 1PH, EV Chargers [C.Kenefick 3/10/2025 - requires plan review.];… | 98116 | $18,000 |
| Nov 27, 2024 | EV charger | 98119 | $2,000 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | EV chargerInstall new 40A 208V single phase EV Charger [10-3-24 DR - After review of calculations (in… | 98116 | $2,000 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | EV charger | 98109 | $2,000 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Panel upgradeReplace (3) 100A Zinsco panels and disconnects | 98103 | $6,000 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | EV chargerInstall (1) Level 2 EV Charger | 98112 | $3,000 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | EV chargerInstall (1) new EV Charger 208V, 1 phase, 32amp | 98121 | not stated |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Panel upgradeReplace (1) 60A and (1) 30A 240V 1phase common area fuse panels | Not listed | $1,700 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | EV chargerInstall (1) new EV Charger | 98121 | $2,500 |
| May 21, 2024 | EV chargerHome Remodel[12/4/2024 JBC Removed Feeder and added EV Charger to permit] | 98136 | $10,000 |
| May 14, 2024 | Panel upgradeReplace (21) 50amp fuse panels in residential units | 98119 | $17,000 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Panel upgradeHome Remodel [C.Kenefick 8/22/24 - Service changed from 200a to 320a, fee applied | 98119 | $10,000 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | EV chargerInstall (13) new 20A, 120V, receptacles for level 1 EV Chargers | 98116 | $9,000 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | EV chargerInstall (1) new level 2, 40A, 208V, single phase EV Charger | 98116 | $2,300 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Panel upgradeInstall new surface mounted 200amp meter and disconnect Adjacent to existing surface mount meter | 98136 | $12,000 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | EV charger2 120 volt 20amp circuits [C.Kenefick 3/7/24- additional fees added to permit: lighting, switches,… | Not listed | $1,000 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | EV chargerInstall two 50A, 240V dedicated circuits for to EV charger outlets.[11/6/2025 JBC Added Renewal to… | 98102 | $1,700 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Panel upgrade Electrical discovery and disconnect of existing wiring in upper floor. Install new 200-amp… | 98103 | $15,000 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Panel upgradeReplace an existing 600a panel and (3) 175a water heater circuits in a building that was vandalized | 98125 | $4,175 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Panel upgradeReplace (1) 200A 3phase 208V panel & (1) 100A single phase 208V panel | 98101 | $2,250 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | EV chargerInstall (4) level 2, single phase, 16A EV chargers | 98102 | $4,000 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | EV chargerInstall (1) single phase, 40amp, 240 volt, level 2 EV Charger | Not listed | $2,000 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | EV chargerInstall (1) new EV Charger 208V, 1 phase, 32amp | 98121 | $1,800 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | EV chargerInstall (1) level 2, 208V, single phase EV charger | 98116 | $2,000 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | EV chargerInstall (2) new 280V, 40A level 2 EV chargers | 98116 | $2,000 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Panel upgradeReplace unit 302 Zinsco panel with UL approved panel; [6/2/26 RN Closed permit, Closed Without… | 98102 | $2,500 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | EV chargerInstall new 125-amp Main breaker panel at DADU; include UFER ground Install (1) 1" below grade… | 98117 | $15,000 |
| May 24, 2023 | EV chargerInstall (3) new 208V, 40A, level 2 EV Chargers | Not listed | $9,000 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | EV chargerInstall (6) new 40Amp EV chargers | 98102 | $15,000 |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Panel upgradeReplace existing 200amp panel | Not listed | $1,200 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Panel upgradeReplace Zinsco panel with UL approved panel | 98133 | $1,300 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | EV chargerInstall 240V 50A circuit for EV charger | 98199 | not stated |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Panel upgradeReplace Zinsco panel with UL approved panel | 98133 | $1,200 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Panel upgradeInstall a 100 amp feeder and subpanel from the main electrical panel in the stairwell to the… | 98122 | $2,325 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Panel upgrade | 98133 | $1,200 |
What to ask before you hire
About Active Engineering
- Ask for a certificate of liability insurance.
- Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
- Search their name on the Better Business Bureau site, and read their reviews.
Worth asking any panel upgrade electrician
- 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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