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Bowie Electric Service Inc

Panel upgrade electrician based in Seattle.

  • License active
  • Bond on file

138 jobs on Seattle permits, 2021 to 2025: 91 panel upgrades, 47 EV charger installations. 11th most panel upgrade permits of 327 contractors in Seattle.

Get a quote from Bowie Electric Service IncCall (206) 789-6500Visit website Check license BOWIEES807OB

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 BOWIEES807OB, active in the state's records on Oct 3, 2026Electrical contractorChecks 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 record138 jobs on Seattle permits, 2021 to 2025: 91 panel upgrades, 47 EV charger installations11th 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

Permit value (not a price)

Their typical permit lists $3,000 (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 $12,000 (6 permits, a small sample). 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

8 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 27 the year before

Q4 2021: 7 jobsQ1 2022: 7 jobsQ2 2022: 3 jobsQ3 2022: 12 jobsQ4 2022: 4 jobsQ1 2023: 12 jobsQ2 2023: 11 jobsQ3 2023: 9 jobsQ4 2023: 9 jobsQ1 2024: 6 jobsQ2 2024: 9 jobsQ3 2024: 14 jobsQ4 2024: 7 jobsQ1 2025: 4 jobsQ2 2025: 11 jobsQ3 2025: 5 jobsQ4 2025: 8 jobsBusiest: 14 jobs2022202320242025
Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 14 jobs, July to September 2024. Across Seattle, all contractors together had 74% fewer panel upgrade jobs in the last 12 months than in the 12 months before.

Where they work most

  • 981153 jobs
  • 981442 jobs
  • 981032 jobs
  • 981222 jobs
  • 981072 jobs

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
Nov 21, 2025Panel upgrade98117$3,500
Nov 14, 2025EV chargerNot listed$1,250
Nov 4, 2025Panel upgradeNot listed$10,000
Oct 29, 2025Panel upgrade200a panel and replace k&t98144$29,000
Oct 28, 2025Panel upgradePanel change and car chargerNot listed$6,000
Oct 28, 2025EV chargerPanel change and car chargerNot listed$6,000
Oct 23, 2025Panel upgradeNot listed$2,500
Oct 16, 2025Panel upgradeNot listed$4,000
Sep 4, 2025EV chargerNot listed$1,000
Sep 2, 2025EV chargerNot listed$1,852
Aug 7, 2025Panel upgradeReplace K&T and 200a panelNot listed$25,000
Aug 6, 2025EV chargerNot listed$1,000
Jul 10, 2025EV charger50a feeder and ev chargerNot listed$4,500
Jun 16, 2025Panel upgradeReplace meter and disconnect Not PanelNot listed$4,000
Jun 4, 2025Panel upgrade200 amp service and feederNot listed$10,000
May 23, 2025Panel upgradeNot listed$2,900
May 23, 2025EV charger200a service 50a car charger Retrim 20 outletsNot listed$14,000
May 1, 2025Panel upgrade100A Panel Change and hwt circuitNot listed$3,000
Apr 30, 2025EV charger70A FEEDER IN DETACHED GARAGE AND CAR CHARGER; [7/13/26 RN Closed permit, Closed Building Removed…Not listed$2,000
Apr 30, 2025EV chargerNot listed$1,500
Apr 10, 2025Panel upgrade200A Panel Change [4/10/2025 PGF This is for Unit 14]Not listed$2,500
Apr 10, 2025Panel upgrade100A Feeder panel changeNot listed$20,000
Apr 2, 2025EV chargerNot listed$1,100
Apr 1, 2025EV chargerReplace k&t [4/7/2025 PGF Added 30A EV charger to permit per contractor requestNot listed$11,000
Mar 20, 2025Panel upgradeReplace k&t and replace panelNot listed$18,000
Mar 12, 2025Panel upgrade200A Panel change change outlets in kitchen and bathroomNot listed$5,516
Mar 12, 2025EV charger200a Service and 40a car chargerNot listed$5,700
Jan 31, 2025Panel upgrade125a Panel and replace k&t only98103$24,000
Dec 10, 2024Panel upgrade98126$3,200
Nov 26, 2024Panel upgradePanel change and rewire98122$21,000
Nov 26, 2024Panel upgradeReplace feeder panelsNot listed$8,900
Nov 26, 2024EV chargerNot listed$1,200
Nov 11, 2024Panel upgradeReplace feeder panelNot listed$1,500
Oct 30, 2024EV chargerNot listed$1,000
Oct 16, 2024Panel upgradeReplace feeder panelNot listed$2,000
Sep 27, 2024EV chargerNot listed$3,000
Sep 23, 2024EV chargerCar Charger PowerNot listed$1,000
Sep 19, 2024Panel upgradeFeeder Panels[9/30/2024 JBC Changed (5) Feeder Panels to (6) Feeder Panels]Not listed$14,000
Sep 6, 2024Panel upgradeReplace K&T AND INSTALL SUB PANEL98103$14,000
Aug 22, 2024Panel upgradeNot listed$1,000

What to ask before you hire

About Bowie Electric Service Inc

  • 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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