Emerald City Electric
Panel upgrade electrician based in Sultan.
- License active
- Bond on file
41 jobs on Seattle permits, 2022 to 2025: 39 panel upgrades, 2 EV charger installations. 42nd 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 EMERACE751J2, active in the state's records on Oct 3, 2026Electrical contractor, residential specialty | 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 | 41 jobs on Seattle permits, 2022 to 2025: 39 panel upgrades, 2 EV charger installationsThey are based in Sultan. Work outside Seattle is not in these records.42nd 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 $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 $7,500 (4 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
2 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 10 the year before
Where they work most
- 981164 jobs
- 981173 jobs
- 981463 jobs
- 981363 jobs
- 981062 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Panel upgradeChanging out a 200 amp panel | 98117 | $2,000 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | EV chargerPartial home rewire and EV charger [C.Kenefick 10/21/2025 - fee for 70a feeder added to permit.] | Not listed | $12,000 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Panel upgrade200 amp service and rewire house | 98106 | $15,000 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Panel upgradeReplacing 6 zinsco panels in an apartment building | Not listed | $5,000 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Panel upgrade200 amp service and kitchen rewire | 98117 | $5,000 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Panel upgradeWiring and sub panel for garage | Not listed | $4,500 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Panel upgradeAdd subpanel in garage | 98146 | $1,000 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Panel upgrade200 amp service and wire garage | 98103 | $7,000 |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Panel upgrade200 amp panel | 98146 | $5,000 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Panel upgrade | 98118 | $4,000 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Panel upgrade | 98126 | $5,000 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Panel upgrade | 98116 | $15,000 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Panel upgradeNew 200 amp service and panel, rewire house | 98126 | $15,000 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Panel upgrade125 amp panel change and partial rewire | Not listed | $30,000 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Panel upgradeAltered 200 amp service | 98116 | $5,000 |
| May 27, 2024 | Panel upgradeRelocate main panel, add circuits to basement, remove knob and tube in living space | 98105 | $10,000 |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Panel upgrade | 98108 | $3,000 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Panel upgrade | 98136 | $4,000 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Panel upgrade200 amp service and panel, 100 amp sub panel, replace remaining knob and tube lighting | 98136 | $8,000 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Panel upgrade200 amp service and basement rewire | 98107 | $8,000 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Panel upgradePanel change out | 98106 | $3,000 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Panel upgrade100 amp sub panel for DADU. 25 amp Heat pump circuit and disconnect | Not listed | $1,500 |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Panel upgrade | Not listed | $3,000 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Panel upgradeRewiring living room and kitchen and one bedroom | 98115 | $10,000 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Panel upgrade200 amp panel change, 50 amp car charger circuit and 30 amp cooktop circuit | Not listed | $6,000 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | EV charger200 amp panel change, 50 amp car charger circuit and 30 amp cooktop circuit | Not listed | $6,000 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Panel upgradeChanging out 200 amp panel | 98122 | $3,000 |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Panel upgradeBasement remodel, bathroom, laundry room and bedroom 200 amp panel change | Not listed | $13,000 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Panel upgrade200 amp panel and service, Main floor rewire, kitchen and 2 bathroom remodel | Not listed | $40,000 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Panel upgrade200 amp panel change, smoke detectors, bedroom and bath lighting | Not listed | $6,000 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Panel upgradeWhole house rewire, 100 amp sub panel | Not listed | $40,000 |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Panel upgradeKitchen rewire and service upgrade | 98117 | $5,000 |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Panel upgrade200 amp service and panel | 98146 | $2,000 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Panel upgrade200 amp panel change, 200 amp service | Not listed | $5,000 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Panel upgradeWhole house rewire | Not listed | $40,000 |
| May 9, 2022 | Panel upgradeReplace existing 200 amp Zinco panel with 200 amp square D panel | 98116 | $2,000 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Panel upgrade | Not listed | $4,500 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Panel upgrade | 98136 | $2,000 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Panel upgradeChanging out 200 amp panel, 17 lights, 3 circuits | 98116 | $4,000 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Panel upgrade | Not listed | $2,000 |
What to ask before you hire
About Emerald City Electric
- 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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