Northwest Electric and Lighting
Panel upgrade electrician based in Arlington.
- License active
- Bond on file
8 jobs on Seattle permits, 2023 to 2025: 6 panel upgrades, 2 EV charger installations. 219th 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 NORTHEL750C4, 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 | 8 jobs on Seattle permits, 2023 to 2025: 6 panel upgrades, 2 EV charger installationsThey are based in Arlington. Work outside Seattle is not in these records.219th 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 $15,000 (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
Jobs per quarter
Where they work most
- 981182 jobs
- 981151 job
- 981031 job
- 981051 job
- 981361 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2025 | Panel upgradeChange out existing 200 amp electrical panel with new 200 amp electrical panel | 98115 | $15,000 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | EV charger40A EV Charger installed in detached garage, existing garage circuit rewired | 98103 | $5,000 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Panel upgradeInstalling a new 200A overhead service and electrical panel, as well as adding Electrical for new… | 98118 | $15,000 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | EV chargerInstalling a new 200A overhead service and electrical panel, as well as adding Electrical for new… | 98118 | $15,000 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Panel upgradeAdding a 200 amp disconnect and relocating the existing 200 amp panel to a new location | 98105 | $10,000 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Panel upgradeFull electrical remodel of kitchen and Bathroom, Replacement of existing 125amp meter and panel,… | Not listed | $20,000 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Panel upgradeNew electrical wiring for a detached additional dwelling unit, need conduit from service to panel… | Not listed | $15,000 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Panel upgradeReplacing existing 100 amp meter and panel, with new 200 amp meter and panel | 98136 | $13,000 |
What to ask before you hire
About Northwest Electric and Lighting
- 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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