Octopus Energy Inc
Panel upgrade electrician based in Silverdale.
- License active
- Insurance and bond on file
12 jobs on Seattle permits, 2023 to 2025: 10 panel upgrades, 2 EV charger installations. 160th 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 OCTOPEL770O1, active in the state's records on Oct 3, 2026Electrical contractorThe same business also holds license OCTOPEL787N6 (Construction contractor), active in the state's records. | 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)Liability insurance $1,000,000 on file with the state, until Oct 19, 2026, under its other license OCTOPEL787N6. | On file |
| Jobs on record | 12 jobs on Seattle permits, 2023 to 2025: 10 panel upgrades, 2 EV charger installationsThey are based in Silverdale. Work outside Seattle is not in these records.160th 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 $4,000 (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
- 981161 job
- 981171 job
- 981781 job
- 981181 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2025 | Panel upgradeMeter relocation and kitchen remodel.[6/24/2025 JBC Corrected Service Fee from Mast Repair to New… | Not listed | $8,000 |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Panel upgradeService upgrade and garage sub panel in the garage | 98116 | $11,000 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | EV chargerNo details on the permit | 98117 | $2,000 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Panel upgradeExisting 100 Amp panel replaced to another 100Amp panel with a more spaces | Not listed | $4,000 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Panel upgradeBasement remodel, service upgrade, garage sub panel | Not listed | $26,000 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Panel upgradePanel replacement from 200A to 200A [8/28/2024 PGF This address is not within Seattle city limits… | 98178 | $4,000 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | EV chargerAdd 2 new dedicated line Dryer and EV Charger rec | Not listed | $1,000 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Panel upgradeFull service upgrade | Not listed | $6,000 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Panel upgradePanel upgrade | Not listed | $3,000 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Panel upgradeBathroom Remodel [C.Kenefick 3/28/24 - Fee for panel change added to permit.****CK 5/7/24 - service… | Not listed | $1,500 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Panel upgrade125 service upgrade to 200A [C.Kenefick 5/2/24- fee for 200a service added to permit.] | 98118 | $3,500 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Panel upgradePanel upgrade from 125Amp to 200Amp. add 1 circuit for W/H | Not listed | $3,000 |
What to ask before you hire
About Octopus Energy Inc
- 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
- 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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