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James Deoliveira

Panel upgrade electrician working in Somerville.

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17 jobs on Somerville permits, 2021 to 2026: 12 EV charger installations, 5 panel upgrades. 32nd most panel upgrade permits of 81 contractors in Somerville.

What the public records show

From the city's permits, one question at a time.

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Jobs on record17 jobs on Somerville permits, 2021 to 2026: 12 EV charger installations, 5 panel upgrades32nd most panel upgrade permits of 81 contractors in Somerville. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Somerville permit records cover September 2021 to September 2026.

Records: City of Somerville permits.

Cost and timing

Permit value (not a price)

Their typical permit lists $3,000 (half list more, half less)

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Track record

5 jobs in the last 12 months, up from 1 the year before

Q4 2021: 1 jobQ1 2022: 1 jobQ2 2022: 2 jobsQ3 2022: 2 jobsQ3 2023: 1 jobQ4 2023: 1 jobQ1 2024: 1 jobQ3 2024: 2 jobsQ3 2025: 1 jobQ4 2025: 2 jobsQ1 2026: 3 jobsBusiest: 3 jobs20222023202420252026
Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 3 jobs, January to March 2026. Across Somerville, all contractors together had 5% more panel upgrade jobs in the last 12 months than in the 12 months before.

Where they work most

  • 0214410 jobs
  • 021454 jobs
  • 021433 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
Mar 18, 2026EV chargerInstall an EV charger02144$1,500
Mar 16, 2026Panel upgradeNo details on the permit02144$3,000
Jan 28, 2026Panel upgradeInstall a apartment 2 panel board in basement, and install 2 GFCI protected outlets in basement02145$1,500
Oct 22, 2025EV chargerInstalled a 40 amp breaker and circuit to power an EV charger02144$1,000
Oct 22, 2025EV chargerInstall a 40 amp car charger02143$1,000
Sep 11, 2025EV chargerInstalled a 20 amp breaker to power an EV charger02144$1,000
Aug 28, 2024EV chargerInstall a 50 amp car charger02144$1,000
Jul 15, 2024EV chargerInstall a 40 amp car charger02145$1,000
Feb 13, 2024Panel upgradeReplace apt 1 panel02145$2,000
Dec 20, 2023EV chargerUpgrade service to 200 amps and install a 50 amp car charger outlet02143$5,000
Aug 30, 2023EV charger02144not stated
Jul 26, 2022EV charger02144not stated
Jul 21, 2022EV chargerInstall a 30 amp electric car charger02144$1,000
Jun 15, 2022EV chargerInstall a 30 amp electric car charger02144not stated
May 19, 2022Panel upgradeReplace 4 apartment panels in basement with 20 circuit 60 amp panel boards02144$4,000
Feb 23, 2022Panel upgradeReplace 2 apartment panel boards with larger panels, add apartment laundry circuits in basement02143$5,000
Oct 15, 2021EV charger02145$1,000

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About James Deoliveira

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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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