If your problem is the panel rather than the amount of power coming into the house, you do not need a full service upgrade. Replacing the panel at your existing amperage skips the utility disconnect, finishes in a day, and costs meaningfully less, while still producing an ESA Certificate of Inspection.
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Breaker panel replacement means swapping the panel itself while keeping your existing service size. It is a smaller, cheaper, faster job than a full service upgrade, and for a lot of homes it is exactly the right scope.
A service upgrade increases capacity, say 100A to 200A. That means new service conductors, a new mast and meter base, a utility disconnect, and a longer timeline.
A panel replacement keeps your current capacity and replaces the distribution equipment. The incoming service stays as it is, so the job is typically completed in a day and costs meaningfully less than a full service upgrade. Panel work starts from $1,599, and a like-for-like replacement sits at the lower end.
The deciding question is simple: is your problem the panel, or is it the amount of power coming into the house? If a load calculation says 100A still covers your loads and there are no plans for an EV charger or suite, replacing the panel alone is the sensible spend.
Replacing a panel is alteration work under the Ontario Electrical Code and requires an ESA notification, even though the service size is unchanged. We file it and see the job through to the Certificate of Inspection — the same documentation you would get from a full upgrade, which is what matters at resale.
Power is off for the working day. We remove the old panel, mount and land the new one, transfer every circuit, correct any double-taps or improper terminations we find along the way, update grounding and bonding where needed, then label the directory properly and test before restoring power.
We run the load calculation first. If the service is adequate we will tell you so rather than selling you an upgrade you do not need.
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A replacement swaps the panel while keeping your existing amperage. An upgrade increases capacity and involves new service conductors, mast, meter base, and a utility disconnect. Replacement is faster and cheaper.
Yes. It is alteration work under the Ontario Electrical Code and requires an ESA notification, even when the service size does not change. You receive a Certificate of Inspection at the end.
Panel work starts from $1,599, and a like-for-like replacement sits at the lower end because it avoids the utility disconnect and service conductor work a full 200A upgrade requires. Your actual price depends on circuit count and panel location, and we quote in writing after a free assessment.
Generally no. Breakers must be a type listed for the specific panel, so a new panel normally means new breakers. Reusing mismatched breakers is a code violation and a safety risk.
Usually a single working day, with the power off for most of it. Because there is no utility disconnect to schedule, it can typically be booked much sooner than a service upgrade.
We are a fully licensed, ESA-registered electrical company. Our team is trained, insured, and committed to safe, code-compliant work at fair prices.
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