Electrical Panel Upgrade in Santa Ana, CA
Many homes in Santa Ana still run on 100 amp panels installed decades before anyone imagined charging a car in the garage. Unique Electrical Services upgrades electrical service in Santa Ana, CA to modern 200 amp panels, giving your home the capacity for EV charging, central air, induction cooking and solar without constant tripping.
Electrical Panel Upgrade services we provide in Santa Ana
- 100 amp to 200 amp service upgrades
- Main panel replacement and relocation
- Federal Pacific, Zinsco and Sylvania panel replacement
- Meter main and service entrance upgrades
- Grounding and bonding brought up to code
- Whole house surge protection at the panel
- Sub panel installation for garages and ADUs
- Permit, utility coordination and inspection
A panel upgrade in Santa Ana typically takes one day. We coordinate the power shutoff with the utility, remove the old panel, install a new main breaker panel with copper bus and arc-fault and ground-fault protection where required, label every circuit, and restore power the same day. The city inspector signs off, and you are left with clean, organized, future-ready service.
Pricing for a panel upgrade in Santa Ana depends on amperage, panel location and whether the service entrance or grounding needs work. We give a written flat quote after a short site visit, and it does not change unless you change the scope. Homeowners across Orange County, including Tustin, Orange and Garden Grove, have trusted us with this exact project.
Signs a Santa Ana home needs a panel upgrade
- Breakers trip when several appliances run together
- You are adding an EV charger, AC unit or hot tub
- The panel is a fuse box or a recalled brand
- There is rust, heat, buzzing or scorch marks at the panel
- You are planning solar or a battery system
How electrical panel upgrade works with Unique Electrical Services
Call or book online
Tell us what you are seeing. For emergencies, a dispatcher gets an electrician moving right away.
Diagnosis and flat quote
The electrician inspects, explains the cause in plain language, and gives you a written flat price before starting.
Work done right
Clean, code-compliant work with the parts on the truck. Permits and inspections handled when required.
Walkthrough and guarantee
We test everything with you, label the panel, clean up, and back the work with our written guarantee.
Serving Santa Ana and nearby areas
Searching for electrical panel upgrade near me in Santa Ana? Our electricians cover every neighborhood in Santa Ana and the surrounding communities of Tustin, Orange and Garden Grove. We are a local electrical company for all of Orange County.
Electrical Panel Upgrade near Santa Ana
What Santa Ana customers say
★★★★★LED retrofit in our warehouse. Brighter than before and our power bill dropped noticeably. They worked around our shifts so we never stopped shipping.
★★★★★I manage a few rentals around Santa Ana and these are the only electricians I call now. They show up, they quote before they start, and they leave the place clean.
★★★★★Replaced a Federal Pacific panel that our home inspector flagged. Clear explanation, clear price, one day of work. Made the sale go through without a hitch.
Electrical Panel Upgrade in Santa Ana: frequently asked questions
How much does a 200 amp panel upgrade cost in Santa Ana?
Most Santa Ana panel upgrades fall within a predictable range that we quote in writing after a quick site visit. The price includes labor, materials, permit and inspection.
Will I lose power during the upgrade?
Yes, for part of the day. We schedule the utility disconnect and reconnect so power is typically restored the same evening.
Do I need a permit for a panel upgrade in Santa Ana?
Yes. Panel upgrades in Santa Ana require a permit and inspection. We handle both as part of the job.
Which areas near Santa Ana do you cover for electrical panel upgrade?
All of Santa Ana and nearby communities including Tustin, Orange and Garden Grove, plus the rest of Orange County.