Capacity is planned years before it is needed.
New equipment, an added tenant, or an EV fleet all arrive at the same bottleneck: whether the service and distribution can carry them.
Commercial Panel & Switchgear Upgrades
Adding capacity to a commercial service — new switchboards, distribution panels, transformers and feeders — including the utility coordination and the shutdown planning that decides how much it disrupts.
What this job typically includes
- Load study of existing service and distribution
- Switchboard, distribution panel and panelboard replacement
- Dry-type transformer installation and secondary distribution
- Feeder upsizing, conduit and cable tray work
- Utility coordination, shutdown planning and temporary power where required
- Updated one-line diagram, labelling and arc-flash label refresh
From your request to a finished job.
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Tell us what is going on
Call, or spend two minutes on the quote form. We ask what the problem is, what kind of property, and where you are — enough to pass it to the right contractors and no more.
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We pass it to local electricians
Your request goes to independent electrical contractors who work in your area and do that type of work. A panel upgrade and a PLC fault are not the same trade, so the kind of job decides who sees it.
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Contractors get in touch
Contractors who want the job contact you directly to talk it through and give you a price. Compare them, ask questions, and choose who you want — or nobody.
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You decide and hire
Your agreement for the work is with the contractor you choose, not with us. Before you agree, get the quote in writing, check their licence and insurance with your state, and ask whether a permit is needed.
Switchgear — what people ask.
How long will the power be off?
That is the question the shutdown plan exists to answer, and it should be answered before any equipment is ordered. Many upgrades are staged so the outage window is a single planned night; some genuinely require a longer window and temporary power.
What is the lead time on switchgear?
Long, and it has stayed long. Major distribution equipment lead times have run many months in recent years, so the order date usually drives the project schedule more than the labour does. Confirm current lead times before committing to a date.
Do the arc flash labels need updating?
They have to be updated — changing the equipment changes the incident energy. An upgrade that leaves the old labels in place leaves your electricians working to wrong PPE data.
Get a quote for switchgear.
Two minutes and no obligation.
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