Breakers that trip when the AC and oven run together. A box too full for an EV charger. We replace it with a modern panel sized to your home — 200A for most, up to 400A — permitted, inspected, and at a clear price you approve up front.
A 100-amp panel or an old fuse box was sized for a 1960s house — not central AC through a Texas summer, an EV in the garage, an induction range, and a home office all at once. Every load you’ve added pushes it past what it was built to carry. That’s the tripping and the dimming.
Federal Pacific (FPE) and Zinsco panels sit in thousands of Austin homes and are known to fail silently — the breaker looks fine and simply never trips. A short keeps feeding heat into the wall instead of cutting power. If you have one, replacing it isn’t optional.
A full box means no EV charger, no hot tub, no addition, no backup power — not until the panel is upgraded. We size the new one for the home you’re building toward, so the next thing you add is a half-hour job, not another project.
Most panel calls start the same way: something feels off. A breaker won’t stay set. The lights dip when the dryer runs. You found rust inside the box, or a brand you later learned was recalled. The right first step isn’t a quote — it’s a proper look. We read the panel, the breakers, the service size, the grounding and bonding, and the load your home actually carries today, then tell you plainly whether a targeted repair will do or whether replacement is the smarter money.
| What you’re seeing | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| One bad breaker or a loose connection | Repair — a targeted fix, tested and documented |
| Recurring trips, heat, corrosion, a recalled brand | Replacement — the box itself is the problem |
| 100-amp service plus an EV, heat pump, or addition | Service upgrade — 200A for most, up to 400A |
| Out of breaker spaces | Subpanel — add capacity without a full swap |
Some panels don’t warn you at all. Federal Pacific (FPE) and Zinsco panels sit in thousands of older Austin homes and have a documented history of breakers that never trip — the one job a breaker exists to do. The breaker looks fine; a short keeps feeding heat into the wall instead of cutting power. If you have one, we treat replacing it as a safety priority, not a someday project.
A panel upgrade is a system decision, not a parts swap. We match the solution to your home’s safety, its capacity, and the plans you haven’t made yet — the pool, the casita, the second EV.
When the work needs a permit, we pull it, file it, and schedule the city inspection. We coordinate the disconnect and reconnect with your utility — Austin Energy, Oncor, PEC, or Bluebonnet — so you don’t make a single call. And when we shut the power off, our No-Lost-Day promise means we set you up with a backup generator, so your home office keeps running and you don’t burn a vacation day.
Some quotes cover the panel and leave you to chase the permit, the inspection, and the utility yourself. Ours doesn’t — one price, one crew, one company that owns the whole job from the first call to the final inspection.
A whole-house portable-generator connection, wired in at no added cost. (The generator itself isn’t included.)
Smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors brought current — up to six — at no added cost.
Up to five GFCI outlets updated to today’s code, included with the upgrade.
Advanced surge protection across the panel, so one strike doesn’t take the house with it.
City permits and the utility disconnect (Austin Energy / Oncor / PEC / Bluebonnet), coordinated for you.
Spread the cost through GoodLeap from $175/mo, with a quick soft-credit check. (More below.)
Our team does the work and lays out your options, so you choose the right solution — not the most expensive one.Which means the recommendation you get is the one your home actually needs.
We install one tier of equipment: the high-end brands we trust to last. Cheap parts are never a good value, so we don’t offer them.Which means what goes into your walls today is still working in twenty years.
We’re not paid to rush. We take the time the job actually needs and stand behind the result until it’s right.Which means the work is done right the first time — and made right if it ever isn’t.
No mystery, no pressure, no surprises pulled out of the wall halfway through.
We inspect your panel, run a load calculation for how your home actually runs, and tell you exactly what it needs — and what it doesn’t.
One clear number, in writing. We pull the permits and coordinate the shut-off with your utility — Austin Energy, Oncor, PEC, or Bluebonnet — so you don’t make a single call.
Most upgrades finish in a single day — often the same day you approve. We label every circuit, clean up like we were never there, and walk you through it — then you go back to never thinking about it.
Not sure what’s behind your panel cover? Book the assessment and we’ll tell you straight.
Accredited and in good standing with the Better Business Bureau.
Recognized for service quality every year, 2018–2025.
Tesla, SPAN, and the panel makers we trust certify who installs their equipment — and they don’t certify lightly.
Five stars on Google, Yelp, and Angi — earned the hard way, one job at a time.
We honor our warranties — no loophole-hunting, no nonsense exclusions. If we install it, we own it.
Fully licensed and insured. When a job needs permits, we manage all of it — nothing for you to chase.
I purchased a 1951 home with multiple electrical issues on the inspection. Every deficiency was addressed — and they told me which components did not need updating. A storm rolled in while I was away and the techs closed all my windows. I came home to a dry house.
They showed up right on time and worked nonstop in the heat, provided a generator, answered every question, explained everything, and cleaned up. I’ll definitely use them again.
Two layers. The top-tier equipment we install carries a manufacturer’s lifetime parts warranty. On top of that, our own work — the installation itself — is backed by a 10-year DC Electric workmanship warranty. If something we did isn’t right, we come back and make it right.
No payments and no interest for the first 3 months if paid in full, then low monthly payments, as low as $175/mo over the term. On installs $1,000+, through GoodLeap.
*Financing provided by GoodLeap, LLC, subject to credit approval; minimum purchase $1,000. The promotional plan has no payments and no interest for the first 3 months — no interest if the balance is paid in full within the promotional period. If it is not paid in full, interest is charged from the funding date and the balance converts to a fixed-rate loan of up to 120 months at 11.49%–15.49% APR with Autopay. Payment examples are estimates; actual terms depend on the amount financed and creditworthiness. Not all applicants qualify. See financing details.
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3906 N Lamar Blvd, Suite 204 AB
Austin, TX 78756
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