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Panel Upgrades & Repairs · West Lake Hills, TX

Panel upgrades for West Lake Hills homes, old and new

Whether you’re in a 1960s mid-century whose panel has outgrown the house, or adding an EV and a pool to a newer ridgeline build, we right-size your service and coordinate the change with Austin Energy — one clear price, agreed before we begin.

5.0 · Google, Yelp & Angi · Austin, TX
Flat price up front Permits & utility handled 10-year workmanship warranty Financing available
What's Included

Complimentary on-site evaluation

A licensed electrician evaluates your panel, your loads, and the service coming in
One clear price, in writing, before anything begins — at no cost to you
Austin Energy coordination and any permit handled for you
5.0 · Google, Yelp & Angi
Licensed & Insured in Texas
Serving West Lake Hills since 2018
BBB A+ Rated
Best Pick 3 Years Running
Worth knowing about your panel

A panel rarely fails loudly. It strains quietly first.

A panel rarely fails loudly

It strains first — a breaker that won’t stay set, a panel that’s warm to the touch, lights that dip when the AC starts. In older West Lake Hills homes especially, those are the early words of a panel asking for help, and we’d rather answer them early.

Modern life asks more than older panels were built to give

A home wired for a window unit and a single oven now runs central air, a dryer, a kitchen full of appliances, and often a car. We run a load calculation so the answer rests on your home’s real demand, never a guess.

An upgrade done well disappears for twenty years

The right service, cleanly transferred and clearly labeled, is something you should be able to forget about. That quiet, long dependability is what a panel upgrade is really for.

Your panel is the quiet heart of the whole house — every circuit, every room, every appliance answers to it. In West Lake Hills, that heart tends to come in two ages, and each asks for something different.

Older West Lake Hills panels, doing more than they were built for

The homes that give West Lake Hills its character — the A.D. Stenger mid-centuries, the 1960s and ’70s ranch houses tucked into the canyons — were wired for a far gentler electrical life. A panel laid out for a window unit and a single oven is now carrying central air across a few thousand square feet, an electric dryer, a kitchen full of appliances, a pool, and more and more often a car. When the panel runs warm to the touch, when a breaker won’t stay set, when the lights dip the second the AC starts — that’s the panel telling you it’s past what it was built for. We read those signals, work out what’s really happening, and tell you straight what the house needs.

Why a newer home might still want more

Even the roomy 200-amp panels in the newer ridgeline builds have a ceiling. Add a Level 2 charger or two, a pool and spa, an outdoor kitchen, a guest casita, and a panel that felt generous at move-in can quietly fill up. We run the load calculation before anyone assumes a thing, so an upgrade reaches the table only when the math actually calls for it — never by reflex.

What an upgrade actually involves

A real panel replacement is far more than swapping a box on the wall. We coordinate the service and the meter with Austin Energy, move every circuit over cleanly, label the result so the next electrician sends thanks, and bring the whole thing to current code. On a steep lot or behind an architect-designed facade, that also means protecting the approach and the finishes as we go. Where the home’s ready, much of this is done in a single visit once you approve — you keep your evening, and the house gains years of headroom.

Permits, only if your project needs them

Most panel changes call for a permit and an inspection. When yours does, the paperwork and the scheduling are ours, and we handle the Austin Energy coordination — so you don’t place a single call.

One clear price, before we begin

We open with a careful evaluation — your panel, your real loads, your incoming service — then hand you one written price, settled before any work starts. The install carries a 10-year workmanship warranty, with top-tier equipment standing behind a manufacturer’s lifetime parts warranty. And if spreading the cost out would help, we’ll walk you through financing — quietly, only if you ask.

What’s Included

Everything a panel upgrade should include — and usually doesn’t.

Plenty of quotes cover the panel and leave the permit, the inspection, and the utility calls for you to chase. Ours doesn’t. One price, one crew, one company carrying the whole job — from the first phone call to the final inspection.

What you approve before we start is what you pay. No change orders conjured mid-job, no ‘while we had it open’ surprises. If something serious is hiding behind the cover, we stop and show you before anything else moves.
The No-Lost-Day promise. The moment we cut power, a backup generator takes over — so the home office stays online and the day doesn’t disappear.
From $3,000
Panel replacement
Up to $12,000
Full service upgrade
Full load calculation for your home
New panel sized to your home — 200A for most, up to 400A
Top-tier equipment — manufacturer’s lifetime parts warranty
All permits pulled and filed
Utility coordination with Austin Energy
Meter, mast & service upgrade where needed
Smoke & carbon-monoxide detectors updated — up to 6
Up to 5 GFCI outlets brought current
Whole-home surge protection
Every circuit clearly labeled
Full cleanup and haul-away
Final inspection coordinated for you
Backup generator supplied while we work — no lost day
10-year DC Electric workmanship warranty
Sized with room to grow — add an EV charger or heat pump later without replacing the panel again
Included with every upgrade

More in the box than just a box

Right-sized to your home

We size the new service off a real load calculation — your appliances, your plans, the charger or pool that’s coming — so you land on the capacity you’ll actually use, with headroom to spare.

Austin Energy coordinated for you

A service or meter change in West Lake Hills runs through Austin Energy. We manage that hand-off as part of the job, so the only thing you notice is the finished result.

Often wrapped in one visit

Where the home’s ready, much of a panel replacement is finished in a single visit — power restored and every circuit transferred before we pull away.

Labeled for whoever comes next

Every breaker plainly marked and the work carried to current code — the kind of panel that makes the next job, whoever does it, faster and safer.

10-year workmanship warranty

Ten years on our workmanship, with top-tier equipment standing behind a manufacturer’s lifetime parts warranty. If anything we installed ever needs attention, we come back and set it right.

One clear price, agreed up front

Once the evaluation’s done you get one written price before any work begins — nothing uncovered halfway through, nothing added that you didn’t sign off on.

What Comes Standard

The standard a West Lake Hills home deserves.

Guidance first, never a sales pitch

We do the work and walk you through the real options, so the decision stays yours and it fits the house in front of us — not the largest line item we could write.So the plan you approve is the one your home genuinely calls for.

One grade of materials: the best, every time

We fit a single tier of equipment — the top-tier names we’ll warranty for years — because in a home like yours a bargain breaker or builder-grade device is a false economy that surfaces later.So what’s behind your walls today is still performing decades from now.

Careful hands, and respect for the house

We’re not paid to hurry. We protect finishes, keep a tidy site, give the work the hours it truly needs, and treat a Stenger or a glass-walled hillside home the way it deserves.So the result is right the first time — and made right, on us, if it ever isn’t.

How it works

Three steps, one written price.

No mystery, no pressure, nothing yanked out of the wall to pad the bill.

1

Book your assessment

We open the panel, run a load calculation against how your home actually draws power, and tell you exactly what it needs — and, just as often, what it doesn’t.

2

Approve a flat price

One number, in writing. We pull the permits and coordinate the shut-off with Austin Energy, so you don’t place a single call.

3

Power, back in a single visit

Most upgrades finish inside one visit. We label every circuit, clean up like we were never there, and walk you through the result — then you go back to never thinking about your panel at all.

Not sure what’s behind your panel cover? Book the assessment and we’ll tell you straight.

Who You’re Calling

The people you’re handing your home to.

BBB A+ Rated

Accredited with the Better Business Bureau, holding its highest A+ rating.

Angi Award Winner

An Angi Award for service quality, earned every year from 2018 through 2025.

Manufacturer-Certified

Tesla, SPAN, and the panel makers we install certify the people allowed to touch their equipment — and the bar isn’t low.

5.0, Job After Job

A 5.0 across Google, Yelp, and Angi — earned one finished job at a time, never purchased.

In Writing, and Honored

A warranty here means what it says — no loophole-hunting, no buried exclusions. If we installed it, it’s ours to make right.

Permits & Inspections Handled

Licensed and insured in Texas. When the work needs a permit, we pull it, file it, and meet the inspector — none of it lands on you.

What Customers Say

Austin homeowners, in their words

5.0 on Google, Yelp & Angi
“Dani explained the problem and the exact cost of each item before we started, the crew was on task all day, and we catch ourselves looking at the new panel like it’s a work of art.”
— Grizzell Gonzalez, Austin

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.

Margaret McKinney

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.

Linda Ball
5.0
Rated on Google, Yelp & Angi
BBB A+
Accredited · Best Pick 3 years
2018
Serving Greater Austin since
Licensed
& insured in Texas

Two layers of warranty, both honored

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.

Affordable Monthly Payments

Peace-of-mind panel upgrade financing.

  • No payments and no interest for 3 months on installs $1,000+, paid in full during the intro
  • Or keep payments low with long-term financing through GoodLeap
  • Complimentary on-site evaluation — no pressure, no obligation
  • Panel upgrade options sized to your home and how you actually use power
First 3 months
$0/mo

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.

Common Questions

Answers before you book

How do I know my West Lake Hills home needs a panel upgrade?
A few telltale signals: breakers that trip or won’t reset, a panel that feels warm, lights that dim when big appliances start, or simply a home older than its panel was designed for. We evaluate it properly and tell you whether an upgrade is genuinely warranted — or whether a smaller repair will do.
My home is an older mid-century — is my panel outdated?
Quite possibly. Many homes from those eras run panels and wiring sized for a different time, and a few carry panel brands now known to age poorly. We look first, explain what we find in plain terms, and lay out your options before any work begins.
Do you coordinate the upgrade with Austin Energy?
Yes. West Lake Hills sits in Austin Energy territory, so a service or meter change is coordinated with them as part of the job. You won’t be handed a number to call — that’s ours to manage.
100 amps or 200 amps — which do I need?
It depends on your home and your plans. A load calculation tells us plainly whether your current service is enough, and what a charger, pool, or addition would ask of it. We size for the life you actually live, with a little room to grow.
Can the upgrade be done in a day?
Often, yes — where the home is ready, much of a panel replacement is finished in a single visit once you approve. If your project needs more, we’ll tell you before we start, never after.
Will I need a permit?
Sometimes. If and when a permit and inspection are required, we take care of the paperwork and scheduling for you.
What warranty comes with the work?
A 10-year workmanship warranty on the install, with top-tier equipment carrying the manufacturer’s lifetime parts coverage. If anything we installed ever needs attention, we come back and put it right.
Contact Us

Tell us what you need.

Tell us what you need and our office will get back to you to set a time. A licensed electrician handles the visit.

Book a Visit

Request your appointment.

Our office calls to set a time that works. A licensed electrician then handles the visit — and walks you through clear options and pricing.

  • A licensed electrician on site
  • Clear options and pricing, explained
  • Workmanship warranty, in writing
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