Services / Electrical Panel & Service Upgrades

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Your electrical panel is the backbone of your home’s power system. When it can’t keep up, we upgrade it properly — with permits, load calculations, and a final inspection that passes the first time.

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Why It Matters

Protect Your Property.

Power Your Life.

The standard 100-amp service that powered Calgary homes for decades isn’t built for today’s electrical demands. EV chargers, heat pumps, legal basement suites, and modern appliances put real stress on an older system. In Alberta, a panel upgrade is a regulated process — governed by the 2024 Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) and Alberta STANDATA — not something you can patch around.

Unpermitted panel work voids your homeowner's insurance in Alberta
Pre-2000 Calgary homes need 200A service for EV chargers, heat pumps, and suites
Tripping breakers and overheating wires signal a panel that can't keep up
Upgraded panels satisfy CMHC and lender requirements
Proactive upgrades cost far less than emergency repairs

Signs You May Need a Panel Upgrade

Breakers trip or need resetting regularly
You have a fuse box instead of a breaker panel
Lights flicker when large appliances turn on
You're adding an EV charger, hot tub, or basement suite
Your home predates 1980 with no electrical updates
An inspector or insurer has flagged your panel

Not sure if your panel needs upgrading? We can inspect it and give you a straight answer.

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What's Included

Complete Panel Solutions

Load Calculations

Before any work starts, we run a full CEC Rule 8-200 load calculation to confirm your home’s actual demand and size the new service correctly. This is required by code — and it’s what protects you from buying a panel that’s still undersized.

Permits & Utility Coordination

We pull the required City of Calgary or Chestermere permit, coordinate the power disconnection with Enmax or Fortis Alberta, and schedule the Safety Codes Officer inspection. You don’t have to manage any of it.

Panel Installation & Labelling

The new panel is installed to code, wired cleanly, and labelled with a clear, printed breaker directory as required under CEC Rule 2-100. No more mystery breakers.

Whole-Home Surge Protection

We recommend installing a Surge Protective Device (SPD) at the main panel during any upgrade — it protects your appliances, electronics, and EV charger from grid spikes and Alberta’s storm season.

How it Works

Our Simple Process

01.

Request Your Free Estimate

Book online or call us directly. Tell us what you need and we’ll get back to you quickly to confirm details and schedule a time that works.

02.

We Assess & Plan

We show up on time, take a look at the job, confirm scope, and walk you through what’s involved — including permits, timeline, and pricing. No surprises.

03.

We Get to Work

Work is done clean, organized, and to the 2024 Canadian Electrical Code. We pull the required permits and coordinate inspections so you don’t have to.

04.

Clean up & Sign Off

We clean up after ourselves, walk you through the completed work, and make sure everything is functioning exactly as it should before we leave.

FAQs

Common Questions

When is a 200-Amp upgrade necessary?
Under the new CEC Rule 8-200, we perform a mandatory load calculation before any major change. You likely need a service upgrade if you are:
- Installing a Level 2 EV Charger: These can draw significant continuous power.
- Legalizing a Basement Suite: Adding a second kitchen and laundry often pushes a 100A service past its legal limit.
- Switching to Electric Heating/Heat Pumps: As Alberta moves toward greener energy, the demand on your main busbars increases.
What if I Just Want to Add an Ev Charger and My Panel Is Full?
You may not need a full upgrade. In many cases, we can install an EVEMS (Electric Vehicle Energy Management System), also called a “Black Box,” which monitors your home’s power usage in real time and manages the charger to stay within your existing service capacity. It’s faster, less expensive, and fully compliant with CEC 2024.
How Long Does a Panel Upgrade Take?
Most residential panel upgrades are completed in one day. The timeline from booking to final inspection, including permit processing and utility scheduling, typically runs one to two weeks.
Do I Need to Be Home?
Yes — power will be off for several hours, and we’ll need access to the panel location. We’ll confirm the full schedule with you in advance so there are no surprises.

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