Electrical Panel Upgrade in Glendale, CA
100A to 200A service upgrades in Glendale — Federal Pacific and Zinsco replacement, permitted and owner-installed.
Electrical Panel Upgrade in Glendale, Los Angeles County
EZ Power & Light upgrades electrical panels throughout Glendale, Los Angeles County. Glendale residents and businesses rely on EZ Power & Light for every electrical need. From hillside homes in the Rossmoyne area to the commercial core along Brand Boulevard, we're your licensed local choice.
A panel upgrade in Glendale is usually driven by one of three things: a dangerous obsolete panel (Federal Pacific or Zinsco), a panel that's simply full, or a new load — an EV charger, heat pump, or solar + battery — that the existing service can't carry. We see all three across Rossmoyne, Verdugo Woodlands, Adams Hill and the rest of Glendale.
We quote flat-rate, never hourly. The owner walks your panel, runs the load calculation, and gives you a written number the same day — and that number is what you pay.
Why Glendale homes need panel upgrades
A lot of Glendale's housing stock predates the electrical demands of a modern home. Panels installed for a 1960s or 1970s household — a few lights, a stove, a TV — are now being asked to carry EV chargers, induction ranges, heat pumps, and home offices. When a panel is undersized or obsolete, breakers trip, bus bars overheat, and in the worst case it becomes a fire risk.
Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels are a specific concern. Independent testing has shown their breakers fail to trip reliably under overload — and many California insurers now refuse to renew homeowner policies until they're replaced. If you have one in Glendale, replacing it is both a safety upgrade and, increasingly, an insurance requirement.
Panel upgrade permits in Glendale
Every panel upgrade in Glendale is permitted and inspected. We pull the City of Glendale electrical permit and coordinate the disconnect and reconnect with Glendale Water and Power.
We meet the inspector on site, restore power the same day, and label every breaker before we leave. We run the same process in nearby Burbank and Studio City.
Glendale neighborhoods we serve
Common panel upgrade situations in Glendale
The specific electrical panel upgrade work Glendale homeowners and businesses call us for.
200A upgrade with GWP disconnect/reconnect.
Plan check through Glendale Building Safety.
Gas permit + concrete pad + ATS.
Upgrade to 200A with subfeed for the EV circuit.
Replace immediately. Fire hazard.
How a Glendale panel upgrade job runs
Start to finish — the same process on every Glendale job, with the owner on site.
- 1
On-site assessment
30 minutesOwner walks your panel, runs load calc, photographs the existing service. Written quote same day.
- 2
Permit + LADWP coordination
3–10 daysLADBS electrical permit pulled. Utility disconnect/reconnect scheduled.
- 3
Panel swap day
6–8 hoursMeter pulled, new service entrance installed, new 200A panel wired and labeled.
- 4
Final inspection
3–5 business daysLADBS inspector signs off. We meet them on site.
What Glendale customers say
3 months ago
Solid work. Slight permit delay but that was the city's fault not EZ's. Final work was great.
10 months ago
Replaced an old FPE panel with new 200A Square D. Hefty job handled cleanly.
a year ago
EZ Power wired our new salon. Data, lighting, dedicated circuits for the dryers. They worked around our opening schedule. Very professional.
2 years ago
Circuit breaker kept tripping. Called multiple electricians and EZ was the only one who could come same day. Fixed the issue in under an hour.
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