El Cerrito, CA · 94530 Licensed in
Licensed in
El Cerrito.
Licensed electrical contractor serving El Cerrito, CA — specializing in panel upgrades and modern circuit work for the city’s well-kept 1940s–60s homes.
CSLB #1062166 C-10 licensed
Bonded & Insured Verifiable
West Contra Costa 8 cities served
Always on permit City-inspected
We answer ourselves Mon–Fri, 8–5
Electrical work in El Cerrito.
Adjacent to Berkeley, Albany, and Richmond Annex. Easy access from the Eastshore corridor.
Housing Stock
El Cerrito is mostly 1940s–1960s single-family homes on compact lots, many still running their original 100A service panels. Owners tend to hold properties long-term, so a lot of our work here is bringing older but well-maintained homes up to modern electrical standards.
What We See Most
Most common jobs in El Cerrito: panel capacity upgrades for heat pumps, induction ranges, and EV chargers; recessed lighting retrofits; and dedicated circuits for home offices and appliance replacements.
Services in El Cerrito.
Panel Upgrades
Service change on permit. PG&E coordinated.
$5,000–$12,000 by distance from PG&E drop
EV Chargers
Dedicated 240V circuit. Load-calculated.
$1,500–$2,500 40A runs ~15% cheaper
Rewiring
Whole-house or partial. Insurance-clearable.
~$22,000 1,500 sqft · 3-bed benchmark
Lighting
Cans, exterior, landscape, under-cabinet.
$250/can typical room ~$1,200
Commercial
Small commercial TIs and tenant work.
Quote on walk small commercial only
Troubleshooting
Breaker trips, dead outlets, hidden faults.
$300 1hr min $180/hr after hour 1
Panel upgrades — three tiers.
Pricing we see
200A panel upgrade in El Cerrito
Every quote includes permit, new grounding, new meter base, and PG&E coordination.
- Within 10ft of PG&E drop Straight service change — most common on newer tract homes$5,000–$6,000
- 10–30ft, or multiple pipes Extra conduit, relocation work, pre-war interior panels$7,000–$8,000
- Beyond 30ft (PG&E approves) Long run, possible engineering review$10,000–$12,000
Siemens or Square D breakers only. No off-brand discount hardware.
CSLB #1062166 · West Contra Costa
Walk the panel before you sign anything in El Cerrito.
Free walk-through, Written line-item quote after the walk-through. Every job on permit under CSLB #1062166.
CA Contractor’s License · C-10
#1062166
Every job we do in El Cerrito is performed under California State License Board #1062166. Permits pulled, inspections completed, code-compliance verified.
You can look us up directly at cslb.ca.gov.