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
Same-day response 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 the same day. 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.