Your electrical panel is the core of your home’s power and these signs mean it can’t keep up.
- You have a fuse panel: fuse panels are obsolete, typically 60A or less, and most Alberta insurers now require their replacement before issuing or renewing coverage.
- You have a 60A or 100A panel: not enough capacity for a modern home with EV charging, central AC, electric heat, and large appliances.
- Breakers trip regularly under normal use: your existing load is exceeding the panel’s capacity.
- You want to add an EV charger, hot tub, or major appliance and your panel is already full.
- You have double-tapped breakers: two circuits on one breaker is a code deficiency and a sign the panel is out of capacity.
- Your insurer has flagged the panel: some brands (Federal Pacific, Zinsco, and some Square D panels) have known failure modes that insurers now refuse to cover.
From old panel to new 200A service in one coordinated process.
- Permit application: Pro Call Electric pulls the Alberta Safety Codes Act electrical permit — the same permit that authorises the utility disconnection.
- Utility coordination: we coordinate with EPCOR, ATCO, or FortisAlberta for the temporary service disconnect on the day of the upgrade.
- Old panel removal: the existing panel (fuse box or old breaker panel) is removed and the existing circuits are documented.
- New panel installation: a 200A main breaker panel installed and grounded to current CEC requirements.
- Circuits reconnected: all existing branch circuits reconnected and labelled.
- New circuits added: EV charger, hot tub stub-out, or other new circuits added as part of the scope.
- Inspection: AHJ inspection before the utility reconnects permanent power.
- Utility reconnection: power restored, and you’re done Most standard panel upgrades are completed in a single day.
Typical investment range for Sherwood Park and Edmonton homes.
Panel upgrade cost in Alberta varies based on: Contact us for a site visit and written quote — it’s the only way to give you an accurate number.
We don’t publish ranges that don’t reflect the actual variables of your specific home.
- The service size (100A upgrade vs. 200A upgrade vs. 400A for larger homes).
- The condition of the existing wiring and whether any remediation is needed.
- Whether new circuits are being added as part of the upgrade.
- Utility reconnection fees (set by EPCOR, ATCO, or FortisAlberta — not by Pro Call Electric).
Experienced, licensed, and familiar with every local utility’s process.
- Master Electricians Alberta: qualified to pull permits and connect to the utility grid.
- EPCOR, ATCO, and FortisAlberta: experience coordinating service disconnects with all three major Alberta utilities.
- Inspection record: our work passes first inspection. No deficiencies that delay your utility reconnection.
- Honest scope: if your existing wiring needs remediation to safely connect to a new panel, we tell you upfront. Not mid-job.
