Electrical Panel Upgrades
More Capacity, Safer Wiring, One Visit
If your panel can’t keep up with modern loads — EV chargers, heat pumps, kitchen renovations — Ahmad sizes the upgrade, pulls the permit, and does the work. Written estimate before anything starts.
What a panel upgrade involves
A panel upgrade replaces your home’s main electrical panel — the breaker box — with a higher-capacity unit. The most common upgrade is from 100 amps to 200 amps, which is now the minimum standard for modern homes. Some homes with heavy loads (EV chargers, heat pumps, hot tubs, workshop circuits) need 300- or 400-amp service.
The job typically takes one full day. Ahmad coordinates with the utility company for a temporary disconnect, installs the new panel with correctly sized breakers for every circuit, re-lands all existing wiring, and brings the grounding and bonding up to current code. The county inspector visits afterward — we meet them, walk through the work, and get the sign-off.
Panel upgrades aren’t optional when they’re needed. A panel that’s tripping under normal load, a panel with Federal Pacific or Zinsco breakers (known fire risks), or a panel that physically can’t accept a new 40-amp or 50-amp breaker for an EV charger — those are the calls that lead here. Ahmad does the on-site assessment, explains what’s needed and what’s not, and gives you a written estimate with no add-on fees on the work day.
Cities we serve
Click any city below to see local details, service-area specifics, and pricing notes for your area.
Vienna, VA
10 minutes from our Fairfax Blvd shop — same-day assessments available.
Fairfax, VA
Our home base in the City of Fairfax.
McLean, VA
McLean homes often need the upgrade to support renovation loads.
Oakton, VA
Oakton’s 1970s–1990s housing stock is a sweet spot for 100→200A upgrades.
Tysons, VA
Tysons townhomes and condos — we work with HOA and building management.
Rockville, MD
Montgomery County coverage for panel upgrades.
Why choose EV Electric for panel upgrades
- Master Electrician handles the full job — assessment, permit, install, inspection coordination.
- Written estimate with itemized line items. Panel, breakers, labor, permit fee — each piece visible.
- Federal Pacific and Zinsco panel replacements are a specialty. Ahmad knows the failure modes.
- Utility coordination handled for you. We schedule the disconnect and reconnect with Dominion Energy.
- 5.0-star average across 97 reviews. Multiple reviews mention panel upgrade work specifically.
About Ahmad Shaban, Master Electrician
Ahmad holds a Master Electrician license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia — the highest electrician credential the state issues. He earned it after several years of journeyman work and a passed state exam. EV Electric Services is fully insured, and Ahmad runs a maintenance team so scheduling doesn’t bottleneck on one person.
Ahmad is on the job site for most residential calls. He does the assessment, explains what he finds, and handles the work himself. You’re not getting a subcontractor you’ve never met — you’re getting the Master Electrician whose name is on the license. Our shop is at 9488 Fairfax Blvd, physically inside the City of Fairfax.
EV Electric Services holds a 5.0-star average across 97 customer reviews. Our review base is real, recent, and from Northern Virginia homeowners.
Service area
EV Electric Services is based at 9488 Fairfax Blvd in the City of Fairfax. We serve Vienna, VA, Fairfax, VA, McLean, VA, Oakton, VA, Tysons, VA, and Rockville, MD, and the rest of Fairfax County. We also cover DC and Montgomery County, MD (Rockville, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac).
No trip charge for Fairfax County addresses. For DC and Maryland, call for availability.
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