Electrical Panel Replacement & Upgrades in Lawrenceville, GA

Your electrical panel (breaker box or load center) distributes power to every circuit in the house and is the first line of protection against overloads and faults. When it's undersized, full, corroded, or a known-defective brand, it can't do that job reliably — and it blocks every upgrade you might want, from an EV charger to a kitchen remodel.

Signs your panel needs to be replaced or upgraded

• It's a Federal Pacific (Stab-Lok) or Zinsco / Sylvania panel — both have documented failure-to-trip issues
• 100-amp or smaller service in a home with central AC, electric range, or a growing load
• No open breaker spaces left, or double-tapped breakers feeding two circuits
• Breakers that are warm, rusted, or trip for no clear reason
• A buzzing or crackling panel, or a burning smell at the box
• Fuses instead of breakers
• Rust, water staining or corrosion inside the enclosure
• You're adding an EV charger, hot tub, addition, workshop or heat pump

What a panel replacement includes

• Load calculation to confirm the right service size (usually 200 amp for a modern home)
• Permit and coordination with Gwinnett County and the utility for the power cutover
• New main panel, breakers, grounding and bonding brought to current code
• AFCI/GFCI breakers where code now requires them
• Whole-house surge protection option at the panel
• A clean, fully labeled directory so every breaker is identified
• Final inspection

Panel repair vs. full replacement

Not every panel needs to be replaced. A single failed breaker, a loose lug, or a missing cover can often be repaired. We'll only recommend a replacement when the panel is a defective brand, is out of capacity, or has damage that can't be safely corrected in place. You'll get both options and prices where a repair is viable.

What affects panel upgrade cost

• Target service size (100 → 200 amp is the common upgrade)
• Whether the meter base, service entrance cable or mast also needs replacing
• Overhead vs. underground service
• Panel location and whether it's being relocated
• Number of circuits requiring new AFCI/GFCI breakers
• Permit and inspection fees

Serving Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County & Metro Atlanta

We provide electrical panel replacement and upgrades across Lawrenceville and nearby communities including Suwanee, Duluth, Snellville, Grayson, Dacula, Lilburn and Buford, plus much of metro Atlanta — Buckhead, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs, Chamblee, Midtown, Druid Hills and more. Our electricians are Georgia-licensed, insured, and familiar with local permit and inspection requirements.