Panel Replacements and Service Upgrades

Panel replacements and service upgrades

An outdated or undersized electrical panel is a safety hazard and limits what your home can handle. We provide professional panel replacements, upgrades, and service improvements for homes across Chattanooga.

Call (423) 414-6893 Request a free estimate

Free estimates for planned panel projects · Tennessee licensed and insured · Approximately 11 years of experience

More power, done safely

When your home outgrows its panel

Modern homes ask more of an electrical panel than older ones were built to deliver. An EV charger, a new appliance, a remodel, or simply decades of wear can push a panel past its safe limit. We assess what you have, explain your options, and size the upgrade to your actual needs.

Every panel project is handled with permits and inspections coordinated, so the work meets local code and is safe for your family and your insurance.

PANEL UPGRADE

Code-compliant install · Chattanooga, TNOPE-01

35.0°N · 85.3°W

Warning signs

Signs your home needs panel work

Your panel is 25 years old or more

Breakers frequently trip

You added major appliances without upgrading

The panel feels warm or shows rust or corrosion

You still have a fuse panel instead of breakers

You are planning a remodel, addition, or EV charger

Completed Square D breaker panel installation with clean deadfront cover by On Point Electric — Completed Square D panel upgrade with surge protection

Open interior of a newly wired Square D breaker panel showing organized neutral and hot conductors — Organized internal wiring and surge protector installation

Open dual breaker panels with every circuit wire clearly tagged and labeled by room during installation — Every circuit tagged and labeled during installation

Completed dual breaker panel directory with each circuit clearly labeled by room for easy homeowner reference — Finished panel directory labeled for easy reference

Open breaker panel with circuit wires individually tagged and hand-labeled for rooms such as the kitchen, dryer, and living room — Circuits tagged by room during panel wiring

Completed breaker panel installation with the door open, showing a handwritten circuit directory card for homeowner reference — Completed panel with labeled directory card

Wall cutout prepared for a breaker panel replacement with bundled circuit wires tagged and set aside before installation — Wall opening prepped before the new panel goes in

New breaker panel box mounted in a wall cutout with circuit wires from both sides individually tagged in orange during a panel replacement — New panel box set with every circuit tagged

Newly installed ABB breaker panel with a 200 amp main breaker, surge protective device, and every circuit wire tagged in orange — New ABB panel with 200 amp main and surge protection

Close view of a fully wired ABB breaker panel with rows of labeled circuit breakers and a Type 1 surge protective device — Fully wired ABB panel with labeled breaker rows

Completed ABB breaker panel with the door closed, showing a printed circuit directory card labeling every room and circuit — Finished panel with a printed directory for every circuit

Siemens 200A outdoor main disconnect meter combo panel with integrated surge protection device installed next to an electric utility meter — Siemens 200A outdoor meter combo panel with surge protection

Full interior view of a Siemens breaker panel with circuit breakers, neutral bars, ground wires, and main feeders neatly arranged — Siemens load center with organized circuit breakers & wiring

Open 200 amp Siemens breaker panel in a closet with every circuit hand-labeled, including dryer, range, water heater, A/C, and surge protector — 200A Siemens panel with every circuit clearly labeled

See all panel replacement photos in our gallery

Real replacement project

Old fuse panel replaced with a modern breaker panel

Fuse panels like this one are decades past their intended lifespan. Screw-in fuses, a manual main disconnect, and aging wiring make everyday troubleshooting harder and limit how much power a home can safely use. Here is one project where we removed an old fuse panel entirely and replaced it with a new Siemens 200 amp breaker panel.

Before

Old fuse panel interior with tangled wiring and aging fuse blocks prior to a breaker panel upgrade

Outdated screw-in fuses, a manual main disconnect, and aging branch wiring with no room for modern circuit protection.

After

New Siemens 200 amp breaker panel installed in place of the old fuse panel with organized circuit breakers and wiring

Angled view of the completed Siemens 200 amp breaker panel installation with labeled circuit breakers and neat wiring

A new 200 amp Siemens breaker panel with modern circuit breakers, organized wiring, and capacity for the home's current and future electrical needs.

What we do

Panel and service upgrade options

Panel replacement

Full removal and replacement of outdated or damaged breaker panels with modern, code-compliant equipment sized for your needs.

Panel upgrade

Increase your electrical capacity to support modern appliances, technology, and future additions.

Service upgrade

Upgrade the main service entrance from the utility to your panel, increasing total available power for your home.

Dedicated circuit installation

Properly sized dedicated circuits for appliances, workshops, and heavy equipment.

Circuit-breaker replacement

Replace worn, faulty, or outdated individual breakers without replacing the entire panel.

Sub-panel installation

Add a sub-panel for additions, garages, workshops, or to better organize and distribute circuits.

The payoff

Benefits of a modern panel

Safer arc-fault and ground-fault protection

Supports modern appliance loads

Reduces fire risk from overheating connections

Adds capacity for future needs like EV charging

Meets current National Electrical Code standards

Provides dedicated circuits where needed

Ready to upgrade your electrical panel?

Free estimates for planned panel projects. Honest advice about whether a full replacement or a targeted upgrade makes sense for your situation.

Call (423) 414-6893 Request a free estimate