Panel upgrades, EV chargers, whole-home rewires. Licensed work for Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda — pulled on permit, inspected, and documented.
Four services, priced by real variables. Panels, EV, rewires, and recessed lighting — installed to NEC 2023 with the permit pulled and the inspection closed.
100A → 200A service changes done on permit with PG&E coordinated. Federal Pacific and Zinsco replacements handled daily — these panels do not age gracefully.
Level 2 dedicated-circuit installs for Tesla Wall Connector, ChargePoint, Grizzl-E, Emporia — whatever the customer brings. Load-calc the panel first, pull the permit, run the circuit.
New-construction wiring, full rewires, dedicated circuits, and outlet work for the kind of 1920s-to-1960s East Bay housing stock that still has cloth-wrapped runs behind the plaster.
Cans laid out on the drawing, LED trims on dedicated dimmer circuits, smart commissioning that actually holds. Installed, not improvised.
Tiers from real jobs in Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda — priced by the one variable that actually moves the number. Your final quote comes from a free walkthrough. We don't quote sight unseen.
100A → 200A service change
Dedicated 60A circuit · 240V
Full service · all circuits replaced
LED cans · dedicated dimmer circuit
Note Ranges reflect typical East Bay jobs. Real conditions — panel location, plaster walls, attic access — move numbers inside the range. Free walkthrough before every quote.
Specific jobs, specific neighborhoods, specific prices. Not stock photos and stock quotes.
Original wiring was a mix of knob-and-tube and early Romex. New subpanel, all new circuits, smoke/CO detector hardwiring. The attic framing was open enough to run most of the home cleanly.
The new panel location was ~30 ft from the PG&E drop. Normally that triggers PG&E engineering review plus a charge to extend cables. We proposed running the 30 ft feed through the existing weatherhead instead — PG&E's side didn't change, both sides approved. Saved the homeowner the engineering fee and the delay.
Same-day response, free walkthrough, tier-exact pricing, licensed install. Four moves, no surprises.
Send a few sentences about what's happening — panel, charger, lighting, anything. Most calls returned the same business day.
We inspect the panel, measure the PG&E drop, and walk the run with you. No sight-unseen quotes, no lecture — just the real picture.
Detailed bid tied to real tiers from real East Bay jobs. Permit pulls, PG&E coordination, and inspection are line items — not hidden fees.
Permit pulled, work done, PG&E coordinated, inspection closed, site cleaned. You flip the switch and we leave a paper trail the next electrician can read.
Not a tagline list — operating principles with measurable proof. Hold us to any of them on any job, from a service call to a 200A upgrade.
Real C-10 license, verifiable on the California State License Board website. Every job pulls the permit, closes the inspection, and leaves a paper trail the next electrician on your service can actually read.
No answering service, no week-long queue. We pick up during the day or call back before the next morning, and we communicate through the work — permit status, PG&E windows, schedule changes.
Oakland home base, minutes from Berkeley, Alameda, Emeryville, Piedmont, and San Leandro. Your neighborhood is our neighborhood — and when PG&E needs a same-day coordination call, we're close enough to take it.
Every quote is detailed, tied to real tier pricing, and firm once you have it. Permit pulls, PG&E coordination, and inspection are line items — not hidden fees. You could hand the bid to another electrician for a second opinion and they would understand exactly what it covers.
Honest answers — more detail on the service and blog pages.
Panel upgrade pricing in the East Bay runs on real tiers based on distance from the PG&E service drop: within 10 ft = $5,000–$6,000; 10–30 ft or multiple pipes = $7,000–$8,000; beyond 30 ft (with PG&E approval) = $10,000–$12,000. Federal Pacific / Zinsco replacements run at the upper end. We provide a detailed written quote after a free walkthrough.
Yes for almost everything beyond outlet swaps. Oakland permits typically issue within a week — fastest in the East Bay. Berkeley runs slower (multiple weeks). We handle the entire permit process so you don't deal with the city directly.
A Level 2 install typically takes 1 day when your panel has capacity. Longer wire runs can push to 2 days. If a panel upgrade is needed at the same time, that runs on the panel timeline separately.
Yes. East Bay Electrical work is performed by S O T Electric, Inc., holder of California Contractor's License C-10 #1062166 — verifiable on the CSLB website. Salvador Ordoñez is the lead electrician. Every job pulls the permit, closes the inspection with the city and PG&E, and leaves a paper trail the next electrician on your service can actually read.
We serve Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, San Leandro, Emeryville, Piedmont, and the greater East Bay. We're Oakland-based — minutes from every neighborhood we serve.
A few sentences is enough — address, the service, anything worth knowing. We'll come back and schedule a free walkthrough, then follow up with tier pricing in writing.
We visit, check the panel, loads, and access. Usually 30–45 minutes. No sales pitch and no obligation.
Itemized tier pricing — permit pulls, PG&E coordination, and inspection are line items, not hidden fees. Firm once you have it.
If the quote works, we lock a window. We handle the permit, coordinate PG&E when needed, and close the inspection.
Panel, EV, rewire, or lights — send us a few sentences. Most calls returned the same business day.