Panel & Service Upgrades in North Vancouver

Plenty of North Vancouver homes still run on the 60- or 100-amp service they were built with in the 1950s through 70s. Add a heat pump, an EV charger, or a basement suite and that service runs out of room fast. We upgrade panels and services to 200 amps across the City and District of North Vancouver, permit and BC Hydro coordination included.

North Vancouver issues and inspects its own electrical permits, so a service upgrade here goes through the municipality rather than Technical Safety BC. We handle that permit and book the BC Hydro disconnect and reconnect, so the upgrade day runs on schedule.

What we handle in North Vancouver

• 100A to 200A service upgrades and full panel replacements
• Load calculation to size the service you actually need
• North Vancouver municipal permit and inspection handled
• Federal Pacific and other hazard panels replaced

This is the short version for North Vancouver. The full rundown — process, pricing, and the technical detail — lives on the panel & service upgrades page.

Common questions in North Vancouver

How long does a panel upgrade take in North Vancouver?

The physical work is usually a single day, with power off in the morning and back on the same afternoon once the municipal inspection passes. Getting to that day takes a couple of weeks for the permit and the BC Hydro booking.

Who issues the electrical permit for a service upgrade in North Vancouver?

The City or District of North Vancouver. Both are among the BC municipalities that run their own electrical permitting instead of Technical Safety BC, and we pull and close it for you as part of the job.

My North Vancouver home has a 60-amp service. Is that a problem?

It’s common in older North Shore homes and increasingly a problem for insurance and for any added load. A 60-amp service has little headroom for modern appliances, so upgrading to 200 amps is usually the fix. We run a load calculation first to confirm what you need.