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Panel Upgrades

200 Amp Service & Electrical Panel Upgrades in Franklin, NH

A service upgrade replaces your meter socket, service entrance, and panel — usually moving a home from 60 or 100 amps to 200 amps. Copp Electric handles the utility coordination, permit, panel swap, grounding, and inspection, typically completing the work in a single day.

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New Milbank meter socket and emergency service disconnect on a pressure-treated pole board

What’s included

  • New 200 amp meter socket and service entrance conductors
  • New panel with labeled, code-compliant breakers
  • Grounding and bonding brought up to current NEC requirements
  • AFCI/GFCI protection where required
  • Utility disconnect and reconnect coordination
  • Permit filing and inspection

Signs you need this

  • You still have a fuse box, or a Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel
  • Breakers trip when the dryer and microwave run together
  • There is no room left in the panel for another circuit
  • Lights dim when large appliances start
  • You are adding an EV charger, hot tub, mini split, or heat pump
  • There is rust, scorching, or a burning smell at the panel

How the job runs

  1. 1

    Assessment

    We inspect the existing service, panel, and grounding, and calculate your load.

  2. 2

    Utility & permit

    We coordinate the disconnect with the utility and file the electrical permit.

  3. 3

    Upgrade day

    Meter socket, service conductors, and panel are replaced and every circuit is re-landed and labeled.

  4. 4

    Inspection

    Inspector signs off, utility reconnects, and you get a panel directory you can actually read.

What it costs

A straightforward 100-to-200 amp residential service upgrade in this area typically lands in the low-to-mid four figures, depending on mast and meter location, whether the service is overhead or underground, and how much grounding work the house needs.

Panel Upgrades questions

How long will my power be off during a panel upgrade?
Usually four to eight hours in a single day. We schedule the utility disconnect first thing in the morning so the house is back on the same evening.
Do I need 200 amp service for an EV charger?
Not always. Some homes can add a Level 2 charger on 100 amp service with a load calculation or a load management device. If the calculation comes up short, a 200 amp upgrade is the fix.
Are Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels dangerous?
Both have documented histories of breakers failing to trip under fault conditions. Most electricians, insurers, and home inspectors recommend replacing them, and it is one of the most common upgrades we perform.

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Franklin, New Hampshire · Mon–Fri, 7:00 am – 5:00 pm

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