Preparing buildings for all-electric equipment

New York City is moving buildings away from gas. Replacing boilers, furnaces and gas ranges with heat pumps and induction cooking adds significant electrical load, and many buildings need a larger service before that equipment can be installed. We assess your existing capacity and plan the upgrade around the equipment you intend to add.

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When a service upgrade makes sense

Common signs: a 60 or 100 amp service, a fuse box or crowded panel, breakers that trip when the air conditioning or appliances run, or plans for a renovation, central air, heat pumps, an induction range or EV charging.

We review your existing service on a site visit and tell you what it can support. If an upgrade is needed, you get a written scope and estimate before any work starts.

How it works

How an electrical service upgrade works in NYC

Most service upgrades follow the same five steps. We handle the permits and the Con Edison coordination, so you deal with one contractor from start to finish.

  1. STEP 01

    Site survey & load calculation

    We look at your existing service and panel and calculate the power you need now and for planned HVAC, cooking, and EV charging.

  2. STEP 02

    DOB electrical permit

    We file the electrical permit with the NYC Department of Buildings under our license, #4876.

  3. STEP 03

    Con Edison application

    We submit the service request to Con Edison and coordinate the meter and service work with them.

  4. STEP 04

    Installation

    New service equipment, meter, and panel, installed clean, organized, and labeled.

  5. STEP 05

    Inspection & energize

    The DOB inspects the work, and Con Edison connects your new service.

Spec sheet

What we work on

Residential service100A to 200A+ upgrades for brownstones, townhouses, and apartments
Multifamily & co-opsBuilding service, meter banks, and apartment panels
Commercial3-phase service, tenant fit-outs, retail and office spaces
EV chargingLevel 2 and DC fast charging for garages and parking lots
LightingLED retrofits, controls, and Local Law 88 common-area upgrades
ElectrificationAdded capacity for heat pumps and induction cooking