Panel Replacements & Upgrades in Silver Spring, MD

The written quote defines the actual work: panel and breakers, any service or meter changes, grounding and bonding corrections, labeling, permits, inspection coordination, and any included utility work. A panel replacement does not automatically include a service-capacity increase, every branch-circuit repair, relocation, or finish restoration.

We use the home's existing and planned loads, equipment ratings, service configuration, and the applicable calculation method. A larger rating is not automatically the correct answer for every property.

Brand and age alone do not describe the complete condition. A licensed electrician should identify the exact equipment and evaluate damage, breaker compatibility, service capacity, grounding, and the homeowner's planned loads before recommending a scope.

That depends on the service configuration and work boundary. When utility disconnect, meter, or service-entrance coordination is needed, it is identified and scheduled as part of the project plan.

Permit and inspection requirements depend on the address and defined scope. AJ Long Electric confirms the authority and coordination path before work begins.

The equipment, electrical capacity, access, property layout, and local authority can change the scope from one Silver Spring address to another. AJ Long Electric confirms those conditions and the applicable coordination path before finalizing the proposal.

Cost depends on the equipment, electrical capacity, access, route, corrective work, and local coordination required at the property. AJ Long Electric provides a written estimate after the relevant conditions and project boundary are assessed.

Permit and inspection requirements depend on the address and the defined electrical scope. AJ Long Electric confirms the applicable path with the authority serving the property and states the included coordination in the written proposal.

Timing depends on the defined scope, safe access, equipment and material availability, property conditions, and any permit, inspection, utility, or other-trade coordination. AJ Long Electric confirms the anticipated sequence after the assessment.

AJ Long Electric has served the region since 1996. We are a licensed, insured electrical contractor led by John Long, Master Electrician, and we define the scope, access assumptions, exclusions, and project-specific coordination before authorized work begins.

Scheduling depends on the current workload and the project scope. Call (571) 444-6886 or request an appointment online and we will confirm the earliest available time for your Silver Spring address.

Yes — that jump is routine in Woodside, Woodside Park, and Seven Oaks. Going from a 60-amp fuse panel to 200-amp service is more than a panel swap: the service-entrance conductors, mast, and grounding-electrode system usually need renewing at the same time, and we plan all of it as one scope. AJ Long Electric completes the upgrade for $3,500-$7,500, coordinates the Pepco meter pull, and permits the work through Montgomery County DPS with the county inspection included.

Yes. Silver Spring is unincorporated, so every panel upgrade requires an electrical permit and inspection through the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) — there's no separate city permit office. AJ Long Electric pulls the DPS permit, schedules the inspection, and coordinates the Pepco meter pull as part of the job, so the 200-amp upgrade ($3,500-$7,500) is typically done, inspected-ready, and re-energized in one day.