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  • Apr 6, 2008, 03:12 PM
    annie1948
    Cost to upgrade from 100 amps to 200 amps and ground
    StanFortyMan has made a lot of sense about my needs in a home with a 100 AMP Service.. I would like to upgrade to 200 amps.. with some ground sockets(or whatever this is called) and put in more sockets... The house is 1300 square feet... does anyone have a guestimate of costs??
    Thanks,
    Annie
  • Apr 6, 2008, 05:32 PM
    stanfortyman
    Why thank you.

    Location is the single biggest deciding factor. Service type is next.

    A 200A cable riser service in the Heartland might be $1600.
    A 200A mast service in So Cal WILL be +/- $3500
  • Apr 6, 2008, 06:37 PM
    Stratmando
    In Florida it it depends on the length of run, panel changed? Larger conduit, Underground Service?
    Sometimes I could do well with $3500, other times it could hurt.
  • Apr 6, 2008, 06:58 PM
    stanfortyman
    Strat makes a good point I forgot to mention. If it is underground fed, figure much higher across the board.
  • Feb 22, 2009, 10:13 PM
    pcampion

    Why are you thinking of upgrading a 100A panel to 200A, for a 1300 square foot home? Doesn't make any sense. Is the city forcing you to do this? Do you have a welding business out of your garage? Kidding. You should be OK.

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