What a Homeowner Actually Pays
A ceiling fan or light fixture installation runs $150 to $350. A 200-amp panel and service upgrade runs $1,500 to $4,000. Those are the two anchors we can give you.
Most calls are smaller: a receptacle that stopped working, a switch that needs replacing, a circuit that trips when the microwave and the space heater run together. Those are harder to price blind, because what looks like a bad switch can trace back to a loose connection in the panel, and we won't know until we open it up. Tell us what the circuit is doing when you call and we'll quote a ballpark range right then. The final price is set after we've had eyes on the panel and wiring.
What Makes the Price Go Up or Down
Two jobs that sound the same are rarely the same. A panel swap with clean, easy-to-reach wiring lands near the bottom of the $1,500 to $4,000 range. Where the old system has been added to and patched over the years, we spend more time tracing circuits before the upgrade can even start, and that time is what the high end of the range covers.
Code work changes the scope too. We add GFCI protection to kitchen, bath, garage, laundry and exterior receptacles, and we install AFCI protection on the required living-area branch circuits. When we have the panel open and a living-area circuit needs that protection, we price the breakers or devices as their own line on the quote.
Every lug and termination we touch is torqued to the manufacturer's listed value. A whole-home Type 2 surge protective device is another item we install, and if you want one with a panel or service job it is added to the scope.
Why Pocatello Weather Shows Up on an Electrical Quote
Hard winter freezes mean repeated freeze-thaw cycles, which stress foundations, slabs and buried pipes. Where electrical work touches a slab, a buried run or an exterior installation, we plan around that movement.
Rain falling on frozen ground is a known cause of major flooding in Pocatello. For low-lying homes we look at runoff and flood exposure before deciding where electrical equipment goes. The city's GIS map carries FEMA floodplain information, and we check it for your address when the property sits low.
Storms matter too. After a storm like that, outdoor electrical equipment is worth a look, and we'll do that as part of a visit.
None of this means every job costs more here. It means the conditions at your property decide how we scope the work.
How We Put the Number Together
We write the quote with scope, materials and labor each broken out, and every code item shows its own cost.
A simple replacement, like a dead switch or a fixture swap, gets a ballpark range from us by phone. For anything involving the panel, new circuits or work we haven't seen, we come look first, and the number we give you then is based on what the house actually needs. Call or send a message and we'll talk it through.
Getting Started Is Simple
Broken down, the specifics look like this:
- Service upgrade from 100A to 200A coordinated with the utility for a meter reconnect
- Circuit tracing and labeling of every branch circuit at the panel
Other Services We Offer
Pricing Ranges
Typical jobs fall somewhere in these ranges, and the price for yours gets written down before work begins.
$100–$350
Calling is the simplest way to start, and there's no obligation.
Updated October 2026