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Electrical Panel Upgrades in Myrtle Beach, SC
A real assessment before the number, a written price before anything opens, and a permit filed as part of the job.
Looking for an electrical panel upgrade in Myrtle Beach, SC?
This is a panel-focused electrical practice covering Myrtle Beach, SC: capacity upgrades, breaker box and fuse box replacement, meter base work, subpanels and panel inspection, priced in writing after a real load calculation.
A 100-amp to 200-amp panel upgrade typically runs $1,800 to $4,800 here. That range covers the panel, breakers, labor, permit and inspection; utility or meter work on top of it adds more, and coastal-exposure jobs tend to land toward the higher end.
This isn't a general electrician who also touches panels sometimes. It's built around one job: the box on your wall that every circuit in the house runs through.
Electrical Panel Services in Myrtle Beach, SC
Capacity Upgrades
Panel Replacement
Service Entrance
Inspection
Real ranges, pulled straight from each sheet.
Licensed & insured
Every job is performed by a licensed, insured electrician working to South Carolina electrical code.
Fixed written pricing
The number you see after the load calculation is the number you pay. It doesn't move once the panel's open.
Permits handled
The permit gets filed and the inspection gets scheduled as part of the job, not left for you to arrange.
One focused service
This is a panel-focused practice, not a full-service electrical shop. That means less guessing on this one job type, not more upsell.
What Every Panel Job Gets
- Licensed & insuredEvery job is performed by a licensed South Carolina electrician carrying liability insurance. Ask to see both before anyone opens your panel.
- Fixed price in writing, after a load calculationNot a phone guess. The number you approve reflects what's actually behind your wall.
- Permits filed, inspections scheduledEvery panel, meter base and service-entrance job in this pack gets a permit as part of the job, not a form you're left to chase.
- No upsell outside panel scopeThis site doesn't sell lighting packages or smart-home add-ons. If a visit turns up something outside panel work, you'll be told plainly.
Panel Services in Myrtle Beach, SC at a Glance
- 200 amp panel upgradeAdding capacity for an EV charger, a generator, or because the panel is simply out of headroom.
- Breaker box replacementThe panel isn't necessarily undersized. It's failing, damaged, or corroded, regardless of amperage.
- Fuse box to breaker box conversionScrew-in fuses instead of breakers, most common in the market's oldest inland housing stock around Conway.
- Federal Pacific & Zinsco panel replacementA specific brand with a documented breaker-reliability history, not a capacity problem.
- Sub panel installationPower for a detached garage, workshop or rental unit without touching the main service.
- Meter base replacementThe meter can, service mast and weatherhead: the part between the utility's line and your panel.
- Electrical panel relocationMoving the panel for a remodel, a code-clearance problem, or an HOA rule about exterior equipment.
- Electrical panel inspectionA documented, written look at what you have now, often ahead of a home sale, before anyone recommends replacing anything.
The Grand Strand's Coastal and Condo Angle
Exposed outdoor electrical equipment within a mile or two of the ocean tends to corrode faster than the same equipment inland. That's a real pattern, and it varies block to block more than it varies by zip code, so ask what an electrician is actually seeing on your street rather than assuming.
A lot of Grand Strand condos and short-term rentals were built in the 1970s and 80s with services sized for a different era. Changing the meter base or panel on one of those often needs HOA or association sign-off before a permit will move, not just a licensed electrician showing up with a truck.
Newer construction inland (Carolina Forest, the newer sections of Market Common) mostly skips this story entirely. Those homes usually already run 200-amp service, and the calls there are capacity-driven, not failure-driven.
Typical Panel Job Pricing
| Job | Typical range | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| 200-amp panel upgrade | $1,800–$4,800 | Panel, breakers, labor, permit and inspection |
| Breaker box replacement | $1,500–$4,200 | Same-amperage swap runs lower; corrosion or access problems run higher |
| Federal Pacific / Zinsco replacement | $1,800–$4,800 | Priced by amperage and access, not by brand |
| Meter base replacement | $900–$2,600 | Utility crew scheduling affects the timeline more than the price |
See the full cost guide for every service in this pack, broken down job by job, including subpanels and relocation.
Electrical Panel Upgrades in Myrtle Beach, SC — questions
A 100-amp to 200-amp panel upgrade typically runs $1,800 to $4,800 in Myrtle Beach, including the panel, breakers, labor, permit and inspection. Jobs that also need service-line or meter-base work run higher, and coastal-exposure jobs (corroded outdoor equipment, flood-zone elevation) tend to land toward the top of that range rather than the bottom.
This is a panel-focused practice: capacity upgrades, breaker box and fuse box replacement, meter base work, subpanels, panel relocation and panel inspection. Lighting, outlets, fans and full-home rewiring aren't part of what this site covers. If your visit turns up a separate issue outside panel scope, you'll be told plainly rather than sold work that isn't the specialty here.
Most panel swaps take 4 to 8 hours with the power off, and most jobs finish in a single day. If the utility has to disconnect the service line first, their own crew schedule (not the electrician's) can push the actual install date out, but the outage on install day itself is still typically a matter of hours.
Yes, on every job that needs one, which is essentially every panel, meter base or service-entrance job in this pack. The permit is filed and the inspection is scheduled as part of the job, not left for you to chase down afterward.
Both brands have a well-documented history of breakers failing to trip when they should, cited by home-inspection and insurance-industry sources for decades. There's no formal CPSC recall on either brand, but most electricians and many insurers treat one as a real reason to replace, not just a preference.
Panel work across Myrtle Beach and the surrounding Grand Strand, including Horry County towns like Conway, Socastee, Garden City and Little River, plus North Myrtle Beach neighborhoods like Cherry Grove. See the full service-area list for coverage notes on outlying towns.
Related services
- L-100every panel service we offer/services
- L-101200 amp panel upgrades/services/200-amp-upgrade
- L-104Federal Pacific and Zinsco panel replacement/services/federal-pacific-zinsco
- L-106meter base replacement/services/meter-base-replacement
- N-02the full panel upgrade cost guide/guides/panel-upgrade-cost
- G-001the full service-area list/service-areas
- W-001request a panel upgrade quote/contact
Licensed, insured panel upgrades, breaker box replacement and meter base work for Myrtle Beach and Horry County.
- 01Licensed & insuredEvery job is performed by a licensed, insured electrician working to South Carolina electrical code.
- 02Fixed written pricingThe number you see after the load calculation is the number you pay. It doesn't move once the panel's open.
- 03Permits handledThe permit gets filed and the inspection gets scheduled as part of the job, not left for you to arrange.
- 04One focused serviceThis is a panel-focused practice, not a full-service electrical shop. That means less guessing on this one job type, not more upsell.
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