200 Amp Panel Upgrade and New SMUD Meter in Antelope CA

This customer came back to us because they had a plan - add an ADU to their backyard down the road. Before any of that could happen, the electrical service needed a serious upgrade. The old panel was maxed out, hand-labeled in marker, and had no room for what was coming next.

Here's what we were working with: an outdated panel that had already been pushed to its limits with a mix of circuits running A/C, a dryer, an EV charger, and all the standard household loads. No spare capacity. No room to grow. For a homeowner thinking about adding a backyard unit, that's a problem that has to get solved at the source.

We pulled the old panel completely, opened up the stucco to access the existing wiring, and installed a new 200 amp Siemens panel along with a new SMUD utility meter box. Every circuit got a proper labeled breaker - A/C, dryer, EV charging stations, washer, dishwasher, microwave, surge protection, and dedicated kitchen circuits. There's even a reserved solar input position, which is required by California code. The new utility box also required new underground conduit work coordinated with SMUD, which you can see in the landscaping near the front of the property.

This is the kind of job that sets a homeowner up for the next 20-plus years. When this customer is ready to build their ADU, the electrical infrastructure is already there to support it. No scrambling, no costly surprises mid-construction. That's the whole point of thinking ahead.

A lot of panel upgrades in Antelope and the greater Sacramento area get put off until something fails. This customer didn't wait. They planned ahead, and now they've got a clean, code-compliant 200 amp service that can handle everything on the property today - and whatever comes next.