Paxton Energy is a licensed electrical contractor, not just a solar company that does wiring on the side. Hire us on its own for a service upgrade, a home EV charger, a rewire, or a panel that keeps tripping. One licensed crew, a flat written price, permits and inspection handled.
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From a single dead outlet to a full 200-amp service upgrade — all permitted, all done by a licensed crew. Solar optional, never required.
Older LA homes on 100-amp service run out of headroom fast. We upgrade to 200- or 400-amp service so the rest of the house is safe to build on.
Adding a garage, ADU, workshop, hot tub, or a heavy appliance? We run the dedicated circuits and sub-panels to power it without tripping the house.
Level 2 home charging, installed to code and sized to your panel — whether or not you ever add solar. We check capacity first so there are no surprises.
Knob-and-tube, aluminum branch wiring, ungrounded outlets, failed inspections — the fixes that make an old house safe and sellable.
Breakers that keep tripping, flickering lights, dead outlets, a burning smell at the panel. We find the actual cause instead of just resetting it.
Surge protection, GFCI/AFCI, and lighting upgrades that bring an older home up to current code and cut down on nuisance failures.
Why hire us for electrical
Most solar outfits sub out their electrical or treat it as a checkbox on the way to a panel sale. We are licensed for it, we lead with it, and we are happy to do it and nothing else.
Get a free electrical quotePlenty of our electrical customers never install a single panel. Hire us for the upgrade, the charger, or the repair — that is the whole job, and there is no bundle requirement.
We are a state-licensed electrical contractor, not a handyman. CSLB #1124277, bonded and insured, with the certificate of insurance available same day.
We do the load calculation and check your panel before quoting, so the number you sign is the number you pay — not a surprise discovered mid-install.
We pull the electrical permit, coordinate with LADWP or your utility, and see the work through final inspection. You are not left managing the city.
How it works
No ten-hour sales pitch. A licensed electrician assesses the work, gives you a flat written price, and does the job on permit.
We look at your panel, run the load calculation, and give you a flat, written price. If the work does not need doing, we tell you.
We pull the electrical permit and book a date. Most residential jobs get scheduled within days, not weeks.
A licensed crew does the work — most panel upgrades, chargers, and circuit jobs are a single day, with power off for only part of it.
We meet the city inspector, close the permit, and walk you through what changed and how to use it.
Where we work
Based in Canoga Park, working the Valley. Each area has its own page covering the local permit process, utility, and what we typically find in those homes.
Questions
What homeowners ask before booking electrical work.
No. This is a standalone service. A large share of our electrical jobs — panel upgrades, EV chargers, rewires, repairs — go to homeowners who never install solar, and there is no obligation to sit through a solar pitch.
Common signs: 100-amp (or smaller) service on an older home, a panel that is full with no room for new breakers, breakers that trip regularly, or plans to add an EV charger, heat pump, or ADU. Certain brands (Zinsco, Federal Pacific) are also worth replacing on safety grounds alone. We check capacity during the assessment and tell you straight.
Yes — Level 2 home chargers including the Tesla Wall Connector and universal J1772 / NACS units. Whether your panel can take one depends on your existing load; we run the calculation before quoting and, if the service is maxed out, price the upgrade in the same proposal instead of finding out on install day.
Always. We pull the electrical permit, coordinate with LADWP or your local utility, and see the job through final inspection. Permit work protects you at resale and keeps your insurance valid — we never do panel work off the books.
Most residential panel upgrades are completed in a single day, with power off for only part of it. Cost depends on amperage, whether the meter and mast need work, and utility requirements — which is exactly why we quote a flat price in writing after the assessment rather than over the phone.
Often, yes — utilities like LADWP and SCE run rebate and incentive programs for work like main panel upgrades and EV charger installs, but the paperwork is where most people give up and leave the money on the table. We help you figure out which rebates you actually qualify for and walk you through filling out every form, so the credit ends up back in your pocket.
Yes — we hold a California C-10 electrical contractor license under CSLB #1124277, and carry general liability and workers' compensation coverage. Ask for the certificate of insurance at any point and we'll send it the same day.
Get started
Tell us what you're looking at — a high bill, an aging roof, a panel that trips, or all three. We'll take a look and give you a straight answer, including when the answer is "not yet."
