Nowadays, many older homes may not have enough power to handle the increased demand for appliances and technological devices we now have in our homes. Therefore, an electrical panel upgrade or service change is required. As well as upgrading your electric panel, you will also have to upgrade the meter socket as well as the wire size between it and the panel.

The existing panel usually needs to be changed to resolve a problem with it. It is not uncommon for breaker(s) in a panel to overheat to the point that the buss bar gets burned. When aluminum conductors are used, the conductors between the meter and panel may become loose and burn out the main lugs.