A price page only helps if it's honest, so Panel Upgrade Sudbury publishes the ranges partner contractors actually quote — all-in figures covering licensed labour, the new panel and materials, the ESA permit, and coordination of the utility disconnect and reconnect.
The 2026 table
| Job | Range | What's in it |
|---|---|---|
| Bare panel swap — like-for-like at 100 A | $1,500 – $3,000 | Federal Pioneer (or Commander/Sylvania) out; modern CSA-certified panel in; every circuit transferred and labelled; ESA permit and inspection |
| Panel + 100→200-amp bundle | $3,000 – $4,500+ | Everything above, plus new 200-amp mast, meter base and service conductors, and the utility disconnect/reconnect — headroom for EV charging and electric heat |
| Commander / Sylvania swap | $2,000 – $4,500 | Same scope as the Stab-Lok swap; ranges shift with panel condition and circuit count |
| Aluminum pigtailing add-on | usually under $3,000 | Copper pigtails on approved connectors at every device on aluminum branch circuits — commonly bundled with a panel job in 1965–76 houses |
What moves your number inside the range
Pushes it down
- Clean, accessible panel location — an unfinished basement wall with room to work
- Modest circuit count — a 24-circuit bungalow transfers faster than a 40-circuit split-level with a finished basement suite
- Service equipment in good shape — mast and meter base reusable on a bare swap
Pushes it up
- Panel relocation — moving the panel out of a closet or off a bedroom wall to meet current code clearances
- Corroded or undersized service entrance — common on older Garson and Coniston housing; the 200-amp bundle replaces it anyway
- Overhead mast work — height, roof penetration, or a mast that has to move
- Double-tapped or deteriorated circuits discovered during transfer that need correcting to pass ESA inspection
Why the bundle is the better spend
The gap between a $1,500–$3,000 bare swap and the $3,000–$4,500+ bundle looks big until you price the second visit. Coming back later for a 200-amp upgrade means paying the disconnect, the permit, and much of the same labour a second time — usually more than the difference the bundle costs now. If an EV, a heat pump, a garage subpanel or a basement suite is anywhere in your five-year picture, the arithmetic favours doing it once. Details on the bundle page.
One more offset worth asking your broker about: replacing a flagged panel removes whatever surcharge or conditional-renewal pressure it created. The savings vary by carrier — no honest site can promise you a number — but the question costs nothing.