Electrical Panel Upgrade in Conroe, TX

A panel upgrade in Conroe can mean very different things depending on the house. In an older neighborhood close to town, it may be about replacing a tired panel that has been patched for decades. At a lake house, it may be about making room for the loads that come with a bigger house, a boat lift or a guest suite. Wired Electrical & Generators is a family-owned, licensed and insured electrician and Generac Prestige Dealer. Our shop is at 13910 Alice Road in Tomball, about 40 minutes from Conroe (an estimate), and we have served Greater Houston since 2005.

Each job begins with a free estimate and a look at the panel, the meter and what you want to add. We explain what the permit requires, what we recommend and what is optional.

Older homes near the center of town

Conroe is the county seat and has been growing for many decades, so the older streets inside and around Loop 336 include homes of every age. Their panels often show the same history: a breaker added here, a circuit extended there, and a main panel that was sized for a different era. We check the panel brand and condition, look for double-tapped breakers and missing grounds, and tell you whether the panel can stay, needs a subpanel or should be replaced. If there are fuses, we explain what an insurance company may ask for.

Lake Conroe homes and big loads

Houses around the lake often have more going on than a typical subdivision home: a large air conditioning load, a separate guest house or garage apartment, outdoor kitchens, a pool and sometimes a boat lift or other equipment near the water. These can overload a panel that looked fine when the house was built. We add up the connected load and decide between a subpanel and a larger service. Anything exposed to moisture should be on the right protection, and we check GFCI and grounding as part of the work.

Newer subdivisions and the edges of Conroe

Newer neighborhoods on the edges of Conroe usually have 200 amp service and a clean panel, and the questions there are about room. A second air conditioner, an electric vehicle charger, a generator transfer switch or a backyard project can use the last open slot. Tell us what you plan, even if it is a year away, because it changes whether a subpanel is enough. A panel that is sized once for the whole plan saves opening the wall twice.

Permits and who reconnects the power

A panel upgrade needs an electrical permit and an inspection from the city or county that covers your address. Conroe addresses can be inside the city or in unincorporated Montgomery County, so we confirm which applies before we quote. We pull the permit and schedule the inspection. Your electric utility reconnects service after the work passes if the meter or service changed, and your bill shows which provider that is. We tell you the planned outage window before we begin.