Electrical Panel Upgrades & Power Solutions in Atlanta, GA

Atlanta's Trusted Electrical Panel Upgrade Specialists

Your electrical panel — also called a breaker box or load center — is the central hub of your home or building's electrical system. It receives power from the utility and distributes it through individual circuits to every outlet, fixture, and appliance in your property. When your panel is undersized, outdated, or damaged, it cannot safely keep up with the demands of modern life. That's where M.D. Contracting Solutions comes in.

We specialize in electrical panel upgrades and complete power solutions for residential and commercial clients throughout Atlanta, Marietta, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Roswell, Acworth, Alpharetta, Woodstock, and the surrounding metro area. Our licensed electricians assess your current system, recommend the right upgrade for your load requirements, and complete all work to current NEC code standards with required permits pulled before work begins.

Signs Your Electrical Panel Needs an Upgrade

Many Atlanta-area homes were built when electrical demand was a fraction of what it is today. If your home is more than 25 years old and has never had a panel upgrade, there is a strong chance your system is no longer adequate — or safe. Here are the most common warning signs:

• Frequently tripping circuit breakers — Breakers that trip repeatedly signal your circuits are consistently overloaded. While the breaker is protecting the wire, it is a clear sign your panel is operating at or beyond its designed capacity.
• Burning smell or scorch marks near the panel — A burning odor or visible discoloration near the breaker box is a serious warning sign of electrical arcing or overheating. Do not ignore this. Call us immediately.
• Flickering or dimming lights — When lights dim noticeably every time a large appliance cycles on, your panel is likely struggling to handle simultaneous loads.
• 60-amp or 100-amp service — Older homes were commonly built with 60-amp or 100-amp service. Today's homes typically require a minimum of 200 amps to safely power modern HVAC, appliances, electronics, and EV charging equipment.
• Federal Pacific or Zinsco panels — These panel brands, common in homes built between the 1950s and 1980s, have well-documented safety failure rates. Replacement is strongly recommended.
• Adding major appliances or new technology — Installing an EV charger, hot tub, new HVAC unit, electric range, or solar panel system almost always requires a panel upgrade to safely handle the additional electrical load.

What the Panel Upgrade Process Looks Like

We make the panel upgrade process straightforward and transparent from start to finish. It begins with a free on-site estimate where our electrician assesses your current panel, performs a load calculation, and walks you through your options. We explain exactly what work will be done, the permitting process, the timeline, and the cost before you commit to anything.

On installation day, we coordinate with your local utility provider to schedule a brief power shutoff, safely remove the old panel, install and fully wire the new panel, label every circuit clearly, and restore power. A standard residential 200-amp upgrade typically takes one full day. After work is complete, the installation is inspected by the local building department — a critical step that confirms the work meets all current safety codes and protects your homeowner's insurance coverage.

Sub-Panel Installation

Not every power solution requires a complete main panel replacement. In many cases — such as adding electrical capacity to a detached garage, workshop, basement, home addition, or accessory dwelling unit — a sub-panel is the right and most cost-effective answer. Sub-panels are fed from your main panel and distribute power to a specific area or structure on your property, keeping your main panel from becoming overcrowded while providing dedicated capacity exactly where you need it. We handle all sub-panel sizing, wiring, and permitting.

Generator Inlet Connections

Georgia is no stranger to severe storms, and power outages can stretch for days in the aftermath. We install manual transfer switches and generator inlet connections that allow you to safely connect a portable generator to your home's wiring — eliminating the dangerous and illegal practice of backfeeding power through extension cords or open outlets. We also install wiring for whole-house automatic standby generators, providing seamless, uninterrupted backup power when the utility grid fails.

Solar Panel System Integration

Adding solar to your home or business almost always requires a thorough evaluation of your electrical panel. Solar inverters feed generated power back into your panel, and many older or undersized panels cannot safely accommodate the additional circuits and interconnection breakers required. We work closely with solar installers and homeowners to perform the panel upgrade or service entrance upgrade needed to make your solar installation safe, efficient, and fully code-compliant.

Whole-House Surge Protection

Modern electronics — smart TVs, computers, refrigerators with circuit boards, smart thermostats, EV chargers — are all highly sensitive to voltage spikes. A single lightning strike or utility switching event can destroy thousands of dollars worth of equipment in an instant. We install whole-house surge protection devices (SPDs) directly at your electrical panel, providing a first line of defense for every circuit and device in your home. We strongly recommend whole-house surge protection as a standard addition to any panel upgrade project.

Service Areas for Electrical Panel Upgrades

M.D. Contracting Solutions provides electrical panel upgrades and power solutions throughout the greater Atlanta metropolitan area, including Atlanta, Marietta, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Roswell, Acworth, Alpharetta, Woodstock, and surrounding communities in Cobb, Cherokee, and Fulton counties. Not sure if we serve your area? Call us at (678) 636-9692 and we will let you know right away.