May 2026

Panel Upgrade project in Rochester Hills

This Rochester Hills home got a full panel upgrade to 200 amps, along with whole-home surge suppression installed at the panel.

200 amps is the standard most electricians recommend for a modern home today. It's enough capacity to run central air, an electric range or dryer, a finished basement, and still leave room for what gets added later — a hot tub, a home office setup, an EV charger. Homes still running on 100 amp service, which was standard decades ago, often find themselves maxed out once a few modern conveniences are added, leading to tripped breakers or having to choose which appliances can run at the same time.

The whole-home surge suppressor installed alongside the new panel sits between the incoming power and everything in the house, absorbing voltage spikes before they reach outlets, appliances, and electronics. Power surges can come from the utility grid, from a lightning strike, or even from large appliances cycling on and off inside the home itself. Without protection at the panel, a surge like that can shorten the life of or outright damage anything plugged in at the time — TVs, computers, HVAC control boards, kitchen appliances.

Together, the new panel and surge suppression give this home more usable capacity and a layer of protection it didn't have before.

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1700 block of N Kilburn Rd, Rochester Hills

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Panel Upgrade

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