It depends mostly on distance and panel capacity. A charger mounted on the garage wall directly behind the panel is a straightforward job. A run to a detached garage, an outdoor pedestal, or a panel that's already full will cost more because it involves conduit, trenching or added capacity. We quote it on site after checking your panel, and the estimate visit is free.

The main variables are whether the meter socket and service mast need replacing, where the panel sits relative to the service drop, permit fees through the City of Calabasas, and SCE coordination for the disconnect. You'll have a firm written number before any work begins.

A tripping breaker is doing its job — something is drawing more current than the circuit can safely carry, or there's a fault. The usual causes are an overloaded circuit, a short in the wiring or a device, a ground fault, or a breaker that has simply worn out from repeated cycling. Resetting it repeatedly without finding the cause is the risky part. If it trips more than once, or if the panel is warm or smells hot, stop resetting and call an electrician.

Rewiring is priced by scope, not by a flat figure. Square footage, number of circuits, single versus two storey, attic and crawlspace access, and whether you need the whole property or just specific problem runs all change the number significantly. Many homes don't need a full rewire — a targeted partial often solves the actual problem, and we'll tell you if that's the case.

A full install covers sizing the unit to your real load, preparing the pad, running the gas line, installing the automatic transfer switch, wiring it into the panel, permitting, and commissioning. Cost tracks generator size and how far the unit sits from the gas meter and panel. As an authorised Generac dealer we size the system to what you actually need to keep running during an outage — which in Calabasas usually means more than just the essentials.

Emergency and after-hours work is priced differently from scheduled work because of the callout. The honest answer is that it depends on the time, the fault, and what parts are needed. Call us and describe what's happening — we'll tell you upfront whether it's a same-day job, what the callout involves, and whether there's anything you should do (or stop doing) before we arrive.

Yes — a service or panel upgrade is permitted work, and in Calabasas that goes through the City of Calabasas rather than LADBS, since Calabasas is its own incorporated city. There's also SCE coordination for the disconnect and reconnect. We handle the permit and the utility scheduling as part of the job, and see it through inspection.

That depends entirely on how it's sized. A properly specified standby unit with an automatic transfer switch will start on its own when utility power drops and carry the circuits it was sized for — for multi-day fire-season shutoffs, most Calabasas homeowners want more than the bare minimum. We'll walk your property, work out what genuinely needs to stay on, and size from there rather than selling you a number off a shelf.