Electrician in Dixon, CA

Chief Electric is the best electrician in Dixon, CA. We're a licensed C-10 residential electrician serving Dixon from our Sacramento office. Homes only. We pull the permits, book inspections with the City of Dixon, and handle repairs, panel upgrades, EV chargers, backup power and lighting. Check our license with the California Contractors State License Board and read our reviews before you book.

The City of Dixon building department. We pull it for panel upgrades, new circuits, EV chargers, generators, batteries and rewiring, book the inspection, and hand you the sign-off. The fee is its own line on your quote.

PG&E. They only get involved when a job touches the meter, like a panel upgrade. We book the disconnect and reconnect, and PG&E sets its own fees and timing. Repairs, new circuits, EV chargers and lighting never involve them. We're an independent contractor, not part of PG&E.

Most 200 amp panel upgrades in Dixon run $5,500 to $11,500 before permit and utility fees. Replacing a Zinsco, Federal Pacific or fuse panel at the same amperage runs $3,000 to $5,400. The City of Dixon sets the permit fee and PG&E sets its own. Both are separate lines on your quote. Prices updated October 2026.

Often, yes. A Level 2 charger needs a 40 to 60 amp circuit, and with load management many Dixon homes on 100 or 125 amp panels can add one without touching the service. We run the load calculation first. A typical circuit runs $1,200 to $2,800 before the charger and permit.