Newport Beach electrical contractor Pelican Coast Electric offers free on-site panel evaluations and written estimates to Orange County homeowners. More than half of the county’s housing units were built before 1980.
Newport Beach, California, United States, 15th Oct 2026 – Pelican Coast Electric, a licensed electrical contractor in Newport Beach, offers free on-site electrical panel evaluations to homeowners across Orange County. The company focuses on older homes where the original panel is still in service, and every homeowner gets a written estimate before any work starts.
“Most people don’t know what’s in their panel until something goes wrong,” said Austin Torres, owner of Pelican Coast Electric. “We look at it, tell you what you have and tell you whether it needs work. If it doesn’t, we say so.”
What the evaluation covers
A Pelican Coast Electric electrician reads the panel label, checks the panel’s condition and confirms whether the service has room for new loads such as an EV charger or a heat pump. The homeowner leaves with a clear answer: keep the panel, upgrade it or replace it.
The company serves homeowners and businesses across Orange County and San Bernardino County from its office on West Coast Highway in Newport Beach. Its crews also install whole-home standby generators and EV chargers and provide 24/7 emergency electrical service.
Where older panels are most common
Much of Orange County’s housing is old enough to still have its original electrical panel. According to the Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey, 651,037 of the county’s 1,146,169 housing units went up before 1980, and the median year built is 1977. The share runs higher in the cities that filled in first: 82% in Fountain Valley, 74% in Santa Ana, 69% in Huntington Beach and 68% in Costa Mesa. In Newport Beach it’s 55%.
Plenty of those original panels have been replaced during remodels and sales. The only way to know about a specific house is to read the label.
“Open the panel door and read the label,” Torres said. “If you’re not sure what it tells you, have someone look at it. I’d rather give somebody a straight answer than sell them a panel they don’t need.”
Pelican Coast Electric published a guide on how to identify your electrical panel brand for homeowners who want to check before calling anyone. For panels that do need to come out, the company’s Federal Pacific panel replacement service covers the new panel, the permit, the utility disconnect and the city inspection, with a free on-site evaluation and a written estimate before any work starts. When the brand is fine but the service is too small for an EV charger or a heat pump, the company does a standard electrical panel upgrade.
Pelican Coast Electric holds California contractor license #1133193 (C-10) and has a 5.0-star rating across more than 50 Google reviews. Homeowners can request an evaluation at pelicancoastelectric.com or by calling (949) 779-8189.
About Pelican Coast Electric
Pelican Coast Electric is a licensed and insured electrical contractor (CA License #1133193) based in Newport Beach, California. The company serves residential and commercial clients throughout Orange County and San Bernardino County. Services include electrical panel upgrades, whole-home standby generator installation, EV charger installation, smart home wiring, electrical repairs, and 24/7 emergency electrical service.
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Contact Number: +19497798189
Address: 2901 West Coast Hwy suite 200
City: Newport Beach
State: California
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