Across 436 permits filed since 2025-01-28, the median is $4,500; half of projects fall between $3,500 and $6,826. Figures are permit valuations reported to building departments. National cost guides answer this question with averages from other markets; these numbers are what homeowners in Erie County, NY actually reported when they pulled permits.
Recent filings
- full-service upgrade.We will install a new 150-amp service, update the grounding and bonding and install a new service outlet below the panel.Buffalo · 2026-07-28$5,000
- KITCHEN AND MASTER BATH RE-WIRE 200 AMPS 120/240 VOLTBuffalo · 2026-07-28$33,000
- National Grid to install a 1000 KVA 480/277v transformer. we will come off of that and install a 1200 amp service rated disconnect. WR # 01-26-31233357Buffalo · 2026-07-27$18,000
How to read these numbers
Permit valuations are the project cost the applicant reports to the building department. They skew slightly low — nobody rounds up for the permit fee — and scope varies, so the middle-half range is the honest picture: half of all electrical panel upgrade permits in Erie County, NY came in between $3,500 and $6,826. We exclude permits under $1,000, jobs filed as whole-house construction, and counties whose building departments don't reliably report valuations.
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