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title: "What Is Service upgrade? Electrical Glossary | Daniel Electric"
description: "A service upgrade raises the amount of power a building can draw from the utility, usually with a new panel, meter base and service wires."
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Panels and service

# Service upgrade

A service upgrade raises the amount of power a building can draw from the utility, usually with a new panel, meter base and service wires.

Upgrades often follow new loads such as an addition, a hot tub or an EV charger. Oncor says the utility gives a service availability statement. It names the meter location, the type of service and the capacity of the service to be provided. A [load calculation](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/load-calculation) shows what size the building needs.

The work touches the [meter base](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/meter-base), the [electrical panel](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/electrical-panel), a permit and utility coordination. A licensed electrician should handle all of it. See [panel repair and replacement](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/electrical-panel-repair-replacement).

[Daniel Electric can helpElectrical panel repair and replacement](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/electrical-panel-repair-replacement)

## Related terms

-   [Electrical panel](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/electrical-panel)
-   [Meter base](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/meter-base)
-   [Load calculation](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/load-calculation)
-   [Service entrance](https://danielelectric.multisites.ai/glossary/service-entrance)

## Sources

1.  [Oncor: Electric Service Guidelines](https://www.oncor.com/content/dam/oncorwww/documents/electric-service-guidelines/Electric%20Service%20Guidelines%202021.pdf)
2.  [OSHA: 1910.399 Definitions applicable to this subpart](https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.399)

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