Five steps take your Cary panel from a first look to a passed final inspection.
1. Load Calculation at Your Free Estimate
We read your panel’s rating, check for open slots and look at the condition of your breakers. Then we list every major appliance and run a load calculation to see how many amps are truly free. Your free written estimate compares the options side by side, from a single breaker or load management to a subpanel or a full service upgrade.
2. Utility Check and Permit
Your bill tells us whether Duke Energy or Town of Apex Electric serves your home, which decides the credit and who handles the meter. We then file the Town of Cary permit online for the panel and charger together. Complete applications are usually processed in about two business days, so the paperwork rarely sets your schedule back.
3. Inspections Before Cover-Up
Cary’s guide calls for groundwork and final inspections, plus a rough-in visit when wiring will be hidden. If your subpanel feeds a detached garage through a trench, the groundwork inspection happens before the trench is backfilled, since the buried conduit has to be seen. We schedule each visit and meet the inspector, so the work never sits waiting on a missed appointment.
4. Panel and Charger Work
The same crew handles your panel and your charger, usually in one visit of 4 hours to a full day. A breaker or load management device takes less time. A full service upgrade takes the whole day with the power off while the panel is changed, and you get the outage window in writing before work starts.
5. Final Inspection and Paperwork
A Town of Cary inspector checks the finished work on a later day. Once it passes, you receive an itemized invoice listing labor, materials and permit costs separately. Duke customers apply within 120 days of the invoice or EV registration, whichever is later, and the credit arrives as a check by mail. Apex Electric customers keep the same invoice for their own records.
