Electrical cost and rebate tools
Three tools that run in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere until you ask for a quote.
Panel upgrade cost estimator
Pick your panel, target size and site conditions. Get a typical SoCal range with the lines that make it up.
EV charger cost and load calculator
Check whether your panel can carry a Level 2 charger using the NEC existing-home method, and see the matching cost range.
Utility rebate finder
Enter your ZIP. See the programs listed for your utility and city, each with its source link.
What each tool does
Panel upgrade cost estimator. You pick your panel now, the size you want and what makes the site hard, such as a meter move or trenching. It adds the matching ranges from the price table and shows each line, so you can see what is driving the total. It does not know your wiring or your utility, so treat the result as a range to compare quotes against.
EV charger cost and load calculator. It runs the NEC existing-dwelling load method (Article 220.83) on your square footage, main breaker size and big appliances, then checks whether a charger of a given size fits. If it fits, you see the matching install range. If it is tight, the tool says so, and you can read about load management before you pay for a larger panel. The load calculation guide shows the math step by step.
Utility rebate finder. You enter a ZIP. It finds the electric utility and city for that ZIP and lists the programs we track, each with its status and a link to the program's own page. Only programs that are open and pay a flat dollar amount are added into the total. Waitlists, per-unit rates and programs of unknown status are listed but never counted.
What the tools do not do
They do not give a quote, check your permit or confirm that a rebate will pay you. A utility decides who qualifies, and a city sets its own permit fees. Each page names its sources and the date they were checked. Programs and fees change, so check the program page before you plan around a rebate.
Not sure where to start?
If you are weighing a charger against a panel upgrade, run the load calculator first. If the answer is "upgrade," run the panel estimator next, then look up your ZIP in the rebate finder. Or send your ZIP and a photo of your panel and ask the electrician for a range.