The carrier circled Federal Pacific on a Highland Square house that predates 200-amp service. Summit County still issues the electrical permit. Ohio Edison still owns the meter.
The county inspector will not pull an Ohio Edison meter. Ohio Edison will not print the Tallmadge Avenue electrical permit. Those two systems do not match. A helper with a van cannot stand in for either one.
What the utilities actually wrote
Most Akron bills are Ohio Edison. Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job.
Start with FirstEnergy’s Ohio Customer Guide, section 3.12. When upgrading, adding load, changing an attachment point, or performing maintenance on an existing overhead service entrance, the customer shall first contact the Company’s Customer Contact Center for guidance and applicable fees.
Qualified electricians may be permitted to disconnect and reconnect overhead single-phase 400-amp or less service drops at the weatherhead with local Company approval.
Electricians are not permitted to disconnect or reconnect underground service laterals.
All overhead and underground electrical upgrades shall be inspected prior to reconnection.
The FirstEnergy electrician FAQ is just as blunt on the seal. A qualified electrician may break the seal only with prior permission from the company. Without written permission, a qualified electrician is prohibited from breaking the seal on a meter.
Ohio Edison does not publish a guaranteed power-off hour count.
Permits in Akron and in Summit County
Inside Akron, start at Summit County Building Standards, 1030 East Tallmadge Ave. The phone is 330-630-7280. The City of Akron Plans and Permits page sends electrical inspections there.
Who pulls the permit matters. The city page says the power company will not turn power on until that service is inspected. Summit County’s FAQ lets a homeowner pull a permit when the home is in their name and a notarized Homeowner’s Affidavit is signed. That FAQ also says to call in for electrical to verify. Owning the home does not mean you should pull the permit and then hire someone under your name.
Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Hudson, Green, and Portage County addresses may file at their own counters. A quote that only says “we handle the permit” should name the city or county on the address.
Price, without inventing one
One Akron contractor page publishes two panel bands and does not hide the split.
ANR Electric’s hire-an-electrician page prints a same-amperage panel replacement at $1,400 to $2,600. The same table prints a 100-amp to 200-amp service upgrade at $2,500 to $4,500. Those two lines do not match. We will not average them. We are not inventing a Summit midpoint from either band.
Ohio OCILB lookup is public. Ask for the EL number and check it before you sign. One shop advertises this work on their own site and prints a license number. ANR Electric’s fire-hazards page names Federal Pacific and Zinsco. The shop’s own About page prints Ohio electrical contractor license EL.46490. They write daily work across Akron. They are listed for the panel letter, not as a Summit directory.
Directory-only shops are omitted. A page that names these brands and does not print an Ohio EL number is not a listing. The listed shop is not affiliated with Panel Letter.
What to hand the carrier
The useful packet is the closed Summit County or other local electrical permit, the passed electrical inspection, an invoice with the license number that was on the permit, and photos if the letter asks. If your electrician produces a load calculation or panel schedule, send that too. We did not find a carrier page that publishes a single statewide sticker form. Ask the agent what they will actually open.
Typical replacement cost
One Akron shop publishes two panel bands. We are not inventing a Summit midpoint from them
$1,400 to $2,600
Panel replacement at the same amperage in Akron, before a service-size change
Their September 2026 hire-an-electrician page. The same table prints $2,500 to $4,500 for a 100A to 200A service upgrade. Those two lines do not match. We will not average them. We are not inventing a Summit midpoint from either band.
Source: ANR Electric
Permit
Summit County Department of Building Standards
Who pulls it: Summit County Building Standards is at 1030 East Tallmadge Ave., Akron, OH 44310. The main line is 330-630-7280. The City of Akron Plans and Permits page is blunt. City of Akron building permits for electrical work are inspected by Summit County Department of Building Standards. The city page also says the power company will not turn power on until the service is inspected, and that inspection is Summit County at 330-630-7280. Summit County’s FAQ says a homeowner can pull a permit when the home is in their name and a notarized Homeowner’s Affidavit is signed. That FAQ also says to call in for electrical to verify. Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Hudson, and other Summit cities are not automatically the Tallmadge Avenue file.
Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Hudson, Green, and Portage County addresses may file at their own counters. A quote that only says we handle the permit should name the city or county on the address. Ohio electrical-contractor licensing is the Construction Industry Licensing Board. Ask for the EL number they will put on the Summit County file.
Utility coordination
Ohio Edison, a FirstEnergy company, on most Akron bills
Who disconnects: FirstEnergy’s Ohio Customer Guide is blunt. When upgrading, adding load, changing an attachment point, or performing maintenance on an existing overhead service entrance, the customer shall first contact the Company’s Customer Contact Center for guidance and applicable fees. Qualified electricians may be permitted to disconnect and reconnect overhead single-phase 400-amp or less service drops at the weatherhead with local Company approval. Electricians are not permitted to disconnect or reconnect underground service laterals. All overhead and underground electrical upgrades shall be inspected prior to reconnection. The FirstEnergy electrician FAQ is just as blunt on the seal. A qualified electrician may break the seal only with prior permission from the company. Without written permission, a qualified electrician is prohibited from breaking the seal on a meter. That is not a homeowner meter-pull path.
Outage window: Ohio Edison does not publish a guaranteed power-off hour count for a residential panel swap.
Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job. Most City of Akron addresses are Ohio Edison. A like-for-like panel swap still needs the Summit County inspection and that utility ticket. A service-size change is still that utility’s disconnect and reconnect, not a helper cutting the seal. Underground service has no electrician disconnect exception in the FirstEnergy guide. ANR Electric writes that a typical residential panel installation finishes in a workday once the ticket is set. That is a contractor field note.
What to hand the insurer
- Closed Summit County or other local electrical permit
- Passed electrical inspection
- Invoice showing the Ohio EL number used on the permit
- Photos of the old and new panel if the carrier’s letter asks for them
- Load calculation or panel schedule if the electrician produced one
Ask your agent for the exact list. Carriers do not publish a single national checklist.
Electricians who advertise this job
A shop is listed only if it advertises Federal Pacific, Zinsco, or insurance-driven panel replacement on its own site and prints a license number there. Trade-association locators already exist. We will not pad this list. Verify the license before you hire.
To get introduced, use the quote form on this page. We do not send you to the shop from here.
ANR Electric
Akron, OH
Published license: EL.46490 (Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board)
Own Akron fire-hazards page that names Federal Pacific and Zinsco replacement, backed by Ohio electrical contractor license EL.46490 printed on the shop’s own About page.
How this page was built
Compiled by Panel Letter on 2026-09-26 from the public pages below. If a fact was not on a cited page, it is marked as unverified in the copy. This is a research guide, not a bid.
- ANR Electric, Home electrical systems fire hazards
Names Federal Pacific and Zinsco electrical panels and Federal Pacific and Zinsco panel replacements.
- ANR Electric, About
Prints Ohio electrical contractor license EL.46490. Public shop email is on this page. 3783 State Street, Akron.
- ANR Electric, How to hire an electrician in Akron
Prints panel replacement, same amperage, $1,400 to $2,600. Prints 100A to 200A service upgrade $2,500 to $4,500. Names Summit County as the Akron electrical-permit office.
- ANR Electric, Electrical permit in Akron
Summit County Building Standards issues Akron electrical permits. Homeowner path needs a notarized Homeowner’s Affidavit.
- Summit County, Building Standards
1030 East Tallmadge Ave., Akron, OH 44310. 330-630-7280. Homeowner permit possible with HOA. Call in for electrical to verify.
- City of Akron, Plans and permits
City of Akron electrical inspections are performed by Summit County Building Standards. Power company waits on that inspection.
- FirstEnergy, Customer Guide for Electric Service, Ohio
Section 3.12. Customer contacts the Company first. Overhead 400-amp or less weatherhead disconnect may be allowed with local approval. Electricians are not permitted to disconnect underground laterals. Inspection before reconnection.
- FirstEnergy, Customer Guide FAQ
Qualified electrician may break a meter seal only with prior company permission. Without written permission, breaking the seal is prohibited.
- Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board, License lookup
Official Ohio electrical contractor lookup.