The carrier circled a brand on a garage wall. eBuild still wants an electrical permit on that address. EWEB still wants authorization before anyone breaks the meter seal.
Pull the electrical trade permit through eBuild. Get EWEB's seal authorization or modified-service ticket before anyone breaks a meter seal. Those two systems do not match. A helper with a van cannot print that permit or open that EWEB ticket.
What EWEB actually wrote
Start with the electric-service policy. At the time of installation, the meter shall be sealed.
It shall not be tampered with or the seal broken by anyone without prior authorization from EWEB.
That sentence names electricians. It also names homeowners doing their own work.
When a contractor needs the inside of the meter base, the same policy says EWEB’s seal shall not be broken without authorization. By prior arrangement, EWEB may authorize the customer or contractor to break the seal if that is in the best interest of both parties. That is still EWEB’s authorization. It is not a homeowner meter-pull path.
Overhead-service standard EC5-B.1500 is operational. Call Electric Operations at 541-685-7457 to schedule disconnection of service, if applicable, or energization of service. After the local authority inspects the work, the contractor calls Operations again to energize.
A service-size change is a different ticket. The new, temporary, or modified-service page starts with the building permit. Then EWEB wants a new-service request and a residential load-info sheet. Distribution Engineering is 541-685-7521.
Confirm the logo on the bill. Most Eugene addresses are EWEB.
Springfield is SUB. SUB’s meter page is harder still. Only qualified SUB staff are authorized to cut seals, and to remove or install SUB meters.
EWEB does not publish a guaranteed power-off hour count. SUB does not publish one either.
Permits inside Eugene and in Lane County
Inside the city, start at Building and Permit Services, 99 W. 10th Avenue. Electrical trade permits go through eBuild. Intake is 541-682-5505 or PermitInfo@eugene-or.gov.
Who pulls the permit matters. The Electrical Application has two paths. The contractor path wants the electrical license number, the CCB number, and the signing supervisor’s license number. The Owner installation block cites ORS 479.540(1). The owner signs that the work is on residential or farm property they or an immediate family member own, and that the property is not intended for sale, exchange, lease, or rent. Owning the home does not mean you should pull the permit and then hire someone under your name.
Unincorporated Lane County files at the county. Homeowners use ePASS. Contractors use ePermitting for residential electrical permits. The building message line is 541-682-4651.
Springfield files at the city. Cottage Grove, Creswell, Junction City, and Veneta may file at a different counter. A quote that only says “we handle the permit” should name the city on the address.
Price, without inventing one
Bohemia’s homepage FAQ publishes one Lane County band and does not hide the caveats. Most residential panel upgrades are printed at $2,500 to $4,500. The same sentence says that number moves with 100-amp or 200-amp service, meter-base or mast work, and what the utility requires at the connection.
We found one contractor-published Lane County band this night. We will not invent a second number to stand next to it. We are not inventing a Eugene midpoint from this table.
Oregon license lookup is public. Ask for the CCB number and check it on the CCB search before you sign. One shop advertises this work on their own site and prints a license number. Bohemia’s homepage names a Federal Pacific or Zinsco label as a reason a panel needs replacement and prints CCB 256014. They write daily work across Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove, and Lane County. They are listed for the panel letter, not as a Lane County directory.
Directory-only shops are omitted. A page that names these brands and does not print an Oregon CCB 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 city or county electrical permit, the passed municipal 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 Lane County shop publishes a panel-upgrade band. We are not inventing a Eugene midpoint from it
$2,500 to $4,500
Most residential panel upgrades in Lane County, 100-amp or 200-amp
Their homepage FAQ. The same sentence says the number moves with service size, meter-base or mast work, and what the utility requires at the connection. We are not inventing a Eugene midpoint from this band.
Source: Bohemia Electric
Permit
City of Eugene Building and Permit Services
Who pulls it: Eugene’s trade-permit page sends electrical applications through eBuild. Anyone who needs a city building permit can create an eBuild account. You do not have to be a contractor to open that account. The city’s Electrical Application (Form F-303, updated July 2026) has an Owner installation block. That block asks the owner to sign that the work is on residential or farm property they or an immediate family member own, and that the property is not intended for sale, exchange, lease, or rent, citing ORS 479.540(1) and 479.560(1). The contractor block asks for the electrical license number, the CCB number, and the signing supervisor’s license number. Intake is 541-682-5505 or PermitInfo@eugene-or.gov. Building and Permit Services is 541-682-5086. Unincorporated Lane County is a different counter. Lane County’s Building Safety page sends homeowners to ePASS and sends contractors to ePermitting for residential electrical permits. Springfield files at the city.
Cottage Grove, Creswell, Junction City, and Veneta may file at a different counter than 99 W. 10th Avenue. A quote that only says we handle the permit should name the city on the address. Oregon electrical-contractor advertising is the CCB number. Eugene’s application still wants the BCD electrical license and the signing supervisor number on the contractor path.
Utility coordination
Eugene Water and Electric Board on most Eugene bills
Who disconnects: EWEB’s electric-service policy is blunt. At the time of installation, the meter shall be sealed. It shall not be tampered with or the seal broken by anyone without prior authorization from EWEB. That advance-authorization rule includes electricians as well as homeowners doing their own work. When a contractor must have access to the inside of the meter base, EWEB’s seal shall not be broken without authorization from EWEB. By prior arrangement, EWEB may authorize the customer or contractor to break the seal if doing so is in the best interest of both parties. That is an authorization, not a homeowner meter-pull path. Overhead-service standard EC5-B.1500 tells the contractor to call Electric Operations at 541-685-7457 to schedule disconnection of service, if applicable, or energization of service. After the service has passed inspection by the local authority, the contractor shall contact EWEB Operations to schedule energizing service. A service-size change is a different ticket. EWEB’s new, temporary, or modified-service page says the first step is the building permit. Then the customer completes a new-service request and a residential load-info sheet. Distribution Engineering is 541-685-7521 or distributionengineering@eweb.org. Buildings and Renovation is 541-685-7086. Springfield Utility Board is a different utility. SUB’s meter page says only qualified SUB staff are authorized to cut seals, and to remove or install SUB meters.
Outage window: Neither EWEB nor SUB publishes a guaranteed power-off hour count for a residential panel swap.
Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job. Most Eugene addresses are EWEB. Springfield addresses are SUB. Cottage Grove and some Lane County bills can be a different utility. A like-for-like panel swap still needs EWEB seal authorization and the city or county inspection. A service-size change is the modified-service process as well as the building permit.
What to hand the insurer
- Closed City of Eugene, Springfield, or Lane County electrical permit
- Passed municipal inspection (the approval EWEB or SUB needs before energizing)
- Invoice showing the Oregon CCB 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.
Bohemia Electric
Cottage Grove / Eugene, OR
Published license: CCB 256014 (Oregon Construction Contractors Board)
Own homepage FAQ that names a Federal Pacific or Zinsco label as a reason a panel needs replacement, prints $2,500 to $4,500 for Lane County panel upgrades, and prints Oregon CCB #256014.
How this page was built
Compiled by Panel Letter on 2026-09-17 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.
- Bohemia Electric, homepage and FAQ
Names Federal Pacific or Zinsco as a replacement trigger. Prints $2,500 to $4,500 for most Lane County residential panel upgrades. Prints Oregon CCB #256014 and a public shop email.
- City of Eugene, Trade permits
Electrical trade permits go through eBuild. Intake 541-682-5505 or PermitInfo@eugene-or.gov.
- City of Eugene, eBuild
Contractors, architects, engineers, designers, or owners can apply. You do not have to be a contractor to create an account.
- City of Eugene, Electrical Application Form F-303
Updated July 2026. Owner installation cites ORS 479.540(1) and 479.560(1). Contractor block asks for the electrical license, CCB, and signing supervisor numbers.
- Oregon Revised Statutes 479.540
A person is not required to obtain a license to make an electrical installation on residential or farm property they or an immediate family member own if the property is not intended for sale, exchange, lease, or rent.
- Lane County, Building Safety
Homeowners use ePASS. Contractors use ePermitting for residential electrical permits. Building message line 541-682-4651.
- EWEB, Steps to request new, temporary, or modified service
Building permit first. Then a new-service request and a load-info sheet. Distribution Engineering 541-685-7521.
- EWEB, Electric service policy (meter seals)
The meter shall be sealed. It shall not be tampered with or the seal broken by anyone without prior authorization from EWEB, including electricians and homeowners.
- EWEB, Overhead service standard EC5-B.1500
Call Electric Operations at 541-685-7457 to schedule disconnection or energization. After local inspection, the contractor contacts Operations to energize.
- Springfield Utility Board, Underground service and meter requirements
Only qualified SUB staff are authorized to cut seals, and to remove or install SUB meters.
- Oregon CCB, License search
Official Oregon contractor license lookup.