Leesburg’s fee schedule effective October 1, 2025 lists electrical trade work at $0.06 per square foot per service equipment, with a $150 residential minimum. R. Howe’s Leesburg location page lists Federal Pacific and Zinsco swaps and shows EC13015623 in the license FAQ.
What the utility actually wrote
Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job.
Leesburg Electric has served Leesburg, Fruitland Park, and surrounding areas since 1924. The Building Services checklist asks for a Work Order from the Electric Department when that utility applies.
Lake County’s Electric Service Providers map covers the whole county and lists Leesburg Electric, Duke Energy and SECO among its providers. The bill decides which utility you call.
If the bill says Duke Energy Florida, Duke’s rules and regulations govern the meter. A Duke representative applies the seal.
Removing it without that representative is the act section 5.02 forbids. Title stays with Duke, excluding the self-contained enclosure.
Under section 5.04, tampering with the company’s meters can be prosecuted under Florida law.
Permits go through Leesburg Online Services.
Permits for a Leesburg address
Building Division is at 501 West Meadow Street.
Who pulls the permit matters. Leesburg’s Electric Residential checklist asks for a Work Order from the Electric Department if applicable, listed next to the electrical layout.
Digital packets go through Leesburg Online Services. Hours on the fee-schedule footer are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The 2026 column lists Electrical (per service equipment) at $0.06 per square foot, with a $150 residential trade minimum, a $25 administrative fee, a $7 administrative technology fee and an $80 re-inspection fee. The schedule adds a 1.5 percent Florida Building Surcharge and a 1.0 percent Florida Recovery Fund, with a $2.00 minimum for each, and it does not say which square footage a panel swap uses.
EC13015623 is the number in R. Howe’s Leesburg license FAQ. Look for EC13015623 on the permit record.
Price, without inventing one
The Leesburg fee schedule stops at the permit.
In Phaze’s Orlando page, an interior load-center replacement is $2,400 to $3,200. In TrueBright’s Orlando page, most Central Florida replacements are $1,800 to $3,500. One cell is for an interior load center and the other is a regional band, so neither is a Leesburg quote.
Search EC13015623 on Florida’s DBPR license portal. R. Howe’s Leesburg FAQ shows that license. The DBPR extract, re-read 11/02/2026, lists R. Howe Electric, Inc. in Orlando, class EC, Current and Active, expiring 08/31/2028. R Howe Electric Inc’s proof-of-coverage record, updated 11/01/2026, names Technology Insurance Company, policy TWC4826832, running 06/19/2026 to 06/19/2027. In Phaze and TrueBright supply cost rows only.
The listed shop is not affiliated with Panel Letter.
What to hand the carrier
Start with the closed Online Services electrical record. The inspection result is on that same city record. R. Howe’s invoice goes in with EC13015623 printed on it. Photographs of the old and new panel, and a load calculation, belong in the packet if the letter asked.
Use the papers the carrier’s letter names.
Typical replacement cost
Leesburg lists permit fees but no install price. An Orlando interior-panel cell and a Central Florida band do not match
$2,400 to $3,200
Orlando interior-panel cell printed outside Leesburg
In Phaze’s Orlando page, an interior load-center replacement is $2,400 to $3,200. In TrueBright’s Orlando page, the Central Florida band is $1,800 to $3,500. One cell is for an interior load center and the other is a regional band, so neither is a Leesburg quote. Cost source only.
Source: In Phaze Electric$1,800 to $3,500
TrueBright Central Florida band from an Orlando page, not a Leesburg URL
TrueBright’s Orlando page is the $1,800 to $3,500 Central Florida band. In Phaze, a different shop, prices an interior swap at $2,400 to $3,200. The two do not match. Cost source only. The $150 minimum is a city fee.
Source: TrueBright Electric
Permit
City of Leesburg Building Division
Who pulls it: Leesburg Building is at 501 West Meadow Street, Leesburg, FL 34748. The published building line is (352) 728-9735. Hours on the fee-schedule footer are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Applications go through Leesburg Online Services for Building Permits. The Building Services checklist for Electric Residential (ELR) asks for the permit application, a property record card, an electrical layout or diagram, and a Work Order from the Electric Department if applicable. A recorded Notice of Commencement is required before the first inspection when the job cost is over $5,000. The fee schedule effective October 1, 2025, 2026 column, prices Electrical (per service equipment) at $0.06 per square foot. The minimum for all residential trade permits is $150. An administrative fee of $25 and an administrative technology fee of $7 attach to every application. The schedule adds a 1.5 percent Florida Building Surcharge and a 1.0 percent Florida Recovery Fund, with a $2.00 minimum for each. Re-inspection is $80. The schedule does not say which square footage a panel swap uses.
Who pulls the permit matters. Leesburg’s Electric Residential checklist asks for a Work Order from the Electric Department if applicable. EC13015623 is the number in R. Howe’s Leesburg license FAQ, and it is the number to look for on the permit record.
Utility coordination
Leesburg Electric work order, or a Duke Energy Florida seal
Who disconnects: Read the electric logo first. Leesburg Electric has served Leesburg, Fruitland Park, and surrounding areas since 1924. The Building Services checklist asks for a Work Order from the Electric Department if applicable. Lake County’s Electric Service Providers map covers the whole county and lists Leesburg Electric, Duke Energy and SECO among its providers, so the bill decides which utility you call. On a Duke Energy Florida account, section 5.02 of the tariff limits removing or destroying a meter seal to an authorized Duke representative. Title to the meter stays with Duke apart from the self-contained enclosure, and section 5.04 sends tampering to prosecution under Florida law. Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job.
Outage window: Neither the Leesburg Electric department page nor Duke’s tariff gives a total outage length.
Permits go through Leesburg Online Services.
What to hand the insurer
- Closed City of Leesburg electrical permit from Online Services
- Passed Leesburg electrical inspection on that same record
- Invoice that reprints the Florida EC used on the Online Services record
- Photographs of the panel before and after, if the carrier’s letter asked for them
- Load calculation, 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.
R. Howe Electric
Leesburg, FL
Published license: EC13015623 (Florida DBPR Electrical Contractors Licensing Board)
Own Leesburg page that names Federal Pacific and Zinsco panel replacement and Leesburg, and that prints Florida electrical contractor license EC13015623.
How this page was built
Compiled by Panel Letter on 2026-11-02 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.
- R. Howe Electric, Electrician in Leesburg
Names Leesburg throughout. Lists Federal Pacific and Zinsco panel replacements. Prints EC13015623 in its Leesburg license FAQ. Footer mailbox is on this page and kept in outreachNotes. Site phone 407-714-1341.
- Florida DBPR, Electrical contractor extract lic08el.csv
Official extract, retrieved 10/31/2026 and re-read 11/02/2026. R. HOWE ELECTRIC, INC., Orlando, FL. License 13015623. Class EC. Primary status C (Current). Secondary status A (Active). Original 11/04/2025. Expiration 08/31/2028. EC13015623.
- In Phaze Electric, Electrical panel upgrade
Prints Interior panel replacement $2,400 to $3,200. Same location, existing feeders and meter can be reused. Names Federal Pacific and Zinsco as replaced, never reused. Prints ER13014254. Cost source only here.
- TrueBright Electric, Electrical panel replacement
Prints Most residential panel replacements in Central Florida run $1,800 to $3,500 depending on panel size, condition of existing wiring, and whether the meter can or riser needs work. Names Federal Pacific, Zinsco, Sylvania, or Challenger. Prints EC13014479. Cost source only here.
- City of Leesburg, Building
Leesburg Online Services for Building Permits. Building Services Division (352) 728-9735.
- City of Leesburg, Building Services checklist
Electric Residential (ELR). Permit Application. Property Record Card. Electrical Layout or Diagram. Work Order from Electric Department (if applicable). Recorded and Certified Notice of Commencement (Job cost over $5,000) before first inspection.
- City of Leesburg, Building permit fee schedule
CITY OF LEESBURG BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE Effective October 1, 2025. 2026 column. TRADE PERMITS. Minimum for all trade permits Residential $150 Commercial $250. Electrical (per service equipment) $0.06 per sq. ft. Administrative Fee $25. Administrative Technology Fee $7. Re-inspection $80. Footer 501 West Meadow Street, Leesburg, FL 34748. Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30 pm.
- City of Leesburg, Electric
The Leesburg Electric Department has served customers in Leesburg, Fruitland Park and surrounding areas since 1924. Business Hours 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Monday through Friday. (352) 728-9830. Joe T. Municipal Ops Ctr, 2010 Griffin Road, Leesburg, Florida 34748.
- Lake County GIS, Electric Service Providers
Electrical Service Providers legend covers all of Lake County and lists Mount Dora Electric, Leesburg Electric, Clay Electric, Duke Energy, and SECO.
- Florida Division of Workers' Compensation, Proof of Coverage
Updated 11/01/2026. R HOWE ELECTRIC INC, Technology Insurance Company, policy TWC4826832, 06/19/2026 to 06/19/2027, class 5190.
- Duke Energy Florida, Rules and Regulations
The company installs and maintains the meter. Title to meters and metering equipment remains in the company, excluding self-contained meter enclosures. 5.02 Meter Seals: All meters will be sealed by a representative of the Company. Such meter seals must not be removed, destroyed or tampered with by any person other than an authorized representative of the Company. 5.04 Tampering with Meters: Unauthorized connections to and tampering with the Company's meters or metering equipment shall subject the Customer to prosecution under the laws of the State of Florida.
- Florida DBPR, License search
Official Florida electrical-contractor license lookup.