The letter names Federal Pacific on a West Side triple-decker that predates 200-amp service. Planning and Community Development still wants a mailed electrical permit. Eversource still owns the meter on most Manchester bills.
The city inspector will not pull an Eversource meter. Eversource will not print the City Hall Plaza electrical permit. Those two systems do not match. A helper with a van cannot stand in for either one.
What the utilities actually wrote
Southern New Hampshire is not one utility. Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job.
If the bill says Eversource, start with the New Hampshire Requirements for Electric Service Connections. Meters will be furnished, owned, and maintained by the Company and shall be installed, removed, and changed only by authorized Company employees.
The Customer shall not permit access to the Company’s meters, equipment, and facilities located on the premises by other than an authorized representative of the Company or of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission.
That is not a homeowner meter-pull path.
A.J. LeBlanc Heating also names Unitil and Liberty for some Southern New Hampshire towns. Liberty’s Granite State Electric tariff is a different company. If a seal needs to be removed for access, only the Company or a licensed electrician are authorized, with notification to the Company before the seal comes off. Those two systems do not match.
City of Manchester addresses are Eversource. Confirm the logo before anyone prices a Bedford, Goffstown, or Nashua job.
None of those utilities publish a guaranteed power-off hour count. LeBlanc writes that most panel upgrades finish in one day and that power is restored the same day in most cases. That is a contractor field note.
Permits in Manchester, Bedford, and the rest of Southern NH
Inside Manchester, start at Planning and Community Development, One City Hall Plaza. The department is 603-624-6450. Electrical applications can be filled out online. They must be printed, signed, and mailed with the fees. The city does not currently accept those applications electronically. No work should start before an approved permit is mailed back.
Who pulls the permit matters. Multi-family dwellings, non-owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and commercial projects require a licensed NH Master electrician. The city’s own page does not print a one-line owner-electrician exemption for a panel swap on an owner-occupied house. Ask Planning which name goes on the mailed file before you sign. Owning the home does not mean you should pull the permit and then hire someone under your name.
Bedford is not the City Hall Plaza file. Bedford’s building ordinance wants an electrical permit for work defined in RSA 319-C:2, III. A New Hampshire licensed electrician must do the installations unless excepted under RSA 319-C:3, or the owner is doing the work inside that owner’s existing primary dwelling. Bedford issues the electrical permit only to the license holders themselves unless the Building Department approves another path.
Nashua, Goffstown, Hooksett, and other Southern NH towns file at their own counters. A quote that only says “we handle the permit” should name the city or town on the address.
Price, without inventing one
One Southern New Hampshire contractor page publishes a 200-amp band and does not hide the caveats.
A.J. LeBlanc Heating’s panel-upgrade page prints $3,500 to $6,000 for a 200-amp upgrade. They say the number moves with whether a new meter base is required, the complexity of the existing wiring, and utility coordination. We will not average them. We are not inventing a Merrimack midpoint from this band.
New Hampshire license lookup is public. Ask for the Electricians’ Board number and check it before you sign. One shop advertises this work on their own site and prints a license number. LeBlanc’s panel-upgrade page names Federal Pacific Stab-Lok and Zinsco. The same shop’s About page prints NH Master Electrical License #0289C. They write daily work across Manchester, Bedford, Nashua, and the towns in between. They are listed for the panel letter, not as a Southern New Hampshire directory.
Directory-only shops are omitted. A page that names these brands and does not print a New Hampshire electrical license 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 Manchester, Bedford, or other Southern NH 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 Southern New Hampshire shop publishes a 200-amp band. We are not inventing a Merrimack midpoint from it
$3,500 to $6,000
200-amp panel upgrade in Southern New Hampshire, moving with meter-base work, existing wiring, and utility coordination
Their Southern NH panel-upgrade FAQ. They say the number moves with whether a new meter base is required, the complexity of the existing wiring, and utility coordination. We are not inventing a Merrimack midpoint from this band.
Source: A.J. LeBlanc Heating
Permit
City of Manchester Planning and Community Development, Building Division
Who pulls it: Planning and Community Development is at One City Hall Plaza, Manchester, NH 03101. The department is 603-624-6450 or PCD@ManchesterNH.gov. Electrical permit applications can be filled out online. They must be printed, signed, and mailed with the fees. The city does not currently accept those applications electronically. No work should start before an approved permit is mailed back. Multi-family dwellings, non-owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and commercial projects require a licensed NH Master electrician. Bedford addresses are not that counter. Bedford’s building ordinance says electrical permits are required for work defined in RSA 319-C:2, III. A New Hampshire licensed electrician must perform the installations unless excepted under RSA 319-C:3, or the property owner is performing the work inside that owner’s existing primary dwelling. Bedford issues the electrical permit only to the license holders themselves unless the Building Department approves another path. Nashua, Goffstown, Hooksett, and other Southern NH towns file at their own counters.
Bedford, Goffstown, Hooksett, and Nashua are not the City Hall Plaza file. A quote that only says we handle the permit should name the city or town on the address. New Hampshire electrical licensing is the Electricians’ Board at OPLC. Ask for the number they will put on the mailed file.
Utility coordination
Eversource on most Manchester bills
Who disconnects: Eversource’s New Hampshire Requirements for Electric Service Connections are blunt. Meters will be furnished, owned, and maintained by the Company and shall be installed, removed, and changed only by authorized Company employees. The Customer shall not permit access to the Company’s meters, equipment, and facilities located on the premises by other than an authorized representative of the Company or of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission. That is not a homeowner meter-pull path. A.J. LeBlanc Heating also names Unitil and Liberty for some Southern New Hampshire towns. Liberty’s Granite State Electric tariff is a different company. If a seal needs to be removed for access, only the Company or a licensed electrician are authorized, with notification to the Company before the seal comes off. Those two systems do not match. Confirm the logo on the bill. Manchester addresses are Eversource.
Outage window: Eversource, Unitil, and Liberty do not publish a guaranteed power-off hour count for a residential panel swap.
Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job. City of Manchester addresses are Eversource. Some surrounding Southern New Hampshire towns are Unitil or Liberty. A like-for-like panel swap still needs the city or town inspection and that utility’s ticket. A service-size change is still that utility’s disconnect and reconnect, not a helper cutting the seal. LeBlanc writes that most panel upgrades finish in one day and that power is restored the same day in most cases. That is a contractor field note.
What to hand the insurer
- Closed City of Manchester, Town of Bedford, or other Southern NH electrical permit
- Passed electrical inspection
- Invoice showing the New Hampshire electrical license 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.
A.J. LeBlanc Heating
Bedford / Manchester, NH
Published license: 0289C (New Hampshire Electricians' Board, Office of Professional Licensure and Certification)
Own Southern NH panel-upgrade page that names Federal Pacific Stab-Lok and Zinsco replacement, backed by NH Master Electrical License #0289C printed on the shop’s own About page.
How this page was built
Compiled by Panel Letter on 2026-09-25 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.
- A.J. LeBlanc Heating, Electrical panel upgrades in Southern NH
Names Federal Pacific Stab-Lok and Zinsco. Prints $3,500 to $6,000 for a 200A Southern NH upgrade. Names Eversource, Unitil, and Liberty coordination.
- A.J. LeBlanc Heating, About
Prints NH Master Electrical License #0289C. Address 45 South River Road, Bedford. Public shop email is on this page.
- City of Manchester, Permit applications
Electrical applications must be printed, signed, and mailed. Multi-family, non-owner-occupied single-family, and commercial work require a licensed NH Master electrician. 603-624-6450. PCD@ManchesterNH.gov. One City Hall Plaza.
- Town of Bedford, Building construction
Electrical permit required. Licensed NH electrician unless RSA 319-C:3 exception or owner work in the existing primary dwelling. Permit issued to the license holders unless the Building Department approves another path.
- Eversource, Requirements for Electric Service Connections (New Hampshire)
Meters installed, removed, and changed only by authorized Company employees. Customer shall not permit access to Company meters except by an authorized Company or NHPUC representative.
- Eversource, Construction and renovation
Online request path for upgraded service and other construction electrical work.
- Eversource, Electric service FAQs
A homeowner may submit an electric-service request for an owner-occupied single-family home only after a homeowner electrical permit is granted by the local authority.
- Liberty Utilities, Granite State Electric tariff
If a seal needs to be removed for access, only the Company or a licensed electrician are authorized, with prior notification to the Company. This is a different utility from Eversource.
- New Hampshire OPLC, License lookup
Official New Hampshire electrician license lookup.