Alabama Power tells you never to pull the meter yourself. Build Mobile still wants the Government Street file. One Mobile shop names Federal Pacific and Zinsco on its own site and prints an Alabama electrical license number.
Build Mobile can close the Government Street electrical permit. It cannot pull Alabama Power’s meter. Only the Business Service Center can schedule the meter disconnect and reconnect. Those two systems do not match.
What the utilities actually wrote
Most Mobile bills are Alabama Power. Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job.
Start with the generator-safety brochure. Never attempt to remove your home’s electric meter.
The after-the-storm page adds a second rule. The meter box belongs to the customer, not Alabama Power. If the meter box is damaged, a licensed electrician has to make the repairs before Alabama Power is allowed to restore power.
The builders portal adds the disconnect desk. Call 1-888-430-5787. Be prepared to share the 911 address, meter number, or account number.
Allow up to three business days to complete a disconnect or reconnect, weather permitting. Electrical inspection release must match the 911 address exactly. That is not a homeowner meter-pull path.
Alabama Power does not publish a guaranteed power-off hour count.
Permits in Mobile
Inside the city, start at Build Mobile, 205 Government Street, 3rd Floor, South Tower. The permitting phone is 251-208-5895.
Who pulls the permit matters. Mobile’s Open Now page says construction projects require a building permit and that trade permits exist so licensed professionals do the work. If you are paying an electrician, the electrician’s name belongs on the Build Mobile application, not yours.
The city’s homeowner electrical affidavit is a path for work the owner intends to install. Addresses outside the city limits are not the Government Street file. The Government Street counter and the City of Mobile electrical-permit rules on this page do not cover those addresses. A quote that only says “we handle the permit” should name the city on the address.
Price, without inventing one
Neither printed band below was written for a Mobile house.
Advantage’s Destin page prints Federal Pacific or Zinsco replacement at $2,000 to $4,500. Banks Quarles’ Tuscaloosa FAQ prints a 100-amp to 200-amp upgrade at $2,500 to $4,000. One is a Florida Panhandle price and the other comes from Tuscaloosa, not the coast. Peaden’s panels page skips pricing, so ask for a written figure before you weigh it against either band. Those two systems do not match. We will not average them. We are not inventing a Government Street midpoint from either system.
The Alabama Electrical Contractors Board keeps the license record, so look the number up before work starts. Peaden’s Mobile County panels page names Federal Pacific or Zinsco replacements. The license, AL Electric 09852, prints on Peaden’s Baldwin County electrical page on the same peaden.com site. Their panels page lists Mobile, Saraland, and Tillmans Corner. They are listed for the panel letter, not as a Mobile County directory.
Directory-only shops are omitted. A page that names these brands and does not print an Alabama 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 City of Mobile 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 Destin shop and one Tuscaloosa shop publish panel bands that do not match. We are not inventing a Government Street midpoint from them
$2,000 to $4,500
Federal Pacific or Zinsco replacement printed by a Destin, Florida shop
Their Destin panel-upgrade page. A Tuscaloosa shop prints a 100-amp to 200-amp upgrade at $2,500 to $4,000. Those two systems do not match. We will not average them. We are not inventing a Government Street midpoint from either system.
Source: Advantage HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical$2,500 to $4,000
100-amp to 200-amp upgrade printed by a Tuscaloosa shop
Their Tuscaloosa panel-upgrade FAQ. This is not Advantage’s $2,000 to $4,500 FPE system. Those two systems do not match. We will not average them. It prices a service upgrade. A like-for-like panel swap is a different scope.
Source: Banks Quarles
Permit
City of Mobile Build Mobile, Permitting and Inspections
Who pulls it: Build Mobile sits at Government Plaza, 205 Government Street, 3rd Floor, South Tower, Mobile, AL 36602. The published main contact is 251-208-7696. The permitting line on the permitting page is 251-208-5895. The electrical-permit application lists permitting@cityofmobile.org and 251-208-7198. Counter window hours on the city page are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Applications go through CSS. Addresses outside the city limits are not the Government Street file.
Mobile’s Open Now page is blunt. Construction projects require a building permit. Trade-specific permits such as electrical are required depending on the work. Permits exist so the work is done by licensed professionals. The city’s homeowner electrical affidavit is a separate path. It is an application for a residential homeowner permit on work the owner intends to install. If you are paying an electrician, the electrician’s name belongs on the Build Mobile application, not yours. A quote that only says we handle the permit should name Mobile, Daphne, or the county on the address. Alabama electrical-contractor advertising is the board number. Ask for the number they will put on the Government Street file.
Utility coordination
Alabama Power on most Mobile bills
Who disconnects: Alabama Power’s generator-safety brochure is blunt. Never attempt to remove your home’s electric meter. The company’s after-the-storm page adds a second rule. The meter box belongs to the customer, not Alabama Power. If the meter box is damaged, a licensed electrician has to make the repairs before Alabama Power is allowed to restore power. The builders portal adds the disconnect desk. Call the Business Service Center at 1-888-430-5787. Be prepared to share the 911 address, meter number, or account number. Allow up to three business days to complete a disconnect or reconnect, weather permitting. Electrical inspection release must match the 911 address exactly. That is not a homeowner meter-pull path.
Outage window: Alabama Power 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 Mobile addresses are Alabama Power. A like-for-like panel swap still needs the city inspection and that utility ticket. A service-size change is still the company’s disconnect and reconnect, not a helper cutting the seal.
What to hand the insurer
- Closed City of Mobile electrical permit
- Passed electrical inspection
- Alabama Power reconnect record if the job needed one
- Invoice showing the Alabama electrical license 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.
Peaden Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electrical
Mobile, AL
Published license: 09852 (Alabama Electrical Contractors Board)
Own Mobile County electrical-panels page that names Federal Pacific or Zinsco replacements, backed by AL Electric 09852 printed on the shop’s own Baldwin County electrical page.
How this page was built
Compiled by Panel Letter on 2026-10-13 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.
- Peaden, Electrical panels in Mobile County
Names Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel replacement. Shop at 11 N Water St Suite 10290-1009, Mobile, AL 36602. Phone 251-333-4056. Writes Mobile, Saraland, and Tillmans Corner. Does not print a dollar band on the fetched page.
- Peaden, Electrical services in Baldwin County
Prints License Numbers including AL Electric 09852 on the shop’s own peaden.com domain. Writes Baldwin County work, including Daphne.
- Advantage HVAC, Electrical panel upgrade in Destin
Prints FPE / Zinsco replacement at $2,000 to $4,500. Destin / Okaloosa County page. Cost source only here.
- Banks Quarles, When Tuscaloosa homeowners should consider an electrical panel upgrade
Prints a 100-amp to 200-amp upgrade at $2,500 to $4,000. Cost source only here.
- City of Mobile, Build Mobile
City of Mobile Build Mobile. 205 Government Street, 3rd Floor, South Tower, Mobile, AL 36602. Main contact 251-208-7696. Counter window Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This is the City of Mobile counter. Addresses outside the city limits are not this file.
- Build Mobile, Permits and licenses
Construction projects in Mobile require a building permit. Trade-specific permits such as electrical may also be required. Permits ensure the work is done by licensed professionals. 205 Government Street, 3rd Floor, South Tower. Phone 251-208-5895. Same counter hours as the city page.
- City of Mobile, Electrical permit application
permitting@cityofmobile.org. Phone 251-208-7198. Help window at Mobile Government Plaza, 205 Government Street, Third Floor South Tower.
- City of Mobile, Homeowner electrical affidavit
Urban Development Department, Code Administration, Electrical Unit, 205 Government St., 3rd Floor, South Tower. Application for residential homeowner permit asks what wiring the owner intends to install and the amperage of the service entrance conductors.
- Alabama Power, Generator safety tips
Never attempt to remove your home’s electric meter.
- Alabama Power, After the storm
The meter box belongs to the customer, not Alabama Power. If it is damaged, a licensed electrician has to make repairs before Alabama Power is allowed to restore power.
- Alabama Power, Builders and developers
Call the Business Service Center at 1-888-430-5787, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Be prepared to share 911 address, meter number, or account number. Allow up to three business days for a disconnect or reconnect, weather permitting. Electrical inspection release must match the 911 address exactly.
- Alabama Electrical Contractors Board
Official Alabama electrical contractor board.