Oncor will not print the Tyler electrical permit. Development Services will not cut the meter seal. The letter still named Federal Pacific.
The city inspector will not own the Oncor seal. Oncor will not print the Ferguson Street 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 Tyler bills are Oncor Electric Delivery. Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job.
Start with the Electric Service Guidelines Book. Unauthorized removal of an Oncor meter, including work that cuts the seal, is a customer charge.
Before anyone pulls a self-contained meter, the electrician calls 1-800-518-2374. They give the company name, a contact, the address, the work, whether an inspection is required, and the pull and replace dates.
Oncor then schedules a trip to inspect and reseal. Only Oncor may remove 480-volt self-contained meters and locking bars.
Section 100.04.03 is the seal rule. Only Company agents and authorized persons shall remove a seal or lock. That is not a homeowner meter-pull path.
Oncor does not publish a guaranteed power-off hour count. The notice line is answered 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Permits in Tyler and in Smith County
Inside the city, start at Permits and Building Inspections, 423 W. Ferguson Street. The Permit Center is (903) 531-1151.
Who pulls the permit matters. The city requires all electricians performing work in Tyler to be licensed by the State of Texas. Registration is still required. A state Electrical Contractor's License is necessary. If Oncor disconnected the service drop or removed the meter, a licensed electrician or homesteaded homeowner must pull a permit and pass an inspection. Owning the home does not mean you should pull the permit and then hire someone under your name.
Whitehouse, Lindale, and Longview file at their own counters. A quote that only says “we handle the permit” should name the city on the address.
Price, without inventing one
Two Texas contractor pages publish panel bands and do not hide the split.
MEP’s Temple page prints a typical 200-amp replacement or upgrade at $3,000 to $3,500. Clements’s Dallas Federal Pacific page prints a 100-amp to 200-amp replacement at $2,200 to $4,800. Those two systems do not match. We will not average them. We are not inventing a Ferguson Street midpoint from either system.
TDLR lookup is public. Ask for the TECL and check it before you sign. One shop advertises this work on their own site and prints a license number. Wilco’s homepage names Federal Pacific and Zinsco. The shop’s own site prints TECL #41417. They write daily work across Tyler and Whitehouse. They are listed for the panel letter, not as a Smith County directory.
Directory-only shops are omitted. A page that names these brands and does not print a Texas TECL 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 Tyler 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 Temple shop and one Dallas shop publish Texas panel bands that do not match. We are not inventing a Ferguson Street midpoint from them
$3,000 to $3,500
Typical 200-amp panel replacement or upgrade printed by a Temple shop
Their Temple panel page. They call that current ballpark pricing. A Dallas shop prints a 100-amp to 200-amp Federal Pacific replacement at $2,200 to $4,800. Those two systems do not match. We will not average them. We are not inventing a Ferguson Street midpoint from either system.
Source: MEP Electric$2,200 to $4,800
100-amp to 200-amp Federal Pacific replacement printed by a Dallas shop
Their 2026 Dallas Federal Pacific cost page. The same page says the band includes the panel, breakers, permit, inspection, and labor. This is not MEP’s $3,000 to $3,500 Temple 200-amp line. Those two systems do not match. We will not average them.
Source: Clements Electric
Permit
City of Tyler Development Services, Permits and Building Inspections
Who pulls it: Development Services lists Permits and Building Inspections at 423 W. Ferguson Street, Tyler, TX 75702. The Permit Center phone is (903) 531-1151. Permit questions go to permittechs@tylertexas.com. Building Services hours on that page are 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. All permits and plans must be submitted electronically at TylerInspections.com. Whitehouse, Lindale, Bullard, and Longview are not the Ferguson Street file.
The city’s fee schedule is blunt on who may work. The City of Tyler requires all electricians performing work in Tyler to be licensed by the State of Texas. The city no longer issues city licenses, but registration is required. A state Electrical Contractor's License is necessary. A city news notice on damaged service is just as hard on the reconnect sequence. If Oncor disconnected the service drop and/or removed the meter, a licensed electrician or homesteaded homeowner must pull a permit and pass an inspection. The city inspector then sends notification to Oncor. Typically, contractors are required to have a permit prior to doing any residential electrical work. The city’s electrical inspector inspects the work after it is done and prior to Oncor restoring the power. A quote that only says we handle the permit should name Tyler, Whitehouse, or Lindale on the address. Texas electrical-contractor advertising is the TECL. Ask for the TECL they will put on the Tyler file.
Utility coordination
Oncor Electric Delivery on most Tyler bills
Who disconnects: Oncor’s Electric Service Guidelines Book is blunt. Unauthorized removal of an Oncor meter, including work that cuts the seal, is a customer charge. A licensed electrician must call 1-800-518-2374 before removing a self-contained meter and give the company name, a contact, the address, the work, whether an inspection is required, and the pull and replace dates. Only Oncor may remove 480-volt self-contained meters and locking bars. After the meter is replaced, Oncor inspects and reseals it. Section 100.04.03 is just as blunt on the seal. Only Company agents and authorized persons shall remove a seal or lock. That is not a homeowner meter-pull path.
Outage window: Oncor does not publish a guaranteed power-off hour count for a residential panel swap. The notice line is answered 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job. Most Tyler addresses are Oncor. A like-for-like panel swap still needs the city inspection and that Oncor notice. A service-size change is still that utility ticket, not a helper cutting the seal.
What to hand the insurer
- Closed City of Tyler or other Smith County electrical permit
- Passed electrical inspection
- Oncor reconnect record if the job needed one
- Invoice showing the Texas TECL 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.
Wilco Electric
Tyler, TX
Published license: TECL #41417 (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Own Tyler homepage that names outdated or damaged panels including Federal Pacific and Zinsco, backed by TECL #41417 printed on the shop’s own site.
How this page was built
Compiled by Panel Letter on 2026-10-07 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.
- Wilco Electric, Home
Names outdated or damaged panels including Federal Pacific and Zinsco. Prints TECL #41417. Phone (903) 705-0165. Tyler, TX 75701.
- MEP Electric, Electrical panel upgrades and replacement
Prints about $3,000 to $3,500 for a typical 200-amp replacement or upgrade. Names Federal Pacific and Zinsco. Cost source only here.
- Clements Electric, Federal Pacific panel replacement cost Dallas
Prints a 100-amp to 200-amp Federal Pacific replacement at $2,200 to $4,800 including panel, breakers, permit, inspection, and labor. Cost source only.
- City of Tyler, Development and Planning
Permits and Building Inspections at 423 W. Ferguson Street. Phone (903) 531-1151.
- City of Tyler, Forms and applications
All permits and plans must be submitted electronically at TylerInspections.com. City Hall mailing line is 212 N. Bonner Ave.
- City of Tyler, Schedule of fees
The City of Tyler requires all electricians performing work in Tyler to be licensed by the State of Texas. Registration is required. A state Electrical Contractor's License is necessary.
- City of Tyler, Development Services winter-storm permitting notice
If Oncor disconnected the service drop and/or removed the meter, a licensed electrician or homesteaded homeowner must pull a permit and pass an inspection. The city inspector then notifies Oncor.
- City of Tyler, eTRAKiT
Contact permittechs@tylertexas.com for contractor-account help. Permits include building and electrical.
- Oncor, Electric Service Guidelines Book
Licensed-electrician notice at 1-800-518-2374 before pulling a self-contained meter. Only Company agents and authorized persons shall remove a seal or lock. Only Oncor removes 480-volt meters and locking bars.
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, License search
Official Texas electrical-contractor lookup.