More Capacity Without More Downtime

Common signs include frequent breaker tripping, dimming lights when equipment starts, inability to add new circuits or equipment due to full panels, voltage drop issues affecting sensitive electronics, and plans to add significant loads like EV chargers, commercial kitchen equipment, or additional tenant spaces. We provide free load analysis assessments that measure your actual demand and compare it to your available service capacity.

Costs vary based on the upgrade scope. A straightforward service entrance upgrade from 200 to 400 amps is the modest end: new conductors, a new meter socket and main, and the utility reconnect. Larger upgrades involving switchgear and a three-phase conversion sit far above that, because the gear itself, the lead time on it, and the utility-side requirements (a new transformer, a primary extension, or a pad) drive the budget. Whether you can stay energized during the cutover or need a planned shutdown matters too, since after-hours and weekend work changes the labor. We provide detailed, fixed-price proposals after completing our load analysis and utility coordination assessment.

The planned outage for the final cutover typically lasts four to eight hours. We schedule this during off-hours, weekends, or holidays to minimize business impact. The installation work leading up to the cutover is performed while your existing service remains energized. For facilities that cannot tolerate any downtime, we arrange temporary generator power to maintain critical operations throughout the transition. Call (307) 757-5553 to discuss your specific requirements.

Yes. Utility coordination is a critical part of every commercial service upgrade. We submit service request applications, coordinate transformer sizing, specify meter base requirements, and schedule the utility-side connection. Rocky Mountain Power typically requires four to twelve weeks for service upgrades depending on whether a new transformer is needed. We start the utility coordination process immediately to minimize project delays.

That is a common trigger for an upgrade on older Cheyenne commercial buildings. When a panel is obsolete, replacement breakers come from salvage stock of unknown history, and some discontinued lines have known failure-to-trip problems that insurers ask about. If a breaker fails on a Friday and nothing is available, the circuit stays dead until the gear is replaced anyway, on your schedule instead of ours. We identify the manufacturer and series during the assessment and tell you plainly whether parts availability is a real risk or something you can live with for a few more years.

The usual signs are practical ones. Breakers that trip when two large loads run together, a panel with no open spaces left, voltage that sags when a compressor or elevator starts, or a planned addition (new rooftop units, EV chargers, a production line) that the existing service cannot carry. We settle it with a load study rather than a guess: we log actual demand on the service over a period of days, add the new loads on paper per NEC Article 220, and compare that against the rating of your existing gear. Sometimes the answer is that you have more headroom than you thought and the real problem is one overloaded branch circuit, which is a much smaller fix.

Yes. Single-phase to three-phase conversion is one of our core commercial service upgrade capabilities. This conversion requires a new three-phase transformer from the utility, new service entrance equipment, and rewiring of interior distribution to accommodate three-phase power. We handle all aspects including utility coordination, permitting, equipment installation, and load transfer. Visit our contact page to schedule a conversion assessment.