Berkeley's historic homes have plenty of charms, but knob-and-tube wiring isn't one of them. Modernizing these antiquated electrical systems can add tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of home improvement projects, especially HVAC and appliance upgrades. That concern is what led to the creation last November of Mr. Poppy Electric, a Berkeley-based electrical contractor firm founded by longtime friends Tenzin Soepa and Andrei Smith, both Berkeley High School graduates.
We can interconnect solar into 100 amp service, but it depends on your panel and if you have enough space to tie in. If panel upgrades are required for solar, we would include that in our scope of work. A simple panel upgrade could range from $2,000 to $5,000. We want to provide you with the solution to go solar, and sometimes that means doing some electrical work to bring you up to code.