Originally Posted by
derek labian
Well those are quotes. Electricians in my area were pretty busy. I had to shop a while to find a master electrician with a "reasonable" price. For comparison, I paid about $4000 including copper for 400a (320a nominal) service install and rewire. I also talked to at least 10 electricians.
y 400a service, new meter, disconnect, panel upgrades, re-wire, etc, took about 5 hours with 2 teams of 2 electricians. 2 inside, 2 outside. I further cut the cost down by buying my own panel, breakers, fuses, disconnect, and meter can. I coordinated the install with the electric company. The price for the electricians was still overprice; I was hoping to keep it under $100 an hour, but all the good electricians are busy with generator and transfer switch installs, so the price locally has gone way up. I saved at least 50% on the cost of all my electric equipment by shopping it and buying new one-off stock from eBay over a period of 2 months. You can find everything you need for your 600A service, new, at a steep discount.
You could also try to find an electrician who will do cost plus or operate on an hourly basis.