Electric Avenue PNW is the licensed electrician for Tigard — panel upgrades, FPE Stab-Lok and Zinsco replacement, aluminum branch-wiring remediation, ungrounded-circuit rewires, EV charger installation, generator installs, and 24/7 emergency electrical service. Same crew, same Oregon CCB# 248553 that’s earned 235+ five-star reviews across the Portland metro, now serving every Tigard neighborhood from Metzger to Bull Mountain.
Whether you own a 1945–1965 Metzger postwar ranch with ungrounded cloth NM, a Bonita or Cook Park 1970s tract loaded with aluminum and FPE, a Summerfield 55+ home with aging Zinsco, or a Bull Mountain tract home running a 150A service that can’t carry a Rivian and a heat pump, we wire it right. On-site assessment. Permits filed through Tigard’s Community Development Hub. Same-week scheduling for most projects.
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Electrical Services in Tigard
Panel Upgrades
150A to 200A or Class 320. Bull Mountain homes adding EV + heat pump + induction routinely fail load calc on stock panels.
EV Charger Installation
Level 2 for commuters to the Intel corridor and Washington Square. PGE Empower EV rebates handled. Permit included.
Aluminum / FPE Remediation
AlumiConn and COPALUM connectors throughout Bonita and Cook Park. FPE Stab-Lok and Zinsco panel swaps in Summerfield.
Generator Installs
Bull Mountain hillside homes — post-2024 ice storm demand. Generac, Kohler, Briggs with code-compliant transfer switches.
Whole-House Rewiring
Metzger pre-1965 homes with cloth-insulated NM and ungrounded two-wire circuits. Done around the original finishes.
24/7 Emergency
Burning smell, sparking outlet, panel failure, weatherhead damage after ice storms? Call any hour. We answer.
Tigard Electrical Reality
Tigard’s housing stock runs the full postwar-to-present arc, and each era hides a different electrical problem. North of 99W is one electrical city — FPE panels and aluminum wiring from the 1970s. Up on Bull Mountain it’s a completely different problem — perfectly good 150A panels that physically can’t carry modern loads.
Common Tigard Service Calls
Metzger and North Tigard (1945–1965): 60A or 100A services, Pushmatic or early Square D panels, and two-wire cloth NM cable with no equipment grounding conductor. Every three-prong outlet is either a lie or a GFCI retrofit. Ground-up rewires done carefully around original wood finishes.
Bonita and Cook Park (1965–1980): The aluminum branch-wiring era hit these neighborhoods dead-on, and they’re also ground zero for FPE Stab-Lok and Zinsco panels — both notorious for breakers that won’t trip and busbars that arc and melt. We remediate both at the same visit.
Summerfield (1970s, 55+ community): Same FPE/Zinsco exposure as Bonita. Because residents are aging in place, even a minor kitchen or bathroom remodel frequently triggers a mandatory panel swap under current Oregon Electrical Specialty Code.
Bull Mountain and West Tigard (1980s–2000s): Larger custom and tract homes that are electrically healthier on paper, but the 150A services they shipped with are systematically failing load calculations when homeowners add a 48A EV charger, a ducted heat pump, and an induction cooktop on the same meter. We run a real NEC 220 load calc before quoting.
Tigard Triangle and Downtown: All-electric, net-zero mixed-use builds with smart panels, centralized heat pump water heaters, and structured Level 2 EV charging. Commercial tenant improvements for new restaurant and retail openings are a steady part of our Tigard work.
North of 99W in Metzger and Cook Park, FPE panels and aluminum from 1972 still come out on a weekly basis — that stuff doesn’t get better with age. Up on Bull Mountain it’s perfectly good 150-amp panels from 1998 that just physically can’t carry a Rivian, a heat pump, and an induction range at once. Both jobs need a real load calc and a proper service upgrade.
Permits and Local Coordination
Inside the City of Tigard, electrical permits go through Tigard’s own Building Division via the Community Development Hub — not Washington County Building Services in Hillsboro. If you’re on the edge (Metzger fringe, West Tigard near Beaverton, or south toward Tualatin), your “Tigard” mailing address might actually sit in unincorporated Washington County, which routes the permit to the county instead. We verify jurisdiction by address on every job before we file. Submitting to the wrong agency is an instant rejection.
For straightforward residential work — a like-for-like panel swap, a 50A EV circuit, a subpanel feed — Tigard issues trade permits online, often same-day. For larger projects (commercial TIs in the Triangle, solar-plus-storage, generator installations) plan review runs through the Hub as well. Tigard is known in the trade for moving faster than Portland BDS on similar scope. We file every permit on your behalf.
On-site assessment in Tigard
We drive out, look at your panel and your project, run the load calc, and give you a real number. No pressure, no upsells.
Our Promise to Tigard
No fine print, no upsells, no surprises. Here’s what every Tigard customer gets.
- On-site assessment. We drive out, run the NEC 220 load calc, and give you a real number. No pressure, no obligation.
- Permits filed for you. Every job, every time. Tigard Community Development Hub or Washington County, PGE coordination, the whole bureaucracy.
- Same Oregon CCB# 248553 crew that’s earned 235+ five-star reviews across the Portland metro. Standards don’t change neighborhood to neighborhood.
- Insurance letter included on every panel replacement. We email it straight to your underwriter so your policy stays active.
- Rebate-fluent. PGE Empower EV pays up to $2,000 for the EV charger and up to $5,000 for the required panel upgrade for income-qualified Tigard households. Don’t let an unpermitted job kill your eligibility.
- 24/7 emergency line. Burning smell, sparking, panel failure, downed service — we answer any hour, any day.
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast can you get out to Tigard?
For emergencies, same day. For scheduled work — panel upgrades, EV chargers, generator installs — we typically schedule the site assessment within 2–4 days and the install within 1–2 weeks, depending on Community Development Hub permit review and PGE coordination.
Are you licensed to work in Tigard and Washington County?
Yes. Oregon CCB# 248553 is a statewide license. We file every permit through Tigard’s Community Development Hub or Washington County Building Services depending on your exact address, and we follow the 2023 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code on every install.
How much does a panel upgrade cost in Tigard?
In 2026, a direct FPE or Zinsco panel swap to a modern panel at the same amperage runs $1,800–$3,000 in Tigard. A full 150A–to–200A (or Class 320) service upgrade with new meter base and PGE coordination runs $3,500–$6,000. On-site assessment for an exact quote.
Why does Bull Mountain keep failing load calcs?
Most Bull Mountain homes from 1985–2005 shipped with 150A panels sized for the era’s loads. Add a 48A EV charger, a ducted heat pump, and an induction range, and the math no longer works. The fix is a 200A or Class 320 service upgrade — we run the NEC 220 load calc and tell you exactly what your home needs.
What about unpermitted work I find when I sell?
It’s expensive. Unpermitted electrical work shows up on the seller’s disclosure and frequently costs 5x what the original “deal” saved — in re-inspection, retroactive permitting, and price renegotiation. Every job we do is permitted. Every time.
Book Your Tigard Site Assessment
Licensed under Oregon CCB# 248553. Veteran, woman, and minority owned. 235+ five-star reviews across the Portland metro. We file every permit, coordinate PGE, and stand behind every install. Call now — same-week scheduling for most projects.