Electrical Estimates That Close: Tiered Options For Panel Upgrades And EV Chargers

A single-price quote asks the homeowner one question: yes or no. Tiered options change the question to which one — and that shift is worth real money on electrical work.

Build Three Real Choices

For a 200-amp service upgrade:

• Good: panel replacement, permit, and inspection.
• Better: adds whole-home surge protection and a labeled circuit directory.
• Best: adds a generator interlock and an EV-ready 240V circuit.

Each tier is priced from your pricebook, so margins hold even when the technician builds the estimate in a driveway.

Show, Do Not Tell

Attach photos of the existing panel — double-tapped breakers, corroded bus, cloth wiring. Homeowners approve work they can see, and the photos live on the job as documentation.

Sign Now Or Sign Tonight

The technician can collect a signature on the tablet, or send the estimate by email so the homeowner can review it with a spouse and approve from a link. Either path records who approved, when, and from where.

Follow The Status

An estimate timeline shows submitted, approved, invoiced, paid, canceled, and reopened. Unapproved estimates surface on the dashboard so they get a follow-up call instead of aging quietly.

Convert Without Retyping

Approved estimates become scheduled jobs and then invoices, carrying line items and pricing forward. Fewer keystrokes, fewer pricing mistakes, faster billing.

Tiered estimating is included for every user at $25 per month, along with dispatch, invoicing, inventory, and memberships.