A 200-Amp Panel Upgrade in Overland Park Ends the Cycle of Tripped Breakers and Overloaded Circuits

If your Overland Park home still has its original 100-amp service panel, it was designed for a house with far fewer electrical demands than you're running today. Central air conditioning, electric ranges, heat pumps, EV chargers, and whole-home entertainment systems each draw significant load—often more than a 100-amp panel can distribute safely across all circuits simultaneously. The visible symptom is a breaker that trips when you run two appliances at once. The less visible risk is a panel working at or near its rated capacity continuously, which accelerates wear on breakers and bus connections. After a panel upgrade to 200-amp service, circuits that previously competed for headroom operate independently, breakers stop nuisance-tripping, and the system has capacity for the loads you're adding now and the ones you haven't planned yet.

Galvin Electric Company, Inc. handles panel upgrades and installations across the Kansas City metro, serving Overland Park, Lenexa, Lee's Summit, Olathe, and Belton. The process begins with an actual load assessment—not a rule-of-thumb guess—so the new panel is sized to your building's real and projected demand rather than a default spec.

A panel upgrade isn't simply swapping one box for another. The assessment phase identifies your current connected load, any circuits that have been added since original installation, and the demand you're planning to add—EV charging, a finished basement, a hot tub, or commercial equipment if the property is mixed-use. From that, the correct panel size is specified, not estimated. New panels are installed with existing circuits carefully relocated into new breakers, maintaining circuit identity and load balance rather than reconnecting wires arbitrarily. Where upgraded service requires new service lines from the utility connection point to the panel, those are run as part of the scope. Every breaker is tested after installation, all ground bonds are verified, and the utility coordination and city inspection are handled before the system is energized. Labor and materials are included in the bid, so there are no post-inspection line items.

For Overland Park homeowners considering whether an upgrade is warranted, the decision criteria are straightforward: if your panel is 100 amps, if you're adding any large load (HVAC upgrade, EV charger, addition), or if breakers trip under normal use, an assessment will confirm whether a new panel resolves the issue or whether another factor is at play. When the upgrade is complete, you'll have a labeled, inspected panel with documented circuit assignments and room to grow. To schedule a load assessment and panel upgrade consultation in Overland Park, Learn More about next steps.

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Not every tripped breaker means you need a new panel—but several conditions do. Understanding the difference between a panel that's genuinely undersized and one that has a single overloaded circuit helps you ask the right questions before committing to a full upgrade. Galvin Electric holds Johnson County and Kansas City business licenses and offers five documented service plans covering panel maintenance and upgrades, which means the evaluation process is structured rather than open-ended.

• A single breaker that trips repeatedly on one circuit usually indicates an overloaded circuit or a failing breaker—not a whole-panel problem, and worth isolating before scheduling a full upgrade
• Multiple breakers tripping when large appliances run simultaneously, especially in Overland Park homes with original 100-amp service, points to total panel capacity as the limiting factor
• Panels in Lenexa and Gladstone-area homes built in the 1970s–80s may contain breaker types that are no longer manufactured, making repair impractical and replacement the more cost-effective path
• If you're adding an EV charger, heat pump, or finishing a basement, the new load calculation may push an existing panel past its rated capacity even if it's currently handling demand without issues
• A panel that runs warm to the touch, shows discoloration around breakers, or has a burning smell requires immediate evaluation—these are signs of a connection or component problem, not just a sizing issue

The right panel upgrade leaves you with a system sized for your real load, inspected and documented, and with enough spare breaker slots to avoid another round of work when the next addition or appliance goes in. To discuss panel upgrades and installation in Overland Park, Contact Us to arrange an assessment.