“Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that about 21 percent of electricians will hit retirement age in the next 10 years.”
Rewiring America estimates 60 to 70 percent of single-family homes need a bigger electrical panel to go fully electric. One Berkeley homeowner got a quote over $50,000 for his. A UC Berkeley energy director waited eight months for a panel job in Oakland. The Inflation Reduction Act pays for heat pumps and EVs, and none of it gets installed without an electrician who is booked a month out.