Photos for Everyone

Takes 5-10 minutes

A basement corner with exposed brick and concrete walls, a small window, and an electrical panel with cables.
Basement with exposed wiring and electrical panels, unfinished brick and concrete walls, and two vertical metal poles.

All Basement Walls- Far away to show context

Electrical breaker panel with labels and a main disconnect switch.

Close up of All Electrical Panel Circuit Breakers

Seeing the numbers is the most important part. If needed, multiple photos is fine

Panel Labels/Directories

Even if they’re blank it helps. Including any Sub Panels

What’s going on above your panel?

Sub Panel Locations, if you have any

Close-up of the exterior of a house with blue siding, two windows, a brick foundation, and an electric meter on the wall.
Electric meter with a display showing 200, a service disconnect label on the inside of the cover, and warning labels including one that states 'SERVICE DISCONNECT' and 'EMERGENCY DISCONNECT' from Milbank Manufacturing Co.

Utility Meter with context around it

Utility Meter Context

Note - Open the flap on the meter if available

Context Photo of Home Exterior

Any other notable access points or obstructions

Generator model/size and location

A person pointing towards a basement installation feature on a white house with black-framed windows and a small dog nearby.

Preferred Outdoor & Garage Locations as a Contingency (preferably on the side of home near the utility meter)

Photos if you have solar and /or generators

A two-story white house with beige siding, several windows, and a metal roof. There are electrical meters and wires on the side of the house, and a garden hose is coiled on the side.

If you have solar, show where it is in relation to other electrical equipment

Note - If you have solar, show any labels close enough where we can read the numbers

Generator Transfer Switches or Any Other Electrical Disconnects or Boxes