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Emergency & Repairs
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Panels & Power
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Safety & Detection
Inspections, detectors and code corrections.
Lighting & Fixtures
Fixtures and lighting, indoors and out.
Local systems
Gloucester systems & permits
Gloucester is National Grid territory: Mass Save's Community First page names the city as "collaborating locally with National Grid," so this is no municipal-light-plant town and Mass Save incentives are open to residents. Electrical permits run through Inspectional Services at 3 Pond Road, where fees start at a $30 residential minimum, $30 for a 100-200 amp service, $50 for 201-600 amp, and triple the fee for unpermitted work. Inspections are appointment-only through the Electrical Inspector at 978-325-5217, and state Rule 10 gives him 72 hours after proper notice, so nothing gets covered early. In the Historic District, new panel boxes, transformers, and solar gear should sit out of street view.
Sources: masssave.com · gloucester-ma.gov
The City of Gloucester participates in the Mass Save Community First Partnership, 'collaborating locally with National Grid' as its electric utility for energy-efficiency and rebate programs.
Confirms Gloucester is a National Grid (investor-owned) electric town rather than a municipal light plant, meaning residents ARE Mass Save eligible for electrical-adjacent rebates (panel/wiring upgrades tied to heat pumps, EV chargers) — a determination that flips town by town on Cape Ann and can't be assumed.
Gloucester's official electrical permit fee schedule (Inspectional Services, 3 Pond Road) sets a $30.00 minimum for residential 1 & 2-family work and $50.00 commercial minimum, with service-upgrade fees of $30 for a 100-200 amp residential service (1-3 meters), $50 for 201-600 amp, feeder & panel wiring at $30, temporary service at $30, an Annual Maintenance Permit at $300, and a $50 re-inspection fee; work done without a permit is billed at 3x the permit fee.
This is the actual current municipal fee table (Attachment D) an electrician or homeowner in Gloucester will be charged for a panel upgrade, new service, or general wiring permit — not a statewide estimate.
Per the amended Massachusetts Electrical Code (527 CMR 12.00, Rule 10) as applied by the City, electrical installations 'shall not be concealed or covered from view until inspected by the inspector of wires ... within not more than 72 hours for installation after proper notice,' and the applicant must first contact Gloucester's Electrical Inspector by phone at (978) 325-5217, with all inspections by appointment only.
Sets the concrete local scheduling mechanics — phone number, appointment-only booking, and the 72-hour notice window — an electrician needs to sequence rough-in and cover-up on a Gloucester job.
The Gloucester Historic District Commission's design guidelines state: 'New electric panel boxes, air conditioning units, electrical transformers, solar panels and devices, ganged mailbox units, and other mechanical and electrical equipment should be located on sides of the property not visible from the street. If such concealment is impossible, however, these items should be placed to minimize visibility and designed to minimize mass and appearance.'
Directly governs where an electrician can mount a new meter/panel, service equipment, or solar disconnect on a house inside Gloucester's Historic District — a siting constraint that doesn't exist outside the district and has real authority (Zoning Ordinance §16-62 review) behind it.
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Electrical service in Gloucester, and 66 nearby towns
We cover 67 towns across the North Shore, Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire.
67Towns covered
Essex County
- Amesbury
- Andover
- Ballardvale
- Beverly
- Boxford
- Danvers
- Essex
- Georgetown
- Gloucester
- Groveland
- Hamilton
- Haverhill
- Ipswich
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Manchester by the Sea
- Marblehead
- Merrimac
- Middleton
- Nahant
- Newbury
- Newburyport
- North Andover
- Peabody
- Plum Island
- Rockport
- Rowley
- Salem
- Salisbury
- Saugus
- South Hamilton
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wenham
- West Newbury
Middlesex County
Rockingham County, NH
Norfolk County
- Brookline
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