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FBR Electric is Fred Ritchie's residential electrical company in Quincy, and his Massachusetts electrician licence, 16842-EL-A, is active with Frederick B Ritchie as holder of record. The company's own site says the business has been growing for over 15 years and that the owner has more than 30 years of experience in the field. BuildZoom's profile, at 500A Falls Blvd, shows 85 projects from permit records between 2019 and 2025, including electrical service upgrades, panel installs, EV charger circuits and rewiring across the Boston area.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from FBR Electric. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Standard receptacle swaps — a new dedicated circuit is a bigger job ($350–$750).
Flush mounts, pendants, chandeliers — hung on existing boxes.
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$530 – $1,100
Typical electrical project around $820
400A panel upgrades and full knob-and-tube rewires5.0
Solar designed around a peaky Victorian roof5.0
Addition wiring and a Salem unit rewire3.2
Old-house rewiring3.7
No pushing extra work4.0
