I like the little cost calculator. I also agree that it is necessary to educate the “new guys” who, because they don’t charge enough, eventually go broke. However, in the process, they take work away from those of us who to charge enough to cover costs and make at lease enough to feed the kids. More importantly, their low bids give customers a false impression of how much electrical services cost. As a result, we get an undeserved reputation for being “over priced.” I would like to know if anyone has any ideas re how to educate homeowners as to how much they should have to pay. It may be of interest for folks to check out http://www.contractors.com/cost_estimator/electrical.html which gives homeowners ballpark ideas about the cost of a few generic electrical services. I would be interested in knowing what everyone thinks of this data and if there are other sources of information for homeowners what they should expect to pay for electrical work. Thanks.