Sunnyvale · C-10 electrical contractor
Electrical repairs and upgrades for your home.
From a faulty outlet to a new EV charger, we help Sunnyvale homeowners understand the work their home needs. Clear estimates, tidy installation and labeled circuits make the next step easier.
Call or text, 7 am – 6 pm Mon–Sat(408) 555-0147
- 01200 A main breaker
- 0240-space panel, labeled
- 03EMT conduit, bonded
Finished 200 A panel upgrade, Lakewood, Sunnyvale. Hover for color, or see it in full color in the gallery.Illustrative photo
- Same-dayUrgent electrical problem? Call to check availability.
- Lic #1047731Sample C-10 electrical license, bonded & insured
- 24/7Emergency line, answered by an electrician, not a service
- Client reviewsThree sample reviews, illustrative
Services
How we can help with your home’s electrical work.
Residential only, permitted every time. Time on site is what we tell customers on the phone; the exact number comes after a site visit.
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Panel upgrades
100 A and 125 A panels replaced with 200 A service: new main, new breakers, grounding brought to current code, PG&E coordination and the city final.
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EV chargers
Level 2 chargers such as the Tesla Wall Connector, ChargePoint and Emporia, or a NEMA 14-50 outlet, on a dedicated 40–60 A circuit. A load calculation comes first so we know the panel can take it.
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Rewiring
Knob-and-tube and aluminum branch circuits replaced room by room or whole-house, with AFCI and GFCI protection where the code now asks for it. Walls patched, paint-ready.
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Lighting
Recessed LED layouts, under-cabinet strips, pendants over the island, dimmers matched to the lamps so they don't flicker, and low-voltage path lighting outside.
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Troubleshooting
Tripping breakers, dead outlets, flickering, a warm switch plate. We find the cause with a tester and a thermal camera, not a guess, and write it down before we fix it.
Not us: solar arrays, commercial tenant improvements, AV racks. We'll give you the name of someone good.
Spec sheet · Panel upgrade
What a panel upgrade involves.
Most Sunnyvale houses built before 1990 have 100 A service. One induction range, one heat pump and one EV later, that panel is full. Here is the whole job, with the same wall photographed eight times.
01Existing 100 A panel
02Protected and planned
03Access opened
04Circuits mapped
05New 200 A can set
06Breakers landed
07Tested and labeled
08Finished at dusk
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Load calculation and PG&E application
We add up what's in the house now and what you're planning, then file the service-change request with PG&E and pull the City of Sunnyvale permit. This is the paperwork week; nothing on the wall changes yet.
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Swap day
PG&E pulls the meter in the morning. We remove the old can, set the new 200 A panel, land every circuit on a new breaker and bond the grounding. Power is off for about six hours; the fridge is fine.
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Inspection and label
The city inspector signs off, PG&E re-seals the meter, and every breaker gets a printed label. You get the permit card and the panel schedule by email the same week.
Recent work
Three jobs, three neighborhoods.
Hover a photo for color, or see every job in full color in the gallery. The projects page shows each job at eight stages, from first visit to final inspection.
Reviews added after verification
What the neighbors say.
★★★★★"Panel swap started at eight, lights back on by 2:30, inspector came Thursday. Exactly what they said on the phone."
★★★★★"Found the loose neutral the last guy missed in about twenty minutes. Showed me on the thermal camera."
★★★★★"They did the load calc before selling us a charger. Turned out we didn't need the bigger panel after all."
Service area
Sunnyvale and the next town over.
Based on Kifer Road, we serve Sunnyvale and nearby communities. Call to check the next available visit.
- Sunnyvale
- Cherry Chase
- Birdland
- Ponderosa
- Lakewood
- Cupertino
- Mountain View
- Santa Clara
- Los Altos
- West San Jose
Questions we're asked a lot
Before you call.
Do I need a permit for an EV charger?
Yes, in Sunnyvale and every neighboring city. A Level 2 charger is a new 240 V circuit, so it gets a permit and a final inspection. We pull it, we meet the inspector, and the permit fee is its own line on the bid.
How long is the power off during a panel upgrade?
About six hours, from the time PG&E pulls the meter to the time we energize the new panel. We schedule the pull for first thing in the morning. A closed fridge holds temperature for that long; we'll tell you the night before if anything changes.
Will PG&E need to come out?
For a service change, yes. They disconnect at the meter in the morning and re-seal it after the city inspection. We file the request and coordinate both visits. For a charger or a rewire on an existing panel, PG&E isn't involved.
Do you work on knob-and-tube?
We replace it; we don't extend it. If your house has knob-and-tube in the attic, we'll show you where it is, tell you which circuits still run on it, and give you a room-by-room plan. Insurers in Santa Clara County increasingly ask for this to be gone.
How soon can you come?
Call to check availability for urgent or planned work. Panel-upgrade schedules depend on the scope, permits and utility coordination; we discuss those steps before booking.
Get in touch
Tell us what's tripping.
Call during working hours, or send a few lines and an electrician will call or text back within one business day.
(408) 555-0147Visits by arrangement · call to confirm availability