We had electrical issues in the home and called Badger for a diagnotics. Appointment was made, but they suggested calling PGE first to make sure everything was OK from street to meter. PGE came out, and sure enough we had loose connection at the meter. PGE did the fix and everything was OK. Two days later, our Honeywell Home thermostat went black. There is no batteries, so that was not the issue. Called Badger again for help. We rebooked the appointment, but they suggested we reset the fuse box. Did that and problem fixed. While we've not had the opportunity to actually hire them, they saved us the cost of two unnecessary service calls. Customer service is awesome and the ladies in the front office are great. I won't hesitate to call first next time we have an electrical issue. read more

Had Badger come by to replace the main breaker in my electrical panel, which needed the meter removed (permit required also).. The electrician looked at the panel and said he wouldn't touch it, the main breaker was fused to the bussbar. He said panel needed to be replaced, gave estimate of $3800 plus the permit ($300). I had another company look at it, said no problem. Breaker replaced, city inspected, all good. $250 plus the permit. read more

Wish I had checked these reviews earlier, they don't look stellar. We had a technician come out to intstall 3 outlet receptacles in our house, and we were told the total would be labor + materials. First off, Patrick our technician was fast and friendly, and as we understood it to be his first day with the company, I don't blame him for how the parts were priced for the work we had done. Patrick, you did great and were not the problem. Badger - Mary specifically: When we got our bill for $490, we asked you to itemize it, by which you merely separated the labor cost from the parts without actually line itemizing parts next to their individual cost. The labor total was fair and understood, however, for three power outlets and their respective plates, we were charged $165 ($55/ea). I'm a repair person in an adjacent industry, and a little research showed that the most expensive version of these outlets retail at $25/ea - at worst. I understand wholesale vs. retail pricing, and the only way 3 receptacles cost $165 is if they marked each one up - from TOP RETAIL price - by 120% ($25/ea to $55/ea). So Badger, since you failed to itemize my bill, now you have a second chance to answer here. In what world do three power receptacles and their respective cover plates cost $165. Hurry, you're losing more business! I hope you made good money off me, as I think continual crummy reviews of your business is costing you far more in the long run. read more

Have used them twice. Prompt and reasonably priced. Only improvement would be easier payment options (venmo, paypal, payment link through invoice). I will continue using them! read more

Unfortunately I cannot give zero stars. Like many people on this platform reviewing Badger Electric, I've never left a negative review before. They are truly inspiring. They are currently doing work on the basement of my 1940s apartment building, directly below my apartment, and the noise is horrendous, starts at 7:30am, and they are unwilling to start later. This work is apparently being spearheaded by the electric company, so my building manager hasn't had much of the information about what's going to happen and when. So, I was painfully awakened by continuous and loud banging, scraping, and other noises around 8am on Monday, that I did not have a heads up for - incredibly not trauma informed. I believe in approaching things directly, with curiosity & compassion. When I have approached the Badger Electric people (twice) to get information about when they will be making noise, the person called "Brian" has been rude and dismissive, and mansplained at length about all of the wires they are running, instead of answering my questions directly. I understand that noises are required for their work, and am not asking them to not do it, but simply was seeking information about when so I could have a trauma informed experience of this very disruptive period of what sounds like it will be three weeks. However, They are inconsiderate, seem to have no understanding or respect for the fact that they are daily entering other peoples' homes and making a lot of noise at a time when many people are sleeping. I really hope that Brian and the decisions they have made about when they "have to" start working every day, and how to so rudely respond to the logical questions of the people they are impacting with their work, are not representative of other experiences of working with this contractor, but based on this experience, if you want to not be treated terribly, do not hire this company. Kindness would be a great tool to add to your toolkit if this is the line of work you choose. read more

Sunday I was raking the yard. Found a container on the house That look like it had caught on fire. I left messages at several electric companies . Badger Electric was the only one that called me back Monday morning, And came out and said everything was okay. There prices are good. They treat there customers very nice too. read more

These people are the worst. The work they did was very sloppy and looked terrible. It took them over a month to fix all the awfully placed outlets with little to no communication from them. They destroyed my walls/ceiling installing lights and outlets and when I asked for someone to fix that, the guy who came out basically said I could do it myself. They blamed it on lathe and plaster, but my previous electrician had no problem doing the exact same work. No wonder he was booked and Badger has availability. Run far away from these people unless you want mismatched, weirdly placed, and very messy electric. read more

They don't care or maybe too busy to return a phone call. I filled out the form on their website and followed up and left a voicemail message requesting service. Nothing. I'm not chasing anyone! read more

I don't have time to detail everything that went wrong. Ignore all the negative reviews at your peril. Find another electrician.

I would like to preface this by saying I have never left a negative review on Yelp. Sad to say my experience with Badger Electric was negative from beginning to end. Electrician originally fixed the problem (great) but then before he left I had more outlets NOT working then I did before he showed up. He tried multiple things, called the owner, replaced unnecessary parts and never figured out the issue. Nearly 4 hours later he still hadn't resolved the problem. The only way to get my outlets working again was the reroute those outlets. As if that wasn't bad enough....they sent me a bill (marked PAST DUE, 3 months later) charging me for the time and parts he spent trying to fix the problem he created. I had called them twice within the first week to pay them over the phone and both times they told me they had not received the paperwork from the electrician yet, so they didn't know how much my bill was. They said they tried calling me twice but I NEVER received a voicemail or email from them. When I called them about the billed I received USPS, the person I talked to said she would check into it and call me back 2/11, that never happened. I called back today, 2/15 to get resolution and she said she would credit me back 1.5 hours. Which is fine, I guess, but sometimes it's not about the money. All in all, my experience left me feeling that they are not running a very professional company and are winging it, which is not something you want in an electrician. read more

I hired Badger to redo the electrical for a significant portion of my home. 3.5 months into the project it has become clear that Badger low-balls bids to win jobs and gouges once in the door. They are unreliable with their committment to show-up and their customer service is amateur. Worst of all, we found them to be dishonest. No subcontractor for this job has come with the headaches that Badger has. Try Westside Electric for quality, honesty and superior service. read more

Badger Electric - Lighting Fixtures & Equipment Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Too bad about the previous two reviews. My experience was nothing but top notch. From the bidding process, to the communication, to the follow up I have nothing but good things to say about the guys who worked on a panel upgrade on my house. They left the place cleaner than they found it, left me without power for less time than they said they would, and even helped with a couple of little odds and ends that were outside the scope of the work quoted. I'd recommend these guys to anybody without hesitation. read more

Needed some electrical work done on a panel in my home. They got someone out reasonably fast, they were polite and did the work quickly, and the work was reasonably priced. Will call again! read more

Badger Electric just did some work for us at Skinnidip Frozen yogurt. This was our first time working with them, and we have only good things to say. First: Our store had machinery down and they moved less critial work around to get us scheduled the next day. Even after we struggled to get land lord approval until the last minute. Second: Working with the estimator was easy and educational. Third: The work crew showed up knowing exactly what was discussed with the estimator. The work was flawless and non intrusive . Fourth: Our new machine had strange 3 phase motor wiring, which made it work backwards with standard wiring. After we discovered it, Badger was there quickly to help get everything standardized. Thank you Mike, and thank you Badger. Skinnidip is a Customer for life. Trevor read more

Awesome customer service! Mary at Badger Electric made sure that everything was taken care of. When all of the power in my house went out, she made sure she got one of the technicians out to my place a week earlier then anticipated. She called and followed up after hours to make sure that everything was ok and that I had everything I needed. She even directed me to a website where I could save money on the service fee. They have always done great work for me at a fair price. I definitely will use them again! read more

Awesome customer service! I wanted to work with these people because they are my local Portland Electricians. I had a circuit that kept breaking every few hours (it needed replaced) a minor emergency for me. They were booked 2 weeks out so they tried to help me out over the phone by resetting the GFI circuits in the house but unfortunately it didn't work. I appreciate the help though, thank you! read more

We were in need of some outside electrical work and read the reviews on Badger Electric. I called and made an appointment. Electrician was right on time and was able to fix problems and install new outlets in a timely manner. Very professional and will definitely use Badger Electric again. read more

BEWARE!! Previous reviews are oh so accurate. This company does not have any customer service at all and it is doubtfull that the technicians are really licensed. After 3 days,5 technicians and damage to my brand NEW home I FIRED Badger!!!!! They did such a HORRIBLE job that Globe Lighting, who refered Badger and the light fixture manufacture sent out 2 master technicians to re-do ALL of Badgers work. Badger was also removed from Globe Lightings referal list. Todd from Badger, claims to be the owner. He was by far the WORST, least responsive and most unethical of the bunch. They also made their BEST attempt to pad the bill and work aggresively to pressure me to pay the inflated bill read more

If you are looking for a timely written proposal for a project, I would steer clear of this company. The owner is super nice and has a lovely demeaner, in person. I was looking forward to working with him. BUT he is either completely disorganized, or so overwhelmed with other projects that he cannot begin to provide professional service, at least for us. Despite 2 site visits (one with PGE), and multiple follow up emails and phone calls, and OVER 8 months of waiting, we have yet to see a written proposal. Consequentially, this has had a domino effect, requiring multiple delays with projects/contractors that cannot be started until this portion is at least partially completed. It seems pretty apparent that as time progresses, everything is getting more and more expensive. I cannot adequately convey how upset and frustrated I am, and feel I was led on by the promise of forthcoming written bids which never materialized. On top of that, when I asked for a copy of the site notes, and a written scope of work, they had a mere paragraph of a description, so I cannot even expedite with a new company. We will be will be starting from scratch. (For reference, I don't write negative on-line reviews. But this has been upsetting enough to make an exception). read more

They came out as subcontractors for an A/C install. They arrived early and didn't call first. They couldn't figure out how to get wiring from our basement to the back of the house and initially proposed running wire along the outside the whole way, which I told him was not acceptable. He spent about an hour trying to figure out how to get from the panel to the attic, whining a lot about how many window we have, like we were supposed to apologize. We insisted it was clearly doable, since we'd had the whole house rewired last year, but he couldn't figure it out. He ended up running an outside cable from the basement to the attic, then going through the attic, then outside the back of the house. It looks terrible and I had to listen to this guy whine about it for five hours while he did it. I would certainly never hire them directly and will complain to the HVAC company that they should fine someone else to subcontract to. read more

We used Badger Electric to update some of the electrical work in the house we just purchased. Everything turned out great, mostly thanks to their main technician, Mike. I wasn't sure about this company at first because they were very hard to get a hold of and their receptionists seemed a bit overwhelmed & disorganized. When Mike and a few other guys finally showed up to do the job, they were super friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and kind. They got the job done and got it done right. Turned out to be well worth the wait. I would recommend them to anyone, mostly because we had such a such a great experience dealing with Mike. He saved the day! Thanks, Badger Electric! read more

They are aptly named because you literally have to "Badger" them to come do a job! I have lost count of how many times I had to call them. It took months to actually have them complete the job. The job was fine and we discussed at the time a few other projects that we had. (Not small dollar jobs!) When I started calling them in early December to schedule, the same thing happened. It is now February and I have given up that they will ever return my calls. They have made it very clear that they don't need my business. read more

We had some residential work that needed done (outlets repaired and electrical box replaced). Mark came out to give us a quote and was very friendly, experienced and helped us understand just what the issues were and what he recommended be done. The work that was done took about a day and the two guys were very courteous and cleaned up their stuff afterward. I would recommend them and will likely use them again if needed! read more

I called Badger Electric with an urgent need because I had lost electricity on the top floor of my house. They were very helpful even though it was the end of the day and they were booked. A very helpful electrician, Mark, got on the phone and very patiently walked me through an evaluation and fix to my problem!!! I could not have imagined better assistance in a time of urgent need to have electricity! I recommend this company without hesitation. Thank you Mark!!! I am very grateful. Thank you Badger Electric for Mark! read more

We emailed Badger Electric for a kitchen monorail lighting installation. They were able to schedule install within 10 days. They were professional, cleaned up afterwards and called prior to arrival. Great customer service and reasonable pricing. We recommend. read more

i have to agree with the other reviewer... We had the service from Badger, it ended up they charged us 5 1/2 hours of service actually it was only 3 hours, the extra 2 1/2 hours they put on us all because the electrician got lost, and this was all after we e mailed and questioned them multiple times , the owner only agreed to take one hour off! Also be aware of their bill, we had to ask for the break down/itemized details. The electrician's work was good though. Overall, use them with caution!! read more

I had a problem that was urgent, and they squeezed me in because they knew it would be fast. Great guys, both on the phone and in person, and I will use them again. read more

The guy came out on time and we discussed new electrical box plus a line to create an electrical box on back of house. He also recommended running the lines outside the house (as in other review) which would look atrocious. I never received the quote he promised and now can't even get them to call me back! Glad I checked here to see that I don't want their call back. read more

I called Badger Electric with an electrical problem this morning. Mark Barber was able to walk me through checking out the possibilities and then fixing it myself - on the phone! OK, it wasn't a difficult problem but I didn't know that and I didn't know how to fix it. That saved me $140 and earned my gratitude! Thank you! read more

I've had the opportunity to utilize the services at Badger Electric and found their knowledge, service and overall reputation to be 5 stars. They're response, reasonably priced and always make sure the clients are satisfied with the work that they do. I'm in the real estate business and their reputation is highly regarded. Commercial work or residential work, I would recommend Badger Electric for any of your electrical needs. read more

I called upon Badger electric to install an electric panel in order to upgrade my home from 100 amps to 200 amps. From quote to completion they were quick and committed to getting job done and done correctly. Our power was out such a short amount of time that we hardly realized that it was out at all. Their followup was rapid and effective. read more