When our main breaker failed and a hot leg melted into the panel, we were suddenly dealing with a dangerous electrical situation and the possibility of being displaced from our home. It was stressful and overwhelming, until Henry from California Power & Light stepped in. Henry responded after normal business hours because it was an emergency and immediately assessed the situation. What really stood out was how he took ownership of the entire process. He leveraged his contacts with PG&E and the city, coordinated everything that needed to happen, and moved incredibly fast. Not only did he arrange the response right away, he reworked his company's schedule to get a crew to our house the very next day. From there, he coordinated with PG&E, handled the permitting process, and got the city inspection completed within two days, something that is extremely rare in a situation like this. Beyond the technical expertise and speed, Henry was simply great to deal with. He communicated clearly, stayed calm, and brought a sense of control to what was otherwise a very stressful situation for our family. If you need an electrician who is knowledgeable, responsive, and truly advocates for his customers, Henry and California Power & Light are outstanding. We are incredibly grateful for the professionalism and urgency he brought to resolving a serious electrical emergency. read more

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California Power & Light got my ancient electrical panel from the 50's upgraded to a 200 amp panel without having to wait several weeks or months to coordinate with PGE. Project was completed on time and within budget. Pricing was competitive. It was great working with Henry! read more

California Power & Light - Electricians Near Me - Campbell, California

Great update to my main panel from a zinco panel to a square D Henry is straight to the point. No nonsense type guy and gets the job done efficiently. Also put another ground wiring install for the new main panel. He handled the permits with PG and E Took about 1 month for that to go through. Install day was super smooth Price vs other companies much more reasonable Would recommend and use again for other jobs Thanks Henry and team ! read more

I was having a strange power fluctuation issue on some circuits at a home I'm renting. The owners contacted California Power & Light, who were able to fit the service call in at the end of the day. Henry investigated the subpanel and then worked with us to re-create the fluctuations so that he could diagnose the problem. This was above and beyond compared to another vendor who came out a couple weeks before. Upon investigating the main panel, Henry discovered that the phase-A splice was corroded and burned at the riser. He recommended PG&E replace that and then call him back if that didn't remedy the problem. PG&E came out that night and replaced the splices, fixing the issue - although PG&E initially said they tested good. Henry was able to tell us exactly what to say to PG&E to not only get them to come out promptly, but to actually investigate and ultimately repair the issue. Henry was also straight up and professional while working in my home. read more

We had them install an electrical outlet a few years ago, and then recently had them replace our electrical subpanel. Both jobs were done efficiently and for a reasonable price. For the sub panel, they handled all the permitting paperwork, and arranged for the inspector visit the very next day after the installation was done. I would happily use this company again for any electrical work. read more

Henry upgraded our electrical panel. We have a cantilevered 2nd floor which caused us to get some very creative solutions when bidding the job. Henry's solution was straightforward and he also described some other methods and their trade-offs. Communication with Henry was great and he kept in touch during a long and completely unnecessary review process that PG&E put us through. Once Henry was able to schedule the work he showed up with a full crew and got everything done in one day. The inspection with the city was very smooth due to the quality work I will call Henry for any future electrical work. I highly recommend him. read more

These guys do a good job. I've had them install new circuits before. They're quick and don't mind me asking a bunch of questions while they work. It opened not to mind read more

I called Henry around 5 am, and he answered the call. I had a semi emergency and asked him to come by and help check out around 6:30 am, and he said sure. I had some issue with flickering lights since shelter in place, lights dim when microwave is a on, and we can hear sizzling sound and power went out when the dryer is on. Henry helped identify the issue and replaced the main and sub panel. His price is almost half of the other bigger company that I checked out the previous day. And his work is of top quality. Henry is sharp and analyzes problems logically. He always explains to you what's his thinking, why he wants to take some actions, etc. He identified issues and some burning signs in the panel (which is probably more than 40 years old). He also checked various lines and wiring to see if the problem could be PG&E related. Eventually, he and his helpful coworker replaced the panels within a few hours, and the flickering lights and weak electricity problem was gone ever since. In addition, Henry is very well connected given his almost 30 years of experience in the industry. He knows the supervisor who's in charge of the city permit and can sort things out quickly; he recommended a stucco guy who helped repair the external wall and did a good job with reasonable price; he also recommended an HVAC guy (lots of my appliances are unfortunately broken down at the worst time) who helped check out my AC and gave a quite reasonable quote (compared to the bigger company mentioned earlier). In general, Henry is very resourceful and can be very much trusted and relied on. I really appreciate his help with my emergency. I would definitively call Henry for any future electricity issues or other types of issues (just in case he has some good referrals), and would highly recommend him to anyone who's looking for a 'primary' electrician :) read more

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Henry and his team did an excellent job installing our new electrical panel. Henry was very responsive to our needs and concerns regarding the project. He completed the work ahead of schedule with the utmost professionalism. He made the process very easy by obtaining the necessary permits and inspections to complete the installation of our electrical panel in a timely manner. I would highly recommend California Power & Light. read more

After getting two ridiculously high bids to replace our electrical panel, we found Henry, who offered us a fair and real price. He and his team are reliable, got all the permits and completed the job in one day. Can't say enough how good and fair he is. Thanks, Henry! read more

Henry and his team did a great job doing an electrical panel upgrade for me. I really appreciated his willingness to answer all my questions and work with me. I make a point to try to support small businesses and Henry was a great choice. His pricing was reasonable in comparison to other electricians, he was responsive and had the project done efficiently. What more can you ask for? Thanks Henry! read more

After a recommendation for California Window & Fireplace, Henry & his team came out to install power for a gas fireplace insert. They were all so professional, courteous, and friendly! I couldn't be happier! The job was done quickly, efficiently, and looks great. In fact, besides the gleaming new plug in the fireplace, you would never know that they were here. I would highly recommend them without reservation and will use them again for any and all electrical needs. If you need an electrician, call California Power & Light - you won't be disappointed! read more

California Power & Light - Electricians Near Me - Campbell, California

We had an old panel that needed a replacement for a long time. Henry did a great job sharing the quote and getting the whole permitting process to get the installation completed. On the installation day, Henry had a personal emergency, and his crew showed up. They did a decent job but conveniently left a hole on my roof. I noticed it while they were waiting for the city inspector to show up. They said it was a new panel, and it had a different alignment. I need to get my roofing contractor to fix this. It wasn't comforting to hear such an explanation. Funnily they took a metal plate and nailed it to hide the whole. Neither the city inspector nor the pg&e person noticed anything wrong. The crew also forgot to label the furnace. Which they returned did the next day. Then came the rain, and I found my roof leaking and water going inside the panel. I called a roofing contractor to fix the problem, and thankfully, there wasn't much damage inside the house. I may still need to repaint the interior of the house and fix some open cracks left by hammering. The stucco person did fantastic work. Overall I am a bit disappointed. If Henry were physically here, it would have been a better experience. So if any of you are upgrading panel, please do close attention to the roof. read more

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My friend recommended Henry for the electrical work in my house. Henry and his team did a great job upgrading our electrical panel and replacing the overhead cable for my garage. Price was fair. The team was professional and efficient. The work and city inspection were all completed on the same day. I highly recommend them for your electrical needs. read more

I highly recommend California Power & Light Corp. Henry was referred to me by a good friend after I had a terrible experience with a contractor I had engaged through Home Advisors. Our front porch lights (3 in total) had sort of stopped working; one worked, but the other two didn't. I didn't think it would be a complicated issues, so contacted Home Advisors and set up a fixed price appointment. The contractor they sent was here for several hours and couldn't fix the issue. He made a mess of the area he worked in and I couldn't understand 90% of what he said. Henry and his team were here for under an hour, found the issue, explained everything to me in a way that I could understand it and fixed all the issues. Henry and his team were prompt, professional and very efficient. I highly recommend them for any of your electrical needs. read more

After calling four other local electricians without an answer, Henry was super responsive to my need for a breaker replacement. He also was kind enough to point out some additional electrical upgrade suggestions without pressuring me to commit on the spot. He was on time, arriving exactly in the window he quoted. Henry didn't have the exact breaker in his truck and sent out two other crew members about two hours later. They also were on time and efficient. I would highly recommend Henry and his team for any electrical need. read more

We had a great experience with CP&L! Henry gave a quick quote on the 5 small projects we had saved up and explained how he would do the work. We were able to schedule the work very quickly. On the day of the project, Henry showed up, did a quick walk through of the projects with me, introduced me to his team, and then got them to work. 3 hours later, everything was installed, wired, looking great, and working perfectly. The team was friendly, professional, and efficient. I'll definitely keep CP&L in mind for any future electrical projects that are beyond my (very limited) abilities. read more

I avoid hiring contractors like the plaque so giving this 5 star review says a lot about CPL. I have an old Zinsco electric panel which needed to be upgraded in order for me to install heat pumps for the upcoming heat wave. Henry, the owner was responsive, informative and extremely price competitive. He and his crew, including the stucco contractor (A+) were punctual, professional and fast. I added several items to the job up to the date of the job and he worked with me through the changes without any issues. I have also contacted him a dozen times throughout the process and he would always promptly call me back whether it was the weekend, day or evening. I would highly recommend Henry and his crew and consider CPL the go-to team for all my future electrical needs. read more

Henry and his team did an amazing job upgrading my old panel to a 200 amp and running a separate NEMA 14-50 line for my electric car. I appreciate that Henry was honest and saved me money by recommending a different option to my original request. Communication was very easy and straightforward. His price is very reasonable and he didn't try to upsell me compared to other businesses I had quotes from. He pointed out things that I might want to look into upgrading in the future. The day of the appointment, Henry came on time with his team. Everyone was friendly and professional. They were respectful of keeping my home clean. They laid a cloth from the door to the crawl space entrance. They cleaned everything before they left. Everything was completed ahead of schedule. Henry made the process very easy with PG&E and the city of San Jose for permits. I was surprised when he told me everything is done and they were leaving. I will definitely work with Henry again for all my electrical needs. Great quality work, competitive pricing, excellent communication, honest business owner. read more

Only reason we knew about California Power & Light is that we needed a new Electrical Panel Box as we are upgrading our home with Solar Panels through Future Energy. Our old panel was 100 watts and was the same old panel since the house was built way back then and the same panel when we moved in 3 years ago! Our new Panel is now 200 watts with room to grow. Doug and Henry are friendly, knowledgeable and takes pride and quality back it up behind their work they do. Carefully making sure that there are no short cuts and that things are done beyond code. These guys take their work very serious and it's very rare to see a company or even a person do things right the first time. Let me put this way, they arrived promptly at 8AM began the tear down and removed as much stucco to get the new Panel Box in! (my two year old slept thru all the pounding and wall demo I kid you not and was even smiling in her sleep). By 1:30PM the panel was up and lines and switches were all installed. Henry left to check up on another job, Doug went to finish somethings in the crawl space, SJ Inspector arrived between 1:30-2PM gave the go ahead and was off to another site. 2:30PM PGE arrived to make the final inspection cycled the power to house and I had power by 3:00PM! They clean up after each job and it showed! Henry was also quick and friendly to point where some areas were not up to code (previous owner ran some lighting to side of the house and the box was not waterproof and one of the other pointers was not even related to electrical! it was plumbing!) Stucco?? Man this guy even has a connection to that as well. Lopez Lath Plaster, CA Lic 228218. Raul dropped by later in the week stucco'd and patch all the open areas and off he went. Doesn't paint match but again we will be painting our house. They can answer all your questions, give tips on energy saving, and if you are one of those DIY'ers they can advise you on how to do things the right way! If you want quality, knowledgeable expertise work, care, passion and pride go call these guys! Cause my other projects around our new home will definitely involve them. Which reminds me I need to call them to remove the house side lights and possibly a full replacement that is done correctly and not a cheap DYI'er like the last owner!!! Did I mention they are Diamond Certified? If you are a homeowner and look at that kind type of stuff then you know the work and the commitment that both companies strive for. It's been a full a month now since the installation and nothing has gone wrong. My Solar is now up and running!!! Thanks guys!!! Banglos Ohana! read more

Henry and his team are the BEST!! Highly recommend. They are communicative, honest, professional, prompt and some of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet. They completed a full electrical panel upgrade on our 20+ year old panel that was burning out so that we could install solar panels on our roof. They also installed two ceiling fan boxes and the fans themselves in our kid's rooms and did an awesome job. We had a series of not-so-great contractors come through our house to do a bunch of work, and felt that these guys are a breath of fresh air by comparison. They will remind you of your favorite uncle who always has your back.  I'm hiring them for all my electrical work and telling everyone we know that they need to hire these guys to do any and all electrical work. read more

I should preface this with the fact that I have not received service from them, but they're Yelp presence and correspondence needs some work. If a merchant uses the "request quote" button, then they should sincerely put forth an effort to actually contact the customers when it's used. It's very annoying for customers to use the button and then get a canned response to call in to their office M-F during regular business hours for help or assistance. Take the button down if you're not going to use it sincerely and ethically, otherwise I feel you're not advertising in good faith. read more

I have used this company in the past and was really happy with the straightforward way they deal with their customers. I received a return call very shortly after my initial call and I got an appointment for the following week. The fans I had needed to be installed in rooms with 17' cathedral ceilings, so they had to run power to both places. They did and excellent job in both locations, no unnecessary damage or mess. The rooms were carefully protected with plastic wrap. The work was done quickly and efficiently and the fans work beautifully! read more

Had an urgent electrical repair, and Henry answered the phone late in the evening, discussed the issue to reassure me it could wait until the next morning if I wanted to avoid the emergency call fee, and squeezed in my job the next day so that we could get back up and running. Henry showed up as agreed, wore a mask, got the work done faster than I'd have believed possible, and did a great job at a fair price. 100% recommended for your electrical jobs, emergency or not. read more

We hired Henry through emberwest fireplace. The quote given was the price we paid. They re routes the electrical so we can mount a TV above the fire place. Did a good job and was very neat. Cleaned up after them selves too. Would highly recommend them to anyone looking for an electrician. read more

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We had an absolutely awesome experience with Henry and his crew. They replaced our electric panel, and installed several can lights. They were at our house during a rain storm (what are the chances) and each of the crew members took off their shoes outside to keep our house clean. They did a great cleanup. Also, they came back this past weekend to do the labeling of the panel because they couldn't get it done during their full day at our house. Henry is also very responsive to text messages and was great about keeping in touch with my wife throughout the process. Highly recommend them. read more

Super responsive to estimating and scheduling the actual work. Friendly and knowledgeable team. Pricing was next to cheapest out of four bidders. I'll work with them again. read more

These guys are absolutely amazing. They made an initial visit to assess the problem and then squeezed us in to find and do the repair. They were in and out in just over 40 minutes. On the initial visit the possible bad receptacles were marked so they came in and checked until they found the problem which involved putting in a new outlet. Easy peasy. Highly recommend. read more

Fast responsive and awesome. They did a great job at my house. Will work with them again.

Excellent Electricians, I was in a real bind with my electric panel, it got re-wired incorrectly by a previous electrician who didn't know what the heck he was doing, this knocked out my cook-top and Washer/Dryer 240V setup. So I called California Light & Power, they came onsite with an hour, were very professional, knew their stuff and were able to explain what the issue was and what my options were. Got me back up and running same day, simply awesome service. Pretty reasonable on the price too. read more

Henry did a great job installing a NEMA14-50R and additional GFI breakers in my garage. Super friendly and responsive in communication. Very accommodating when it comes to scheduling, knowledgeable and works really fast! I had to get back to him a few weeks after the installation due to an unknown problem on my side. He came out the next day, checked everything and helped me solve it. Definitely highly recommend! read more

We called California Power and Light because it was a Diamond Certified company and we needed our electrical panel upgraded. Henry came out, gave us a fair estimate and completed the work in a timely manner. I recommend CPL because they do great work, Henry is very friendly, knowledgeable and easy to work with. read more

Henry was able to work to fit my schedule for upgrading my service panel to 200A earlier this summer. He was willing to give a quote remotely when I was shopping around and stuck to it. Henry and his crew were friendly and finished things on time. Along with the service upgrade, they added a couple new branches including one into an overhead garage storage space which was more difficult to run. They handled all permits and found a stucco tradesman who did a good job restoring and matching the existing stucco style. Several months later now, everything is still good. Overall, responsive with reasonable rates and a clean install. read more

I had a little problem with one of smoke detectors. From making a schedule to final repair, the whole process was very quick and efficient. It was very hard to make a schedule with other companies since they were not available in a few days to two weeks, but California power & light was very flexible and quickly made an appointment on the same date I called. The appointment was made for 8am in the morning (not time frame), and Henry came on time, was very friendly and knowledgeable, and fixed the issue right away. Thank you!! read more

Henry was very responsive when he gave me a quote over the phone to install some motion floodlights on our home. His Team was very friendly and professional. It is obvious that they know what they were doing. They were efficient and answered any questions that I had. I would highly recommend them. In fact, we already recommended them to a relative for some work that he also needed done. read more

I see there are a lot of 5 stars reviews here. He probably does some decent works for those guys. I am telling you my experience with Henry. Portions of lights on the same circuit breaker went out, including a ceiling fan. I was hoping to find an electrician to assess what the problem might be and attempt to repair for me. To be fair, he came on time. Upon arrival, he told me it's $120 instead of the $90 he told me over phone two days ago. He started putting his detector around each of the breakers in my power panel. Somehow for some reason, the lights just came on. That was about 5 minutes. Then he started preaching he had "temporarily fixed" my problem, but the bigger and real problem is my outdated Zinsco panel. To do a complete replace, he needs to work with PG&E and the city, the total cost is $2500. He then charged me $120 for the "diagnosis". Two hours later, the lights failed to turn on again, I wanted to have him back, he said if I wanted to have him back for a "troubleshoot", it is $450. Again, to be fair, he did say the $120 I paid can be applied to the $450. Throughout his service, he did not even bother to troubleshoot at all. He did not even open wall switch box of the problem lights to measure voltage, or listen to me describe the symptoms I observed; rather he spent time telling me my panel is old (sure, of course I know), and stated in Marin county, it is illegal to have this kind of Zinsco panel because of fire hazard, then urged me to go online to see the complaints on Zinsco panel. Again, to be fair, he said I should get bids from other electrician and see how much it cost to replace, which implied he did not force me to get the work done by him. Well, I would rather have him spend the one hour to really troubleshoot my problem, just like another electrician did later. I had Dale Aimers came over and fixed my problem. It was a wire nut in the ceiling fan box that went loose. I complained to him, I told him I was not happy to pay $120 for virtually nothing done. I suggested $50 for his time and gas, he agreed, and refunded me $70 dollars, he agreed to my term, that was a star added. read more

Dryer wasn't heating and appliance repairman told me the problem wasn't the dryer, it was an electrical issue. Electrician from CP&L came out and checked the circuits (they were fine) and also determined that there was no visible heat damage to the power cord. He said that the repairman was wrong and the problem wasn't electrical. He recommended a licensed appliance repair company and I contacted them and they fixed the issue, which was a sensor in the dryer. Appreciate the electrician's checking things and also giving me a good recommendation for appliance repair. read more

Henry and his team are fantastic. They have done a lot of work on my house from upgrading my panel, adding recessed lights and outlets. They are reasonably priced, on time and very clean. I always recommend them to anyone needing any type of electrical work needed. Thank you again Henry for everything. Keep up the great work!! read more

Needed to install a new circuit for electric car charger and contacted 2 electricians based on Yelp reviews. Have good impressions on both but decided to hire California Power and Light because Henry seems having more experiences on electric car chargers than the other one. Henry and his staff arrived on time, worked very efficiently, and cleaned work area after the job done. The quality of his work looks great. Definitely will recommend him to friends who need help from electrician. read more

The light above our kitchen sink burnt out. Yesterday I tried to replace the bulb and ended up accidently pulling the light fixture out of the ceiling trying to get to the bulb. I called Henry this morning and he said he could send someone out today. Mike came out early this afternoon and did a great job fixing my mess. He took out the old fixture and wired up the new fixture. He was courteous and friendly! It was a small job and I was very thankful Henry was able to send Mike out so quickly. We highly recommend CP&L and will definitely use them in the future! read more