Five Star Rating! Scott of Powerhouse Electric came to the rescue to replace a fifty year old electric panel that was recently deemed to be a potential fire hazard. He had to place the new electric panel in a different location, and cut a hole in a hallway wall for the new panel and wiring. Luckily, I am able to hide the new hallway electric panel with a painting! Scott is very conscientious and did an excellent job! I highly recommend him and his company! read more

Was able to respond to a non emergency, Quite fast and the quality of the service, and value was excellent. I Highly recommend powerhouse electric. read more

We live in a 100+ year old Victorian and wanted to install a Nest doorbell in a spot without a visible existing electrical source. I had about 4 different electricians come in. The answers varied greatly, from very convoluted solutions (we'll plug in a power source in the living room, bring the wire across the floorboard, bring it up over the doorway, drill through the wall, bring it across the top of the front hall, over the front door, and down the wall), to "it cannot be done." Powerhouse Electric offered the cleanest solution: they would use the power source from the basement, right beneath the front door, and use a drill with a very long attachment to go through the wall and reach that power source. They also had the least expensive quote at $154 per hour, with a minimum of one hour. Of course there were many unknowns; there might be blockages in the wall, this being a very old house. I spoke to the electrician, Scott, on the phone and he was helpful and explained the worst and best cases. In the end, he said "I'm really good at what I do" and was confident it wouldn't end up being a crazy long job. And that if it was starting to look that way, he would let me know immediately, without running the clock crazy long without my knowledge. In the end the job only took one hour! They tried one idea that didn't work (opening up part of the ceiling in the basement of what looked like a power source. It ended up being nothing, and they closed it up neatly) but then went with going down the wall with a drill with a long attachment. Our Nest camera is nicely installed! However, I was surprised the 1-hour job cost $310. It was because there were two men. Maybe it's obvious to others that the "$154 per hour" was actually "$154 per hour per person", but I haven't worked much with contractors, and that was never clarified to me. $310 was a fair price, sure, but I was just a little surprised by it. I just wished they had clarified the quote was per person to set my expectations correctly. Separately, I also want to note the receptionist at Powerhouse is incredibly friendly and sweet! A pleasure to talk to and work with. When Scott completely missed an appointment, she immediately apologized and admitted fault, as their calendars had had issues syncing recently. read more

I highly recommend PowerHouse Electric. They did several electrical jobs in my unit, all required critical thinking, and the results were perfect. I will use them again. These were not easy jobs. Evidently the original bathroom fans in this San Francisco high rise were oddly installed with some type of permanent liquid nails or epoxy and it required some work to get them out. The electrician was clever enough and had additional materials to resolve the issues. He also pointed out a lot of lint buildup within the fans (you can't easily see this). This is what you can't get to with a simple exterior vacuuming. Who knew? It's suggested that every few years you remove the fan cover and then vacuum. It's possible the lint buildup could catch fire and PowerHouse has seen that happen. Thankful for their knowledge. They also installed a backlit mirror in one of the bathrooms. It also required some outside the box thinking, and it simply looks amazing. read more

Very professional, prompt, reasonably priced, and most importantly, solved the issue with my tenants' heater. Scott showed up with the replacement parts and tools in hand and was done in less than 30 minutes! Would definitely hire again. read more

I was given the contact information for Powerhouse from my home warranty company. I have a circuit that connects my microwave and everything else in my kitchen. When I run my microwave, I have to shut down everything else to make sure it doesn't trip the line and trip the circuit. I was told that I needed a separate line for my microwave, which is apparently an easy job. My home warranty company said that a representative from Powerhouse would call me within 24 hours. That same night, I got a call after 8:30pm from Powerhouse. I was annoyed that a professional company would call so late past business hours - my husband was already asleep and I was about to go to bed myself. However, I was anxious to get this job going, so I took the call. The electrician explained that this job would not be covered by the warranty, which I had a feeling might be the case. I told him to nix the visit for the warranty, but explained that I would be interested in an estimate to do the job, if he was interested. He agreed and suggested to come by for an estimate "first thing at 8am on Friday." I told him this would work. Before we hung up, I confirmed that we were planning for this coming Friday at 8am. I NEVER HEARD FROM THIS COMPANY AGAIN. I did not receive a phone call saying that they were canceling and never had anyone show up to my house. I had planned my day around this appointment and had even rearranged plans. I could not believe how unprofessional and disrespectful of my time that Powerhouse was. My suggestion is to AVOID this company! Update: A Yelp response from this company took FOUR YEARS. This experience happened in 2012 and the response was just now posted in 2016! It appears that that the poor customer service has not improved, in fact they stoop to lying! I think the company owner should have realized how obviously dishonest his response to this situation is. I guess he's never heard of taking responsibility for his actions. For a no-show and no communication and now to lie in a Yelp response...? It doesn't get much more unprofessional than that. read more

Great customer service. A fellow condo owner had posted on our community board recommending Scott and Powerhouse Electric. When my heater was not working, I dug up the old community posting and called Powerhouse to come look at the heater. Scheduling was very easy. Scott came on time, assessed the issue quickly and said I would need a new heater and he would have to come back. He offered to pick up the needed heater himself, and we quickly made a appt for him to swing by the following week. One week later, he came by, on time, and did the work quickly. Reasonable pricing. Easy going, nice person to work with. Highly recommend. Easy, pleasant experience. read more

Scott from Powerhouse Electric has been great! He took time to listen to my electrical needs and gave me sound advice. He is fair and very knowledgeable. I highly recommend him. read more

Showed up on time. Fair quote. Really great work. Installed ceiling lights, installed dimmers. Finished on time. Highly recommend.

Powerhouse came and installed can lighting and a ceiling fan in the house, plus changed other wiring for better efficiency. They were very professional, got the work done in a timely fashion, and explained options to me. They cleaned up everything and the finished work looks great! I would recommend Powerhouse Electric to anyone in need of an electrician. read more

We had Scott, from Powerhouse Electric, do a number of electrical jobs for us: changing fluorescent lighting to LED, adding lights in closets, kitchen, installing light fixtures in bathrooms and dining room. He is reasonably priced, comes when promises, and does a good job. We were very happy with his work and his friendly demeanor. Heartily recommended. read more

I'm recently replacing my bathroom fan, and I have a recommend from my building management, so I use Scott from Power House Electric. Our appointment was at 9:00 am in the morning, and he came around 9:30 am. He hasn't started his work until 9:45 am because he was talking to the phone. Then later, he want out twice for about 10 - 15 minutes each time without notifying me where he was going or doing. Finally, the job was done by 11:30 pm, and he charged me for 2 hours of services. Then I told him that I will pay him for only 1.5 hours because his wasn't fully used 2 hours to do his job. He was mad and said " you are so cheap, if you don't have money, don't use my services." Next day, I call him for a checkup because the fan was making a big noises even when the power is off, and it seems to me that the installation has problem, but he never call me back. I'm so disappointed about his service, so I won't recommend this company, please AVOID. read more