We needed new electrical panels installed because our HOA was super paranoid about getting dropped by our insurance. First it was Willow Glen electric & now it's Trout. I didn't appreciate the urgency (she said I needed it done asap, when I had at least 4 to 5 months). Aside from that, the communication from the project manager was competent & efficient. When Trout took over communication went haywire. During the city permitting process they said in their letter to me that I just needed to be home for (think the window was 8:30 to 9:45am). They said nothing about having to keep opening and closing my garage door access. Well, I refuse to use my PTO from work because they're not sure how long they're going to be, or the start and end times. So around 3 PM at work I got a frantic text from another (different) project manager asking me to open my garage. Well, hello, there is no power, so how can I open the garage? Finally, they got that sorted out and around 5 PM one of their techs asked me to open my garage. I never got a response back from him when I asked to confirm if he was done and I could shut it again (by the way, I was doing this remotely from work since I have an app.) Communication needs to greatly improve in order for me to recommend this business. read more

Fixed what 2 others couldn't figure out. Came back a week later to help fix another issue. Both were reasonable cost, done well and with clear explanations of the problems and what was repaired. Thanks Trout! read more

Installed a grade 2 charger outside on the north side of the garage very close to where I park my new Honda Prologue. This is our 1st EV & we bought before the Federal incentives disappear the end of this month ((9/30/25). The charger & partial payment for the charger installation is included with our Prologue. Excellent installation, no issues at all! Very knowledgeable, professional, helpful, & kind, Especially Reynoldo that lives not far away & offered to come by whenever we have issues. read more

Stay away. They do not stand behind their service. A faulty circuit breaker. They come out. They fix it. They want to charge me again. Avoid them. Go somewhere else. The last technician dirtied my carpet. They are rude. I used to like them because they were more congenial. Willow Glen Electric. They do not care about the customer anymore. Avoid them at all cost. read more

They arrived on time, communicated clearly, were polite, worked hard, and gave me great advice. Nothing more you could want in electricians! 10/10 read more

I had a confirmed appt July 9 12-2pm. There were crickets until I called them at 1:55pm. Customer service said someone would call us back, and said the technician was finishing a job. Crickets. I called back at 2:45pm, and there was an internal memo that the installation was cancelled at 2:07pm, but no one emailed or called us to update us. Really horrible first impression of this company. read more

After calling 5-7 companies we settled on Willow Glen electric. Right from Cheryl at the front office to the crew that came out Greg and Armando) they were all professional and thoughtful. Definitely will go with them again to upgrade my panel and install EV. Our neighbors recommended them after they did their upgrade and were very happy. read more

Our home office had an interesting electrical problem recently. One of the florescent ceiling light fixtures exploded! (Yes, with a shower of glowing embers falling and smoke pouring out of the fixture). Fortunately nothing caught fire but now we had a dark office. I used the Yelp feature to communicate with electricians and got responses from several contractors. I have used Willow Glen Electric in the past, but they were not in the list presented by Yelp, but I was able to add them. Willow Glen Electric responded promptly and presented a complete solution for the replacement of all three of the 40 year old fixtures with new, bright, dimmable LED fixtures at a reasonable price. There was a problem with their first scheduled visit. After waiting a long while and nobody arrived, I called them and found out that nobody had ordered in advance the light fixtures. They thought that they could just pick them up from a supplier on the way over to the job. Unfortunately, they were out of stock so they couldn't do the job on the scheduled date. What they should have done was to order all the needed parts in advance so they would have everything before coming to the job. This they did correctly for the rescheduled visit. Over a week later, at the rescheduled visit, they arrived with the correct fixtures and performed the work. They had to remove the old fixtures, do a bit of rewiring in the ceiling, and install the new fixtures. There were a few issues they had to overcome, but they solved them and the installation was successful. There was a small issue at the end over the final price due to the unforeseen issues encountered in the installation, but it was resolved to everyone's satisfaction. My suggestion to them for the future, is for the installers to be in communication with their office and the customer when such things happen so that there are no surprises. read more

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They are doing work at my apartment complex. For 2 days in a row they have provided a generator for tenants to have power at night but they forgot to provide power to the water heater. We've had to take cold showers for 2 days in a row because they didn't bother to confirm that everything that needed temporary power had it. Not sure I would trust them if they can't check something as basic as that. read more

I was been told they are good. Didn't get the chance to use them. I told them that one electric shop took our money and stopped coming. They first wanted the job, then txtd and said they don't want to take the partial unfinished job, honestly, I don't blame them, you don't know what you're going to see when you go under the crow space. then, they gave me another electrician, that electrician said my job must be a sxxxxx job because these two are not getting along :0( I should give willow glen 0 star. I am giving them a 0 star. When people really in need and they threw you in a worse hole. NO GOOD!! read more

WGE was great. They listen to what I wanted updating to new 200 amp panel with a separate generator input. Electricians showed up on time, crew worked hard and did a very nice job. On time and for quoted price. Coordinated everything with PG&E and the city for the permitting process. Definitely recommend WGE and would use them again. read more

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I started an electrical upgrade for a 15 unit apartment building Oct . of 2023... It began with Willow Glen..... it is now Feb 2026... the project is still not done...I have gone through 4 reps.... the owner will never call me directly....only group emails....every step has been done wrong and had to be corrected...I am now at the point of BEGGING to get this done....Sleepless nights .... loss of rents... reps who have no idea what they are doing ....I feel they should have told me they could not handle this job instead of dragging this on for near 2 1/2 years and still dragging on....The reps have always been courteous and kind but they have no idea what they are doing......Its very sad and I feel totally used.. I am not a large corporation... this is my personal asset.. It doesn't seem fair that large Companies are allowed to do this to a solitary owner that has no recourse. Do your homework dont be uninformed like me before hiring a company that you think you can depend on and does not deliver. Had I the choice to do it all over .... NEVER.!!!! read more

We contacted them for a small job - needed a single GFI outlet replaced under the kitchen sink. They got back to us right away, we were able to get the job done before the holiday. The electrician who showed up was great, worked quickly finished the job on time. Highly recommend read more

I used the Yelp "Request a quote" feature to reach out to a number of different electrical contractors. I sync'd up with Matt who was really prompt and informative. I was early in my vetting process so I wasn't the most efficient in asking questions but Matt was patient and thorough. In total, I interacted with 6 different contractors and WGE wasn't the cheapest but I decided to go with them given their reviews and my personal experience with the rest. Matt rolled off my project and I was then working with Will who was also great. Once I committed to go with them I interacted with several other WGE employees (I was replacing my main service panel and there's complexity due to city permitting and PG&E application) and they were all great. On installation day the 3 person crew showed up on time at 7:30 am. One of the crew mentioned that they would normally send out 2 people and take a full day (through 5 pm). There's dependency on PG&E to shut down power and re-energize the line as well as the city inspector for permitting so there is a fair amount of "hurry up and wait" going on. I also had an EV circuit installed so another line was run up through the attic and into the garage. It's really clean looking! My power was restored a little after 4 pm and everything was working perfectly. The last task of finishing was for their stucco person to make the wall look like it did before they started. He finished by about 7 pm and did an excellent job. I don't give many 5 star ratings because I believe it should be reserved for something exceptional but Willow Glen Electric really deserves it. They have a great team and do great work. I would use them again for my electrical needs and highly recommend them. read more

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We've hired Willow Glen three times now - first for a Tesla car charger (which worked out great), then had them come back and install a Powerwall. That was a much more involved install over two days. Unfortunately, that install had a number of surprises along the way - we didn't know there was going to be an external (ugly) emergency shutoff switch, we didn't know that we might need to install bollards in front of the Powerwall (thankfully we didn't), and they thought that the heat sensor was working as intended when it loudly beeped every few minutes (it was still in demo mode). I would have loved to know about these things ahead of the install starting, not midway through. We also got a whole hour notice before learning a tech would come out to prepare for our city inspection - I had work that day and making sure I had a family member around and prepared to chat with them was an unnecessary stress. Looking back on it, this was a complicated job and it all came out well in the end. Despite some of the communication issues with the Powerwall install, when we needed a ceiling fan replaced, Willow Glen was who we turned to. They were able to come out literally the next business day, the techs were friendly and nice, and the install was smooth and fast. I will say: they did completely ignore the form on their website when we filled it out - calling them is definitely the way to schedule work. Overall, each time we've hired them, they've been professional, the price has been reasonable, and the quality of the work has been top notch. I would just make sure you have them walk you through exactly what they're doing for complicated installs so there aren't any surprises. read more

Recently had an EV charger installed. The whole process was quick, easy and efficient. The two guys who arrived (on time!) to install were absolutely brilliant. They took the time to come up with some options for running the cables, I assumed they'd just run conduit the whole side of my house (easiest / cheapest way) but instead they ran the cables through my attic. They had to break some stucco to get in to the power panel and my experience with other electricians / contractors is that is the beginning of a messy ordeal, but you'd never know they did it at all. Extremely clean and seamless install. I'm a bit funny about things being neat / straight / spaced properly, but these guys were too, it seems. Couldn't be more pleased with it. To cap it off, without asking, I got a $150 credit on my invoice because they got done quicker than expected. Highly recommended! read more

Not one bad thing to say about this company! After we ordered our Tesla Model Y, one of the first things we did was inquire about getting a NEMA 14-50 outlet installed in our garage. This company was on the Tesla website and I definitely wanted the work to be permitted so we went with them. Response time to our initial inquiry and questions was fast and very professional. We were able to get something scheduled within days of our first contact with the company. Today, the crew came within the earlier side of the arrival window, were so nice and helpful in explaining my options for outlet locations and making sure the outcome works for our intended charging situation. They finished the work quickly and other then the addition of the new equipment, the garage looked untouched as if they'd never been there. The other thing I appreciated was the thoughtfulness they have towards their customers in providing a hook to wrap the charge cord as well as the NEMA adaptor if you need it. It does cost money but I like the fact that bundle of services is the perfect way to set yourself up for EV life. I still need to have the city inspection but since they are handling the whole thing, I feel free as a bird! I have no worries about getting the city permit and I have my new NEMA to charge my Tesla so I'm ready to go whenever it arrives! read more

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I m overdue on writing a review for Willow Glen Electric. Of all contractors we have had renovated our house, this is the best crew from start to finish. I had 3 separate work orders done and they are all up par to satisfaction. One was to install an EV charger running from the back yard to front yard. It's expensive but we can't do it ourselves. Second was to change all the light fixtures in our bathrooms. Today, finding a lost 220V line/outlet in the garage (behind the sheetrock) and bring it out again to use on other appliances (electric dryer) and changed a LED dimmable ceiling light. We currently have a gas dryer. All electricians from Willow Glenn Electric are outstanding with great ethic. I would call again for any future electrical work. They are more expensive than others but since we bundle our orders, the cost was reasonable two out of three visits. Thank you for caring! read more

Requested replacing a pendant light in kitchen, a swag lite in dining room and replace a light switch in a bedroom. Great crew arrived on time and completed job within time estimated. Very knowledgeable crew chief. read more

This a scam business. Hire them if you want to be nickeled and dimed at a massive markup. If you reschedule they'll charge you full fare and claim they showed up and completed work. What a joke. In response: Matt, apparently I must have misread the following "Attached is your invoice for the electrical project we completed for you which is now due."? That says completed, no? Thanks for the discount and your flexibility- $200 for completing nothing. I'd expect, what, another $200 to complete the completed job? For what? To unscrew a fusebox and install a $10 GE fuse. What a bargain! $400 for a fuse! I'm so happy you believe this isn't nickeling and diming - especially after we hired your business to the tune of $15,000 last year. Update: we had a licensed electrician visit to diagnose our recent issues. During this visit the $15,000 upgrade that Willow Glen also "completed" last year became quite an interesting topic. Findings (screenshot of quote attached) 1. Sub-Panel was not permitted 2. Sub-panel was not in a firewall 3. There was no nolax on aluminum wiring 4. Breakers were not torqued down correctly 5. Poor overall workmanship So the $3000 quoted to complete Willow Glen's "completed" work. Well, we'll just take that elsewhere. read more

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Willow Glen Electric installed a Tesla wall charger and it was a great experience from start to finish. They are very knowledgeable and did all the inspection paperwork, were there for the city inspector. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for installing wall charger and I'm sure they would be great at other electical work as well read more

installed attic lights and outlet quick, professional, courteous, clean competitive pricing for licensed and bonded work read more

These guys drastically inflated Telsa battery costs. They padded over $7000 to the battery costs and claimed it was 'overhead in handling' when I asked about it. This was not installation costs as that was added separately. Sorry had to write this review to prevent others from getting price gouged. Instead of sharing invoice to justify the price their sales person tried to get me to go get other quotes from likely even more overpriced services. Avoid this one. read more

I had a grrat experience having Willow Glen Electric install a Tesla wall charger. Their quote was detailed, fair, and explained well. Installation happened on time. They were even patient with me as I had some unexpected delays on my side. read more

Willow Glen Electric replaced my subpanel and installed a Tesla charger. I chose them after getting 4 other quotes, WGE being the lowest. Despite offering the lowest price, they also had the best service - very responsive & organized, ready to answer all of my questions, and flexible with scheduling. The electricians showed up on time and completed the work on schedule. The installation work quality seems very good. I like how they ran the conduits out of the wall and along the ceiling in the garage. Very clean and looks like it will last longer than the house. Overall, great job and good experience from start to finish! read more

Our solar company notified us that we have not produced energy for over 2 months after Willow Glen Electric installed our Tesla Batteries!!! We were told that the original long time owners have sold the company so this may explain why the service is different. Willow Glen Electric has done electrical work for us over the years and we have been pleased but the install of our Tesla Chargers has been very problematic. We signed the contract and paid a 10% deposit in early October. We contacted them a number of times and wanted to know the work schedule for our project. In January we called them weekly asking for the project schedule. They reported that they had some internal problems with the those who did the layouts but they fixed the problem. They finished our installation at the end of February and they left saying that everything was working. Next step was the inspection by the county and at that time our final payment would be due. We keep waiting for this to happen. We haven't heard from them since. Last week we got a notice from Sunpower, our solar company to report that our solar has not produced anything since Feb 27 around the time they finished the project and was told "every thing was working." WE HAVE LOST OVER 2 MONTHS OF SOLAR POWER AND NOTHING IS STORED IN OUR BATTERIES. We are questioning the integrity of the entire project and don't trust the work that has been done. We are about a step away from contacting the State of California regarding this. Something is very wrong. read more

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Great job on installation and getting it inspected. The charging point works well and no issues.

Absolute bang up job. I'm a disabled combat veteran and I don't have a lot of cash on hand. the first company I called said they could so the job for 1300 bucks. I called Willow Glen Electric and they quoted me at 700. The tech's Ray and Zack (or Zach not sure on the spelling) were promote, respectful and did the job perfectly as instructed. There's nothing to complain about here as they were courteous professionals that explained every snag they hit and even cleaned up well after they were done. I would recommend this company to everyone. read more

Willow Glen did an excellent job, and I would hire them again. We hired them to install an electric car charger, along with a huge upgrade to our existing electrical panel. We wanted to future proof for solar. Willow Glen's experts knew their stuff inside and out. After Willow Glen installed the new panel and necessary wiring, we hired a separate company to install the solar panels, battery, and accompanying setup. When we had an issue with our solar panel electricians, Willow Glen was able to pull out the code and cite line and verse of what complied, and what didn't. Willow Glen also took the time to work with the inspector to make sure everything was up to code. Though there were minor issues regarding timelines, I am willing to chalk it up to a misunderstanding on my end. They do exactly what they stipulate in their contract. Would I hire them again for major electrical work? Darn sure. They were worth every penny. read more

I used Willow Glen to install an EV charger. This was after a poor experience/misfire with my solar installer (a large national firm), who was not able to install the EV charger as desired. Willow Glen was prompt with the quote, very reasonable (for what I thought was a smaller job), and very timely. The two technicians were professional and very effective. I was excited to get the charger finally installed and had it in use the same day. Cheryl the scheduler had been the glue throughout the process and was a key member of the project team. A few days after installation, we had an issue with a PG&E line into our house, which created notable electrical issues. I emailed Cheryl early one morning and she was quick to respond (before work hours) with sage advice! I called PG&E (per her instructions) right away and was able to have the issue resolved before 9:30 am. I was so impressed with Cheryl and the entire Willow Glen team, and plan to be a customer for life! read more

Honest and Professional Electricians Willow Glen Electric installed level 2 EV chargers in our garage. Everything was above expectation. Quoting was easy, efficient, and transparent. The electricians were all professional and experienced. Scheduling was easy and the team worked around my work schedule. The permits went through without a problem and the inspector complimented how professional the team was. Great experience all around! read more

I received quotes from several electrical contractors and found Willow Glen Electric to be very competitive for upgrading my main electrical service from a 100amp to a 200amp panel. The were good at including all the work that needed to be done so there were no surprises or added cost. They showed up when they were scheduled and the workers were all professional and respectful. I was very pleased with the quality and would recommend them to anyone looking to have work done read more

I reached out to Willow Glen for a quote to install an EV outlet in my garage. They were super responsive and nice. That's what gave the three stars. The other two stars are missing because of value and a major error on their part. I reached out to several companies. All but Willow Glen agreed to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet so I could plug in whatever EVSE I wanted to. Willow Glen said they could only install a less powerful outlet, slowing down my charging capabilities. They said they calculated my house's electrical abilities, and a NEMA 14-50 wouldn't work out for me. So they offered to hardwire a box instead or I could choose the slower outlet install. I don't think they were ill-intentioned, but I do think they made an error. I went with another electrician who was 1/3 their price. The other electrician had the same offerings: he filed the permit with the city and coordinated the inspection. And I got the NEMA 14-50 outlet I wanted installed. It passed inspection and has been working great. Just leaving this here because while Willow Glen has some great marketing, I wanted others to know there are other electricians who offer the same service but just don't advertise it. Call around. read more

Recently I ungraded my electrical system in my residence. The existing system was over 75 years old. Willow Glen was excellent, they kept me informed through the entire process. They even worked around a new puppy in my yard. They were timely and made a slight correction the City of San Jose requested. They set up the entire permit process once the panel was inserted. read more

Wanted to write a quick review to express appreciation for the service and professionalism of this company. The electrical work they performed on my home resolving safety concerns and was very appreciated. The work quality was excellent, and the pricing was fair. Additionally, I appreciate the office manager's professionalism. I forgot to make payment and didn't notice their emails. Jiovanni handled the matter with great consideration and understanding. They will definitely get my business again. Great company! read more

It has been fantastic to work with Willow Glen Electric for our project to upgrade our electrical panel and Tesla wall charger. They took care of everything starting from communicating with the city, setting up appointments, being available to talk to the city inspectors, the crew came in and finished the job in just 3 hours. Their stucco contractor came the next day and patched up the wall. Their communication and coordination with various parties required to do the job was top notch. We hardly had to put any effort or time once we hired them to get the job done. read more

first I like to say they did repair my electrical issue. Problem I have is they think that sending an electrician and a non electrical staff, training to be a electrician. and want to bill double. making the customer pay for the no help body they sent with the electrician. This is such an unprofessional way of raping a customer of money. I personally will not call these guys again. I also recommend that, unless you have money to throw a way. also don't mind paying to train there employee's who are not electricians. That's on you. read more

They did a good installation of our Tesla charger November 23, 2022. We finally got the permit signed off today April 26, 2023. I appreciate their persistence, although it did take a little nagging from me. But it's all closed out now. And it works as intended. Thanks! read more

Willow GE was so easy to work with. Price quoted to do turn key electric charger installed was what paid. They secured permits and inspections Great jobs guys. read more

In summary, the office staff is great but the electrician was not professional. There are two issues I had with the electrician. 1) The project was to install an NEMA 14-50 outlet. The electrician admitted that he cut a hole before knowing the final position that the outlet would be mounted. As a result, there is an exposed hole on the side of the outlet. When we discussed this error, the electrician did not offer to fix it. Surprisingly, he said that I could hire a handyman or a painter to patch the hole. 2) My initial quote was project-based, not time & materials. But, when the electrician tallied up the final invoice, he tacked on his hours to the project-based estimate, essentially double billing me for the work. I eventually resolved this over email with the office staff, who issued a refund and then billed the correct amount. The people who work in the office are very professional and easy to work with. But, after seeing the mistakes made by the electrician, I'm hesitant to hire this company again. read more

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