Electrician in Novato, CA
Panels, EV Chargers and Backup Power
Bright Right Electric is a family-owned, licensed electrical contractor (CSLB #1156335) with more than 20 years in the trade. Novato is part of our regular Marin route.
What Novato customers should know:
- Panel upgrades ahead of an EV charger or heat pump.
- Generators for outage-prone properties, plus security and outdoor lighting.
- Breaker that keeps tripping? We find the cause instead of swapping the breaker.
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Electrician in Novato, CA
Bright Right Electric in Novato
- Licensed California C-10 contractor, CSLB #1156335
- Family-owned, with 20+ years in the trade
- Written scope and firm price before any Novato job starts
- Permits pulled, inspections and utility coordination handled
Local electrical work
Electrical Work in Novato
Novato's established neighborhoods, newer subdivisions and semi-rural properties call for a mix of work: panel upgrades ahead of an EV charger or heat pump, generators for outage-prone properties, security and outdoor lighting, and repairs for tripping breakers.
Electricity is delivered by PG&E and generated by MCE Clean Energy by default. Permits go through the City of Novato or Marin County depending on the parcel.
Ranch, rural and newer-subdivision properties
Novato covers a wide range of properties. Established neighborhoods often need panel upgrades before adding an EV charger, heat pump or ADU. Newer subdivisions may want extra circuits, outdoor lighting and backup power. Semi-rural parcels often want a generator because outages last longer at the edge of the grid. We assess each property on its own load and layout.
Generators, batteries and fuel
Standby generators need more than an electrician: a pad, a fuel supply (natural gas or propane), a transfer switch and a permit. We price the whole installation, including the transfer switch, pad, gas hookup and electrical labor, so you're not surprised later. If a generator is more than you need, a critical-loads panel or a battery may be a better fit.
Marin power shutoffs and MCE
Marin County had extensive outages during the October 2019 shutoffs, with more than 118,000 customers affected at the peak. In Novato, PG&E delivers your electricity and MCE Clean Energy is the default generation provider. If you're planning solar, a battery or an EV, MCE's programs are worth checking at mcecleanenergy.org.
Areas
Novato Neighborhoods and Areas
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Everything we do
All Electrical Services in Novato
Everything below is available in Novato, for homes and for businesses.
Commercial electrical: commercial versions of the services above, including tenant improvements, lighting and code corrections.
Electrician in Novato, CA
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“Bright Right exceeded my expectations. They responded quickly, showed up right on time, and got straight to work troubleshooting the issue.”
— Kohlton Kumnick, from our Google reviews
Reviewed by Rich, CA C-10 licensed electrical contractor (CSLB #1156335). Last reviewed Sept 30, 2026.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you fix a breaker that keeps tripping?
Yes. We find the cause instead of swapping the breaker.
Do you do commercial work in Novato?
Yes, both residential and commercial.
How do I get a written estimate?
Call (707) 791-5552 or book online.
Should I get a generator or a battery?
A generator gives long runtime with fuel; a battery is quiet with no fuel but a finite runtime. It depends on your outage history, budget and whether you have solar. We'll compare both for your property.
What's included in a generator installation price?
A typical quote covers the generator, transfer switch, pad, gas hookup, permit and electrical labor. Whole-house systems commonly run about $9,000–$16,000 installed, and we give you the itemized breakdown in writing.
Get in touch
Ready to Get Started?
Call (707) 791-5552 any time, day or night, or fill out the quote form below and we'll get back to you.
Phone
(707) 791-5552
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Address
1150 Holly Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Hours
7am - 5pm & 24 hour emergency services available.
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Electrical Panel Upgrades in Rohnert Park
Replacing an undersized or obsolete panel is the most common job we perform in Rohnert Park, and it's the one that unlocks everything else. If your home still runs original 100-amp service, a Federal Pacific Stab-Lok, or a Zinsco panel, you're working with equipment engineered for a much smaller electrical load — and, in the case of those two brands, with a documented history of breakers that fail to trip. Upgrading to 200-amp service makes EV charging, battery backup, heat pumps, and modern appliance loads possible without constantly tripping breakers. We size the new service to what your household actually needs, pull the permit, coordinate the PG&E disconnect and reconnect, and meet the inspector for final sign-off.
EV Charger Installation in Sonoma County
Bright Right installs Level 2 home charging sized to your vehicle and, just as importantly, to your panel's actual available capacity. We run the dedicated 240-volt circuit, mount and commission the charger, and handle the permit — installing Tesla Wall Connectors, universal J1772 and NACS units, and hardwired or plug-in setups across Rohnert Park, Petaluma, and Santa Rosa. The detail most homeowners don't hear until it's too late is that many Sonoma County panels can't support a Level 2 charger without a service upgrade first, so we run a load calculation before you buy equipment, not after. We can also pre-wire a second circuit if a second EV is anywhere in your future.
Standby Generators & Backup Power
Public safety power shutoffs are a fact of life in Sonoma County, and so are winter storms that take lines down in the hills. We install whole-house standby generators with automatic transfer switches that pick up the house within seconds of an outage, wire inlets and manual transfer switches for portable generators, and add whole-house surge protection so your equipment isn't damaged when the utility comes back online. We'll also tell you honestly which tier makes sense — not every home in Cotati or Penngrove needs a whole-house unit when a critical-loads panel that keeps the refrigerator, well pump, internet, and a few circuits alive costs a fraction as much.
Solar & Battery Systems
We handle new photovoltaic installation, battery storage, system additions, and remove-and-replace work when a roof needs attention or a system has failed — plus service on existing arrays that aren't producing what they should. If you inherited a solar system with the house and nobody can tell you how it's wired or whether it's still under warranty, we can assess it and give you a clear picture. Battery storage in particular has changed the math for Sonoma County homeowners: between shifting utility rate structures under NEM 3.0 and the frequency of outages, a battery paired with existing solar is often a better investment than adding more panels.
Interior & Exterior Lighting
Recessed and can lighting, full LED retrofits, under-cabinet lighting, dimmer and smart-switch installation, fixture and chandelier hanging, landscape lighting, and security and motion-sensor lighting for homes across Rohnert Park and the University District. On the commercial side we handle lighting retrofits for offices, retail spaces, and warehouses along the Commerce Boulevard corridor, including the fixture and control changes that come with California Title 24 compliance. Lighting is one of the few electrical upgrades where the difference is immediately visible, and it's frequently the cheapest way to make a dated room feel finished.
Electrical Troubleshooting & Repair
Breakers that trip for no obvious reason, circuits that go dead, lights that flicker when the dryer starts, outlets that no longer hold a plug, GFCIs that won't reset, a faint burning smell you can't locate. These are the calls where experience shows. We trace a fault to its real source instead of swapping parts and billing for guesses, which is why our repairs hold and why we get called in behind other contractors who couldn't find the problem. In older Sonoma County homes the cause is often a failing backstab connection, a corroded neutral, a rodent-damaged run in a crawlspace, or a decades-old junction box buried behind drywall.
Custom Homes & New Construction
Full electrical for ground-up residential builds, major remodels, and additions throughout Sonoma, Marin, and Napa County — load calculations and plan review, service and meter setup, rough-in, trim, and final inspection. We work with general contractors, designers, and owner-builders, and we're comfortable on high-end custom projects near Sonoma State University where the lighting design, low-voltage layout, and smart controls all have to be coordinated before a single wire goes in. Getting the details right at rough-in is what keeps a home safe and functional for the next forty years — and it's far cheaper than fixing it after the drywall is up.
Commercial Electrical & Tenant Improvement
Service upgrades, panel and subpanel work, dedicated circuits for equipment, lighting retrofits, EV charging for employee and customer parking, and full tenant-improvement electrical for offices, retail, restaurants, and light industrial space along Redwood Drive and beyond. We understand a commercial job runs on someone else's schedule, so we work around business hours when the scope requires it. From a single dedicated circuit to a complete build-out, you get one licensed contractor coordinating permits, PG&E, and inspection — with clear pricing and a clean, code-compliant result.