Electrician in Lakeville, Petaluma, CA
EV Chargers, Solar Batteries, Panels and Lighting
Bright Right Electric is a family-owned, licensed electrical contractor (CSLB #1156335) serving the Lakeville area of Petaluma. Straight answers and a written number before we start, with no up-sell.
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- Residential and commercial electrical work.
- Free, written estimates explained in plain language.
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Electrician in Lakeville, Petaluma, CA
Bright Right Electric in the Lakeville area of Petaluma
- Licensed California C-10 contractor, CSLB #1156335
- Family-owned, with 20+ years in the trade
- Written scope and firm price before any job starts
- Permits pulled, inspections and utility coordination handled
Electrical services
Electrical Work in the Lakeville area of Petaluma
Panel, EV charger, generator, solar, battery and lighting work all come under a single license, so there is no finger-pointing between trades and one permit process instead of three. That is why homeowners and businesses in the Lakeville area of Petaluma call us for everything from a dead outlet to wiring a custom home from the ground up. Whether you are upgrading an older home, adding modern equipment or chasing a problem that won't go away, we have the experience to handle the job properly.
EV Charger Installation in the Lakeville area of Petaluma
Once the panel is sorted out, charging at home comes down to a few clear decisions.
A dedicated EV charger circuit can also be its own standalone job, for owners who already have a charger or who want the circuit run ahead of buying one. What it costs depends mainly on whether your panel already has room for the new circuit. If the panel is full and a bigger panel project isn't in the budget right now, a load-sharing device is a legitimate option worth discussing.
Lighting Installation in the Lakeville area of Petaluma
Lighting is the upgrade where the difference shows right away, indoors and out.
From recessed lights and chandeliers to landscape lighting and smart controls, lighting work is real electrical work. We plan the layout, wire the circuits and mount the fixtures, and we explain cost, fixture counts and timeline honestly before you sign anything. It is often an affordable way to make a dated room feel finished.
Landscape lighting is a low-voltage electrical system, and the real skill is sizing the transformer and wiring so every fixture, even the ones farthest from the transformer, stays reliably bright for years. We walk the property to plan fixture placement, run lengths and total load, choose the transformer with headroom for future additions, select the wire gauge and layout for each run, bury the cable, and test voltage at each fixture.
Remodels, Rewiring and New Construction in the Lakeville area of Petaluma
Remodels, rewiring and new builds all start with a plan for the circuits, the panel and the inspections.
For new construction wiring, are you thinking about an EV charger, solar or a generator down the road? We tell you what to pre-wire now, while the walls are open, since retrofitting later costs far more. Getting the details right at rough-in is what keeps a home safe and functional for decades, and it is far cheaper than fixing it after the drywall is up.
Commercial and Tenant Electrical Work in the Lakeville area of Petaluma
For commercial properties, the work is planned around operating hours and building requirements.
Commercial tenant improvements move fast, and panel and subpanel work can add real time to the schedule. We recommend starting electrical early so it doesn't become the reason an opening slips, assess your actual load instead of guessing, and coordinate with your general contractor and other trades. We also help you work out what is infrastructure-level work and what is tenant-improvement-level work, since that distinction often determines who pays for what.
Getting Started in the Lakeville area of Petaluma
Getting started is simple. Every Bright Right estimate comes with a defined scope and a real price before any work begins, in writing and explained in plain language. Call (707) 791-5552 and describe the job, the question or what you want a second opinion on, and we will tell you what to expect before we arrive.
Rewiring and remodels
Every circuit is permitted and inspected, and remodel work is inspected at both the rough-in and finish stages.
EV charger installation
A Level 2 charger needs a dedicated circuit and a panel with room for it. We run the load calculation first so you don't buy equipment your panel can't support.
Solar and battery systems
A battery stores the solar energy your system already produces and uses it later instead of selling it back for very little.
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Everything we do
All Electrical Services in the Lakeville area of Petaluma
Everything below is available in the Lakeville area of Petaluma, for homes and for businesses.
Commercial electrical: commercial versions of the services above, including tenant improvements, lighting and code corrections.
Electrician in Lakeville, Petaluma, CA
Popular in the Lakeville area of Petaluma
- Solar battery installation
- Level 2 EV charger installation
- Subpanel installation
- Outdoor lighting and power
“We needed a fan in our living room and after calling 2 other companies, we chose Bright Right and will continue to use them. Professional and very knowledgeable.”
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a subpanel?
A subpanel is a secondary electrical panel fed from your main panel, commonly added for a garage, workshop, ADU or home addition so that space gets its own dedicated circuits without maxing out the main. It is different from a full panel upgrade.
What backup power equipment do you install?
We install standby generators, critical-load panels, portable-generator inlets, automatic transfer switches and whole-house surge protection, and we also handle solar and battery storage.
Do you handle emergencies?
We offer priority scheduling for emergencies. Our hours are 7am to 5pm, and 24 hour emergency services are available.
Why does my breaker keep tripping?
Repeated trips can have several possible causes, including faulty connections, damaged wiring, overloaded circuits or other electrical faults. We investigate the electrical system to find the actual source instead of replacing the breaker and hoping the problem disappears.
Do I need a panel upgrade to add an EV charger?
The important first step is finding out whether your electrical service has enough capacity. We perform a load calculation before you buy equipment to determine whether your panel can support the charger or whether a service upgrade is needed.
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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.