Electrician in Montgomery, Santa Rosa, CA
Troubleshooting, Panels, Lighting and Backup Power
Family-owned, licensed electrician (CSLB #1156335) with twenty-plus years in the trade, serving the Montgomery area of Santa Rosa. You get a written scope and a firm price before we start.
What to know before you call:
- Residential and commercial electrical work.
- Free, written estimates explained in plain language.
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Electrician in Montgomery, Santa Rosa, CA
Bright Right Electric in the Montgomery area of Santa Rosa
- 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 Montgomery area of Santa Rosa
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 Montgomery area of Santa Rosa 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.
Panels, Circuits and Electrical Capacity in the Montgomery area of Santa Rosa
Most electrical projects begin with the panel and the circuits behind it, so that is where we start.
Two protections often come up together. GFCI protection cuts power in a fraction of a second when it detects current leaking where it shouldn't, which protects against shock near water. It is different from AFCI protection, which detects a dangerous wiring arc that could start a fire. The two guard against different hazards and are often confused. We look at what you have first, map which outlets each GFCI protects so it is never a mystery, and test that the devices actually work.
EV Charger Installation in the Montgomery area of Santa Rosa
Charging an electric vehicle at home is an electrical project first and a charger purchase second.
Choosing a connector is part of the job. For Tesla owners we help you pick between the standard and the Universal Wall Connector, and if you have or might get a non-Tesla EV, the Universal Wall Connector avoids needing a separate charger down the road. We size the dedicated circuit to the charger's output, commission the charger, connect it to Wi-Fi so it can be managed through the Tesla app, and test it through a full charging cycle.
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 Montgomery area of Santa Rosa
Good lighting depends on layout, circuits and controls as much as on the fixtures.
Fan installation includes checking the existing box, confirming the right blade span for your room and the right mounting height, wiring the fan and any light kit, then balancing and testing it. Accent lighting follows the same approach: a consultation about what you want highlighted, then the fixture, technique and wiring chosen to suit.
Troubleshooting, Repairs and Safety Checks in the Montgomery area of Santa Rosa
Existing wiring and equipment deserve a careful look before anyone recommends a repair.
Circuit breaker repair is a diagnosis first and a repair second: a breaker that trips repeatedly, won't reset or fails outright needs its cause found. We match the replacement to your panel's brand, since mixing brands is a code violation and a real fire risk, and we tell you honestly whether it is a breaker problem or a bigger one. If repeated trips point to the panel itself, the conversation moves to a panel upgrade.
Getting Started in the Montgomery area of Santa Rosa
Ready to talk it through? Our estimates are free, written and firm before we start, with no up-sell. Call (707) 791-5552, tell us what is going on, when it happens and how often, and we will take it from there.
New construction wiring
We tell you what to pre-wire now for an EV charger, solar or a generator, since retrofitting later costs far more.
Safety inspections and code corrections
An inspection gives you a written, prioritized report with no pressure into unnecessary work, and our code corrections fix the specific items flagged instead of a full rewire you don't need.
Commercial and tenant work
Electrical upgrades for businesses, including service upgrades, subpanels, dedicated equipment circuits, lighting retrofits and EV charging installations. We work around your business hours to keep disruptions to a minimum.
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Everything we do
All Electrical Services in the Montgomery area of Santa Rosa
Everything below is available in the Montgomery area of Santa Rosa, for homes and for businesses.
Commercial electrical: commercial versions of the services above, including tenant improvements, lighting and code corrections.
Electrician in Montgomery, Santa Rosa, CA
Popular in the Montgomery area of Santa Rosa
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Panel replacement
- Recessed lighting installation
- Whole house surge protection
“Bright Right did the electrical for our kitchen remodel and we couldn’t be happier, we have since then added an EV with them and they were as good as the first time. Highly recommend!”
Joey Evans, from our Google reviews
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
Are you licensed?
Yes. Bright Right Electric is a family-owned, licensed California C-10 electrical contractor, CSLB #1156335, and we are licensed, bonded and insured.
How do I get an estimate?
Every Bright Right estimate comes with a defined scope and a real price before any work begins, in writing and explained in plain language. For projects where the actual electrical conditions need to be assessed, we provide a site assessment and a written estimate rather than guessing at a number over the phone.
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.
What does an electrical safety inspection include?
We review the panel, wiring, outlets, switches, grounding and safety devices, and test that GFCI and AFCI protection actually works. You receive a written, prioritized report with no pressure into unnecessary work.
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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.