Electrician in Sebastopol, CA
EV Chargers, Solar Batteries, Panels and Lighting
Bright Right Electric is a family-owned, licensed electrical contractor (CSLB #1156335) serving Sebastopol and nearby areas. Straight answers and a written number before we start, with no up-sell.
What to know before you call:
- A written scope and a firm price before we start.
- Panel, EV charger, generator, solar, battery and lighting work under a single license.
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Electrician in Sebastopol, CA
Bright Right Electric in Sebastopol
- 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 Sebastopol
If you need an electrician in Sebastopol, you get a written scope and a firm price before we start, in plain language, from the licensed contractor who will actually do the work. Bright Right Electric is a family-owned crew. When you call, you reach the people who do the work and who are accountable for how it turns out, not an answering service. If something is genuinely unsafe, we say so directly, and if it can wait, we tell you that too.
Panels, Circuits and Electrical Capacity in Sebastopol
Capacity comes first. Whether you are adding equipment or fixing a problem, the panel and the circuits behind it set the limits.
Older electrical panels may not have the capacity to support today's appliances, EV chargers and heat pumps, but an older panel is not automatically a safety problem. When the question is whether you need a panel upgrade, we confirm with a load calculation instead of a guess, and we explain the code rule behind the recommendation. You hear plainly whether your panel is a capacity issue or a real safety issue, and if a specific breaker is the actual problem rather than the whole panel, we say that too.
EV Charger Installation in Sebastopol
Charging an electric vehicle at home is an electrical project first and a charger purchase second.
An EV charger circuit is the electrical backbone underneath every home charger. Get the sizing right and the charger just works; get it wrong and you end up with a tripped breaker, a hot wire or a charger that quietly throttles itself down. We check capacity and open breaker space, run the wire, install and label the correctly rated breaker, and test for proper voltage, grounding and breaker operation. We also tell you honestly if a smaller fix, such as a subpanel instead of a full upgrade, could work.
Lighting Installation in Sebastopol
Good lighting depends on layout, circuits and controls as much as on the fixtures.
Security lighting works best as a whole-property strategy rather than a single bright fixture. We walk the property to identify entry points, blind spots and coverage gaps, map the priority zones, choose fixtures and controls for each, flag landscaping that could undermine the lighting, install and aim each fixture, and test the full layout after dark. Cost depends on how many zones and fixtures your property's layout calls for.
Remodels, Rewiring and New Construction in Sebastopol
Remodels, rewiring and new builds all start with a plan for the circuits, the panel and the inspections.
An electrical remodel is the wiring, circuit and panel work triggered by a kitchen, bathroom, ADU, addition or whole-house renovation. It includes adding dedicated appliance circuits, updating GFCI and AFCI protection, moving or adding outlets and switches, wiring new lighting and sometimes upgrading the panel while the walls are open. We review your remodel plans, give you a straight read on the electrical work actually needed before anything is quoted, and put the scope and price in writing.
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.
Getting Started in Sebastopol
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.
New circuits and 240-volt outlets
We ask what is actually being plugged in, check your panel's capacity before quoting, and put the scope and price in writing before work begins.
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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Call for a free estimate
Call (707) 791-5552 and describe the job, the question or what you want a second opinion on.
What we need from you
Tell us what is going on, when it happens and how often, so we know what to expect before we arrive.
Everything we do
All Electrical Services in Sebastopol
Everything below is available in Sebastopol, for homes and for businesses.
Commercial electrical: commercial versions of the services above, including tenant improvements, lighting and code corrections.
Electrician in Sebastopol, CA
Popular in Sebastopol
- Panel replacement
- Level 2 EV charger installation
- Standby generator installation
- Solar battery installation
“For my first experience I needed some troubleshooting done on an old panel, and they came highly recommended. They were quick to arrive, professional, and incredibly knowledgeable.”
Doug McGillvrey, from our Google reviews
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you work with my general contractor?
Yes. For remodels and new construction we work directly with your contractor, sync the timeline with other trades, and have every circuit permitted and inspected at both the rough-in and finish stages.
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.
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.
Can you work on very old wiring?
Yes. Whole home rewiring replaces most or all of a home's branch wiring, commonly knob-and-tube, aluminum or cloth-insulated wiring, with modern, properly grounded wiring. We start with an honest assessment and can phase the work.
What lighting work do you do?
Recessed, landscape, security and accent lighting, chandeliers and pendants, fans, LED retrofits and smart lighting controls, for homes and for businesses.
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.