Custom Homes & New Construction Electrical in Rohnert Park, CA
From load calculations on day one to the final trim-out — one licensed contractor, coordinated with your builder, start to finish.
We Size It for Where You're Headed, Not Just Where You Are — a load calculation that accounts for a future EV, a heat pump, or an ADU beats a panel that's already maxed out the day you move in.
Building an ADU? We Know the 2026 Rules — sub-panel or separate meter, all-electric requirements, solar offsets — we'll tell you what actually applies to your project.
We Read the Plans Before We Show Up — flagging electrical issues before they cost your GC time on site, not after.
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Custom Homes & New Construction
Why Rohnert Park Chooses Bright Right
- One licensed contractor for the load calc, the service, the rough-in, and the trim-out — no finger-pointing between trades.
- Based right here on Holly Ave — no trip charge for driving up from the city.
- We coordinate directly with your GC, architect, or designer — not around them.
Custom Homes & New Construction
What Is New Construction Electrical, and Who Is It For?
New construction electrical is the full electrical scope for a building project from the ground up — the load calculation and plan review before anyone breaks ground, the service and meter setup, the rough-in wiring that happens before drywall goes up, and the trim-out and final inspection that finish the job. It's a fundamentally different process than repairing or upgrading an existing home, because everything gets planned once, while the walls are still open, instead of retrofitted around what's already there.
This covers homeowners and owner-builders working with an architect on a custom home, general contractors managing a build who need an electrical partner that stays on schedule, and businesses building out new commercial space, tenant improvements, or a winery or hospitality project. It also increasingly covers ADUs — a genuinely different electrical conversation than either a full custom home or a simple remodel.
Custom Homes & New Construction
Our New Construction Process
01
Plan Review & Load Calculation
We read the architectural plans early and calculate real electrical capacity — including room for what you might add later — before construction starts.
02
Service & Meter Setup
Establishing the utility connection and service entrance, coordinated with PG&E from the start of the project, not as an afterthought.
03
Rough-In Wiring
Cable, boxes, and home runs to the panel, done before insulation and drywall close up the walls.
04
Rough Inspection
We schedule and meet the inspector so the project moves forward on your GC's actual timeline.
05
Trim-Out
Switches, outlets, fixtures, and smart-home or low-voltage controls installed near the end of construction.
06
Final Inspection & Walkthrough
Final sign-off, then a real walkthrough so you understand your own electrical system before you move in.
Custom Homes & New Construction
How Much Does New Construction Electrical Cost in Rohnert Park?
New-construction electrical wiring typically runs $13-$35 per square foot for standard residential work.
What actually moves the number
Home size and layout, how much low-voltage and smart-home infrastructure you want built in, and whether the project includes an ADU with its own service requirements. Commercial and tenant-improvement work is priced per scope after plan review, not estimated per square foot.
Custom Homes & New Construction
Building an ADU? Here's What's Actually Changed for 2026
| Main House Sub-Panel | Independent Utility Connection | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | ADU power comes from the main house's service through a dedicated sub-panel | ADU gets its own independent utility connection and billing |
| Best when | The main panel has enough spare capacity for the ADU's full load | The combined load exceeds what the existing service can safely support, or separate billing matters to you |
| What decides it | A real load calculation — not a guess based on the main house's age or size | Same — plus your own preference on billing separation |
Most new ADUs in California are now effectively designed all-electric — heat pump water heating and electric space conditioning instead of gas — and many jurisdictions require a solar offset. That's a real, current shift in what an ADU's electrical scope actually looks like, and it's worth planning for from the first conversation, not discovering after the panel's already sized.
Custom Homes & New Construction
What's Included in Our New Construction Work
Ground-Up Residential New Construction
Full electrical scope for a custom home built from the foundation up, planned around how you'll actually live in it — not a generic minimum-code layout.
ADU Electrical
Sub-panel or separate meter, sized to the real combined load, with today's all-electric and solar-offset requirements built into the plan from day one.
Load Calculation & Plan Review
Real capacity planning before construction starts, including room for what you might add later — a second EV, a heat pump, an ADU down the line.
Service & Meter Setup
The utility connection and service entrance, coordinated with PG&E as part of the project timeline, not a separate scramble.
Low-Voltage & Structured Wiring
Networking, audio/video, and security system pre-wire done during rough-in, when it's easy — not fished through finished walls later.
Commercial & Tenant Improvement New Construction
Full electrical scope for new commercial space, coordinated with your GC and the building department to stay on schedule and inspection-ready.
Historic Home Additions & Major Remodels
Adding onto or substantially remodeling an older Sonoma County home with real sensitivity to existing construction — not treating it like a blank slate.
High-End Custom Lighting & Smart Controls
Layered lighting design and whole-home smart control coordination for custom estates, planned into the rough-in alongside your designer.
Custom Homes & New Construction
Why Rohnert Park Chooses Bright Right Electric
We Read the Plans First
Catching electrical issues before they cost your project time on site.
Local, Minutes Away
Based at 1150 Holly Ave, with no trip charge for driving up from the city.
Licensed, Bonded & Insured
CSLB #1156335, verifiable directly with the Contractors State License Board.
One Contractor, Start to Finish
Load calc, service, rough-in, and trim-out, all under one license, coordinated with your GC.
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What Rohnert Park Customers Are Saying
"This is the most professional company I have ever worked with. I am a difficult person and hard to please (I have really high standards (as a retired science teacher) and I am skeptical of workmen and I'm a perfectionist!). Bright Right is currently working on the 3rd job I have hired them for – everything has gone smoothly, no stress at all!!! They are so friendly and so courteous. Rick and Dustin are an effective team with their two unique personalities – both very upbeat, serious, and kind. They explain everything in detail and answer all my questions (I am hyper-concerned about my property), and they are basically experienced, conscientious electricians you can trust."
— Nora Parker · Google Review
"I recently hired Dustin for some electrical work at my home, and I couldn't be happier with the results. He installed a high-quality bathroom fan, finished installing several outlets around the house, and completed a new electrical panel installation. From start to finish, Dustin was professional, knowledgeable, and clearly takes pride in doing the job right. The new panel installation was the bigger job, and Dustin handled it with real expertise. Everything was organized, labeled, and done to a very high standard, which gave me a lot of confidence in the safety and quality of the work."
— Google Review
"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 · Google Review
"Shout out to Dustin Fildes, the electrician they sent to do the work at my house. You can tell he takes pride in his work. He's a very professional and very friendly. Individual would absolutely recommend Bright Right Electric and specifically Dustin to all my family and friends. Thank you Bright Right"
— Robert Horner, Google Review
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Custom Homes & New Construction
Serving Rohnert Park and the Greater North Bay
Bright Right Electric provides new construction and custom home electrical throughout Rohnert Park — the lettered sections, the University District around Sonoma State University, and new commercial builds along Commerce Boulevard and Redwood Drive — and out to Cotati, Penngrove, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Windsor, Healdsburg, Sonoma, and Cloverdale. Coverage extends into Marin County (San Rafael, Novato, Mill Valley, Sausalito, Larkspur, Corte Madera, San Anselmo, Fairfax, and Tiburon) and Napa County, including custom estates and wine-country properties. If your project site isn't listed, call anyway — the answer is usually yes.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does new construction electrical wiring cost?
Standard residential work typically runs $4 to $9 per square foot; genuinely custom homes with layered lighting and structured low-voltage wiring commonly run $8.50 to $12 per square foot.
How long does the electrical work take on a new home build?
The timeline follows the construction sequence — rough-in before drywall, then a rough inspection, then trim-out near the end, then a final inspection. It's tied to the broader build schedule, not an isolated number.
Does an ADU need its own electrical panel?
Often yes — many ADUs need a dedicated sub-panel, and in some cases a separate meter, especially once a fully electric ADU's load is added to an existing home's service. A real load calculation determines this before construction begins.
What does “all-electric ADU” mean, and does it affect my budget?
Most new ADUs in California are now designed all-electric — heat pump water heating and electric space conditioning instead of gas — often with a required solar offset. This changes the electrical scope compared to an older, gas-appliance home.
Do you coordinate directly with our general contractor or architect?
Yes — reading plans early and flagging electrical issues before they cost time on site is a standard part of the process, not an extra service.
What's the difference between a sub-panel and a separate meter for an ADU?
A sub-panel shares billing with the main house; a separate meter gives the ADU independent utility service and billing, required in some jurisdictions.
Do you handle historic home additions and major remodels?
Yes — additions and remodels on older Sonoma County homes get real sensitivity to existing construction, not a one-size approach.
What's the most common electrical mistake in new construction?
An undersized panel that doesn't account for future loads — a second EV, a heat pump, an ADU down the line — and inadequate circuit planning that forces expensive rework after drywall is up.
Do you handle commercial and tenant-improvement new construction?
Yes — priced per scope after plan review, coordinated with your GC and the building department to stay inspection-ready and on schedule.
Can you plan for smart home and low-voltage wiring during construction?
Yes — networking, AV, and security pre-wire is far easier and less expensive done during rough-in than fished through finished walls afterward.
Get in touch
Get a Free Quote for Your New Construction Project
Whether it's a ground-up custom home, an ADU, or a commercial build-out — the process starts with reading your plans and running a real load calculation, not a guess based on square footage alone.
Phone
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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.