Davis Electrical Company handles residential and commercial electrical work across Davis and Yolo County, from a single dead outlet to a full-service upgrade. This area's panels, permits, and utility rules are familiar ground. Whether you own a home near the UC Davis campus, manage rental properties downtown, or run a business on the edge of town, the work gets scoped, priced, and scheduled the same way: clearly, before anything starts.
This area has its own wiring habits. The work is matched to them. Everything is left to code.
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Electrical problems don't wait, and neither do we, so the first call is where the diagnosis starts. Describe what you're seeing and you'll get a straight answer on what it likely means and what the next step looks like.
The most common calls come in around flickering lights, dead outlets, breakers that trip and won't reset, and sections of the house with no power at all. Each of those symptoms points somewhere specific. A breaker that trips repeatedly under normal load usually means an overloaded circuit or a failing breaker. Half a house losing power often points to a tripped double-pole breaker or a problem at the panel. Dead outlets in a bathroom or kitchen are frequently a tripped GFCI somewhere upstream.
Some symptoms need a faster response. A burning smell from an outlet or panel, a sparking outlet, or a switch plate that feels warm to the touch are all reasons to stop using that circuit and call now. Those are not problems to schedule around.
Clear communication from the first call to the final test is how the work runs here. We'll get the job wired and finished.
Homes and businesses need different wiring answers, and the panel is where most of those differences show up. An older home in Davis carrying modern loads on a 100-amp panel, a subpanel that's run out of open slots, or a service entrance that no longer meets current requirements - each of those calls for a different scope of work, and each gets priced on the call before anything is scheduled.
A 200-amp service upgrade is one of the more common jobs in established neighborhoods. It gives the panel room to carry EV chargers, updated appliances, and additional circuits without pushing the service to its limit. When that work is done, current code requires AFCI and GFCI breaker protection on specific circuits, and that gets handled as part of the upgrade rather than as a separate visit.
For businesses, a commercial panel upgrade follows the same logic: load calculations first, then the right panel size for what the building actually draws. A plain answer on repair versus upgrade is part of every panel conversation.
What sets this service apart is straightforward: the everyday installation work gets the same attention as the larger jobs, because a loose outlet or a dead switch affects how a home or business runs every day.
On the outlet and switch side, that covers GFCI outlet installation in kitchens, bathrooms, garages, and outdoor locations where code requires it, along with AFCI outlets, USB outlets, dimmer switches, and standard switch replacements. The wiring behind each of those follows the same code-compliant approach regardless of the size of the job.
Lighting covers more ground than most people expect. Recessed lighting installation, fixture replacement, under-cabinet lighting, outdoor and security lighting, motion sensor lights, and landscape lighting wiring all fall under the same scope. Commercial lighting installation follows the same process for offices, retail spaces, and multi-unit buildings.
Ceiling fan installation includes the wiring run when no existing box or switch leg is in place. That's a common situation in older Davis homes where rooms were never wired for a fan, and it's handled as part of the same visit.
We'll take care of the circuits from here.
No matter what's going wrong with your wiring, the answer starts with understanding what the wiring was built to carry and what it's being asked to carry now. That gap is where most problems live.
Dedicated appliance circuits are one of the most common additions: a 240V circuit for an electric dryer, a circuit for an electric range, a refrigerator circuit, or a hot-tub circuit sized to the disconnect and load requirements of the unit. These are electrical supply jobs, and they get treated that way - the right wire gauge, the right breaker, the right connection at the panel.
Whole-home rewiring comes up when the existing wiring can no longer do the job safely. Knob-and-tube wiring is still present in a number of older Davis-area homes, and aluminum branch circuit wiring shows up in properties built during certain decades. Both require specific remediation approaches. Partial rewires are also common when a renovation opens walls or when a section of the home needs to be brought up to current standards. Grounding and bonding are addressed as part of the rewire scope, not as a separate follow-up.
The work area left as it was found is a standard part of how every job closes out.
Davis sits in the Central Valley with high solar adoption, one of the highest EV ownership rates in California, and a grid that comes under real pressure during summer heat events. The electrical work that comes up most here reflects all of that.
A Level 2 home charger runs on a dedicated 240V circuit, and the installation starts with a panel capacity check to confirm the service can carry the added load. Davis has one of the most EV-dense populations in the state, driven by the university community and a regional culture that has leaned into electric transportation for years. If the panel needs room before the charger circuit can be added, that gets scoped and priced on the same call.
Call (530) 298-9565 to get a quote on what the installation involves at your address.
The electrical side of a solar or battery backup system covers the wiring, disconnect, subpanel additions, and load calculations that connect the system to your home's circuits. With solar adoption rates among the highest in California and grid reliability becoming a real concern during summer shutoffs, more Davis homeowners are adding battery storage to existing solar systems. We handle the electrical connection and the panel work that makes the system function - the wiring that ties it all together.
A panel-level surge protection device does something a power strip cannot: it catches a voltage spike at the point where power enters the home, before it reaches any appliance, outlet, or piece of electronics. During summer heat events in the Central Valley, the grid can fluctuate in ways that damage sensitive equipment over time. The installation is a single visit, and the device covers the whole house from that point forward.
The sooner you call, the sooner the power is back on, and that matters more in a commercial setting than almost anywhere else. Downtime in a retail space, an office, or a rental unit has a direct cost, and the electrical work that causes it usually has a clear fix.
Commercial jobs here cover wiring for new business buildouts, panel upgrades for spaces that have grown beyond their original electrical design, code violation repairs, and work needed to pass a failed inspection. Lease renewals and pre-sale upgrades are common triggers too, especially in older commercial buildings where the wiring hasn't kept pace with current requirements.
A price agreed before every visit. Clear scheduling every visit. Code-compliant every visit.
An electrical inspection looks at the panel condition, the age and type of wiring present, GFCI and AFCI protection gaps, grounding, and any visible hazards that point to a larger problem. The most common triggers are a home purchase, a renovation that opens walls, an older home where no one is sure what generation of wiring is in place, and post-storm checks after a power event.
Hard-wired smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector installation is a natural part of the same visit when gaps show up during an inspection. If the inspection finds something that needs repair, the scope and the price for that work are explained before anything is scheduled.
The price is confirmed on the call, before the visit is scheduled. That covers what the job involves, what the service call includes, and what the rate is for the work being requested. If anything changes once the work is underway, that gets explained before it goes further.
We're available every day from 7:00 AM to 8:30 PM. That covers early-morning calls before a workday starts and evening calls when something goes wrong after hours.
We're one phone call from getting your power right.
Davis is the primary service area, with work across Yolo County and into the surrounding region. Nearby communities served include Woodland, Winters, Dixon, West Sacramento, Vacaville, Fairfield, Sacramento, and Elk Grove.
If you're outside Davis and unsure whether your address falls in the service area, call and ask. Most calls from the surrounding county and adjacent areas are covered.
Davis is the primary service area, with work extending across Yolo County and into surrounding communities. We regularly take calls from Woodland, West Sacramento, Dixon, Winters, Vacaville, Fairfield, Sacramento, and Elk Grove.
If you are outside Davis and want to confirm whether your address is covered, call (530) 298-9565 and we will tell you directly.
Yes. We work with homeowners, landlords, property managers, and business owners throughout Davis and Yolo County. The scope of the job determines how the visit is structured, whether that is a single outlet repair in a rental unit or a panel upgrade for a commercial buildout.
When you call, we scope the job on the phone: you describe what you are seeing, we ask the questions that help us understand what the work involves, and we give you a price before anything is scheduled. Once the scope and the rate are agreed on, we confirm the visit and put it on the schedule.
We take calls every day from 7:00 AM to 8:30 PM, and that covers both urgent electrical problems and planned projects you want to price out. If something goes wrong in the evening or early morning, call during those hours and we will confirm what the schedule allows.
A burning smell near an outlet or panel, a switch plate that feels warm to the touch, a sparking outlet, or a breaker that trips immediately after being reset are all reasons to stop using that circuit and call right away. Flickering lights and dead outlets are worth addressing soon, but the signs above are not problems to schedule around.
The price you get on the call is based on what the job involves as described. If something changes once the wall is open or the panel is pulled, we tell you before the work continues, not after. The scope and the cost are settled before anyone shows up.
Someone needs to be present and able to provide access to the panel and the areas where work is being done. For rental properties, that can be a property manager or a tenant who has been authorized to let work proceed. We confirm access arrangements when the visit is scheduled.
Payment is due when the work is complete. The price is confirmed before the visit, so there is no question about the amount when the job closes out. If you have questions about what payment methods are accepted, ask when you call to schedule.
It depends on what the job involves. Breaker panel work and service upgrades require the power to be off for a portion of the visit. Outlet and switch replacements on a single circuit can often be done with only that circuit de-energized. We tell you what to expect on the call before the visit is scheduled.
For planned work like panel upgrades, EV charger installations, or rewiring projects, calling a few days ahead gives us time to scope the job properly and schedule a visit that fits the work involved. For urgent problems, call as soon as you notice the issue and we will confirm what the schedule allows.
Yes. The more specific you can be when you call, the more accurately we can scope the job. If you know which outlet is dead, which breaker is tripping, or where the burning smell is coming from, share that on the call. It helps us arrive with the right materials and a clear picture of what the visit will involve.
We trace the fault. We fix the wiring. We restore the power.
Phones are answered every day from 7:00 AM to 8:30 PM.
Call (530) 298-9565 to get a quote and get the work on the schedule.
We'll take care of the circuits from here.
Every electrical job we handle starts with a clear scope and a price you hear before anything is scheduled. Whether the call is about a tripped breaker, a panel that can no longer carry the load, or a new EV charger circuit, we work through the same process: trace the problem, explain what it takes to fix it, and get the work done to code. The table below covers the services we offer in Davis and across Yolo County, along with notes on what each one involves and who it fits best.
| Service | What the Job Involves | When You Need It | Things to Know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Panel and Service UpgradesMost Popular |
| Homes adding EV chargers, major appliances, or solar systems that have outgrown their current service | Panel capacity is the starting point for any large electrical addition. We give a plain answer on repair versus upgrade before any work is scheduled, so you know what you are approving. |
| Solar and Battery Backup |
| Yolo County homeowners adding solar or preparing for Public Safety Power Shutoffs | We handle the electrical side only: panel integration, transfer switch, and circuit work. We do not install the solar panels or battery unit itself. The scope is confirmed on the call before anything starts. |
| Lighting Installation |
| Homeowners updating interior lighting or adding outdoor security and landscape lighting | Outdoor lighting circuits, especially in Davis where summer evenings bring heavy use of exterior spaces, benefit from weatherproof outlets and properly rated fixtures from the start. |
| Hot-Tub Circuits |
| Homeowners adding a hot tub or spa to a backyard or deck | Hot tubs require a dedicated 240-volt circuit with a disconnect located within sight of the unit. GFCI protection on the circuit is required by code and is included as part of the installation. |
| Outlet and Switch Installation |
| Kitchens, bathrooms, garages, outdoor locations, and rooms being updated | Code requires GFCI protection in kitchens, bathrooms, garages, and outdoor areas. When we replace an outlet in those locations, protection requirements are addressed as part of the job. |
| Standby Battery for Outages |
| Households that need power for medical equipment, refrigeration, or home offices during outages | Public Safety Power Shutoffs are a real event in this part of California. We handle the electrical infrastructure that connects a battery backup system to the circuits that matter most in your home. |
| EV Charger Installation |
| Davis homeowners and renters adding a home EV charger for the first time | Davis has one of the highest EV adoption rates in the country. Every installation starts with a panel capacity check so the charger circuit and any needed panel work are scoped together from the start. |
| Breaker and Fuse Repair |
| Breakers that trip repeatedly or will not hold a reset | A breaker that trips under normal load is often signaling an overloaded circuit or a wiring fault, not just a worn breaker. We check both before recommending a fix. |
| Ceiling Fan Installation |
| Rooms without existing ceiling boxes or fans being replaced with heavier units | A ceiling fan needs a box rated for the fan's weight, not just a standard light fixture box. We check and replace the box when needed as part of the installation. |
| Dedicated Appliance Circuits |
| Appliance additions, remodels, and rental unit upgrades between tenants | Most large appliances require a circuit of their own. Sharing a circuit between a refrigerator, microwave, or washer and other loads is one of the most common causes of nuisance tripping. |
| Electrical Repairs and Troubleshooting |
| Any home or business with an active electrical problem | A diagnostic visit traces the fault to its actual source before any parts are replaced. Swapping components without finding the root cause often leaves the underlying problem in place. |
| Wiring and Circuit Installation |
| Older Davis homes near campus and downtown with original or outdated wiring | Knob-and-tube wiring has no ground conductor and cannot be safely covered with insulation. Replacement brings the affected circuits up to current standards, including proper grounding throughout. |
| Whole-Home Surge Protection |
| Homes with sensitive electronics, solar systems, or EV chargers in the Central Valley heat zone | A surge protection device at the panel intercepts voltage spikes before they reach any circuit in the house. A power strip protects only the devices plugged into it and does not do the same job. |
| Electrical Safety Inspections |
| Landlords, property managers, and homeowners preparing to sell or buy | An inspection gives you a clear picture of what needs attention now versus what can wait. For rental property turnovers, we document the findings so you have a record for your files. |
Call (530) 298-9565 to get a price and schedule a visit. We are available every day from 7 AM to 8:30 PM for both urgent calls and planned work.
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