Electrician in Santa Monica, CA

RG Electric, licensed C-10 #910807, provides residential and commercial electrical services throughout Santa Monica. From panel upgrades and EV charger installation to outlet repairs and emergency response, our team is bonded, insured, and familiar with the permit and inspection process through the City of Santa Monica and Los Angeles County. Call (323) 521-5131 to schedule a free estimate or speak with someone about a current electrical issue.

Electrical Services We Provide in Santa Monica

Santa Monica’s mix of older Craftsman and mid-century homes, high-density residential buildings, and active commercial corridors creates a range of electrical needs that we address regularly. Homeowners in the north of Montana and Ocean Park neighborhoods frequently contact us about aging panels, outdated wiring, and EV charger installations for recently purchased electric vehicles. Property managers along Wilshire and Ocean Avenue deal with multi-unit building compliance requirements, insurance-mandated panel upgrades, and tenant electrical complaints that require a licensed response. Commercial tenants on Main Street and the Third Street Promenade need dedicated circuits, lighting upgrades, and code corrections that hold up to city inspection.

Our core services in Santa Monica include electrical panel upgrades and replacements, circuit breaker repair and replacement, outlet and switch installation and repair, whole-home and commercial wiring, EV charger installation, indoor and outdoor lighting installation, ceiling fan installation, whole-house surge protection, and smoke detector installation. For multi-unit buildings and commercial properties, we provide permits, certificates of insurance, and inspection-ready documentation at project closeout.

Panel Upgrades and Insurance Compliance

Insurance carriers in California have increased their scrutiny of older electrical panels significantly over the past several years, and Santa Monica properties are not exempt from that pressure. Panels from recalled brands — Zinsco, Federal Pacific, Challenger, and Pushmatic — are routinely flagged during underwriting reviews, and property owners are given deadlines to replace them as a condition of continued coverage. We handle the full replacement process: evaluation, permit application, LADWP coordination where required, installation, and LADBS inspection. The documentation package at closeout is formatted to satisfy insurer requirements. For more on our panel work, visit our electrical panel services page.

EV Charger Installation in Santa Monica

Santa Monica has one of the highest concentrations of electric vehicles in Los Angeles County, and demand for home and building EV charging infrastructure continues to grow. A Level 2 home charger requires a dedicated 240-volt circuit sized for the charger’s rated ampacity — work that requires a licensed electrician, a permit, and an inspection. We evaluate panel capacity before every EV charger installation to confirm the existing service can support the added load, and we add a subpanel or dedicated circuit where needed. For apartment buildings and commercial properties with multiple tenants requesting charging access, we design load-managed systems that allow multiple chargers to operate within the building’s available capacity.

Residential Electrical Work

Older Santa Monica homes present electrical challenges that newer construction does not. Knob-and-tube wiring, ungrounded outlets, panels that have not been updated since original construction, and circuits shared between more devices than they were designed to serve are conditions we encounter regularly in the neighborhoods west of Lincoln and throughout the Ocean Park and Sunset Park areas. We diagnose electrical faults, replace outdated wiring and panels, add GFCI protection where code requires it, and install outlets, switches, and lighting upgrades with work that passes inspection and holds up over time.

For homeowners dealing with a specific problem — a circuit that keeps tripping, outlets that have stopped working, a panel that buzzes or runs warm — we schedule a diagnostic service call, identify the cause, and provide a clear estimate before any repair work begins. There are no hidden fees. Everything is itemized in the estimate, and the work is backed by our 12-month workmanship guarantee. Our electrical repair services cover the full range of residential fault diagnosis and correction.

Commercial Electrical Work in Santa Monica

Commercial properties in Santa Monica face electrical requirements that residential work does not — Title 24 energy compliance, tenant improvement permitting, certificate of insurance requirements, and coordination with LADBS and the Santa Monica Building and Safety Division. We work with commercial landlords, property managers, and business tenants on panel upgrades, lighting retrofits, dedicated circuit additions, code corrections, and EV charging infrastructure. Every commercial project is permitted, inspected, and documented in a format that satisfies both city inspectors and insurance underwriters.

Emergency Electrical Service

Electrical emergencies in Santa Monica — sudden power loss, burning smells from a panel, sparking outlets, or wiring damage — require a fast, professional response. We are available for emergency service calls and prioritize situations that create immediate safety risk. For urgent electrical issues, call us directly at (323) 521-5131 and we will coordinate a response as quickly as possible.

Why Property Owners in Santa Monica Choose RG Electric

We are a licensed, bonded, and insured C-10 electrical contractor with more than 20 years operating under the same license. We pull permits, coordinate with inspectors, and stand behind our work for 12 months. When you call us, you speak directly with someone who can explain what the issue is, what the repair involves, and what it will cost — not a call center or a receptionist routing messages to a sales team. That directness matters when a property has a problem that needs a real answer quickly.

For immediate assistance or to schedule a professional evaluation, call RG Electric directly at (323) 521-5131.

Electrical work is hazardous. Always consult a licensed electrician like RG Electric before performing work on any electrical system.