Scottsdale & Northeast Valley
Electricians in Scottsdale, AZ
Electrical work in Scottsdale changes a lot from one end of the city to the other.
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- Licensed ROC CR-11 contractor
- Work from your plans or design-build
- Permits and inspections handled
Electrical work in Scottsdale
South Scottsdale has many ranch homes from the 1960s and 1970s, and some still have an original Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel, two-prong outlets, or aluminum branch wiring from the years around 1965 to 1973. In those homes, safety comes first: a sound panel, grounded outlets, and GFCI protection in the kitchen, baths, garage and yard. If you are remodeling one, it is the best time to fix the wiring while the walls are open.
Through the middle of the city, McCormick Ranch, Gainey Ranch and Scottsdale Ranch are established master-planned neighborhoods, and the requests there lean toward lighting, ceiling fans, EV chargers and replacing worn devices. In DC Ranch, Grayhawk, Troon, Silverleaf and around Pinnacle Peak, homes are larger and often custom. One house may have more than one AC system, a pool and spa, an outdoor kitchen and a lot of landscape lighting. Before we add a circuit to a home like that, we run a load calculation instead of assuming there is room.
Large north Scottsdale homes with solar plans need a careful look at the panel. The panel's bus rating and main breaker limit how much solar can feed back into it, and a big system on a big house can run into that limit before anyone notices. We check your panel against the solar design before it is installed, and we pull City of Scottsdale permits for panel changes, new circuits and other work that needs one.
Scottsdale runs from 1960s and 1970s ranch homes in the south, through master-planned neighborhoods like McCormick Ranch and Gainey Ranch, to large custom homes in the north around Troon, Silverleaf and Pinnacle Peak.
- Permits
- City of Scottsdale building and development services
- Utility
- APS or SRP, depending on the address.
- County
- Maricopa County
- Phone
- 602-935-7971
Neighborhoods we serve
- Old Town Scottsdale
- McCormick Ranch
- Gainey Ranch
- Scottsdale Ranch
- DC Ranch
- Grayhawk
- Kierland (mostly City of Phoenix)
- McDowell Mountain Ranch
- Troon
- Silverleaf
- Pinnacle Peak
Services in Scottsdale
Commercial electrical
Electrical contracting for medical and dental offices, retail, restaurants, offices and warehouses, for GCs, property managers and business owners.
Learn morePanel upgrades
More capacity for EV chargers, solar, pools and bigger AC units, plus replacement of Federal Pacific, Zinsco and worn-out panels.
Learn moreEV chargers
Level 2 charger installs with a panel capacity check, a dedicated 240V circuit, load management when it helps, and the permit handled.
Learn moreElectrical repair
Troubleshooting for dead outlets, breakers that keep tripping, flickering lights, buzzing, burning smells and rooms that lost power.
Learn moreEmergency electrician
Burning smell, sparking outlet, half the house dark or storm damage at the meter? Call 602-935-7971 day or night and we will help you make it safe.
Learn moreRewiring
Full, partial and staged rewires for older Phoenix homes, replacing cloth, ungrounded, aluminum and knob-and-tube circuits with modern wiring.
Learn more
Common problems
- Breakers keep trippingUsually an overloaded circuit, a worn breaker or a loose connection.
- Getting an EVA Level 2 charger needs its own circuit and room in your panel.
- Old or flagged panelFederal Pacific, Zinsco, rust or no open spaces left.
- Burning smell or sparksTurn off the main if it is safe and call our emergency line.
Before you hire anyone
Before anyone opens your panel, check for:
- An active Arizona ROC license in the right class (R-11, C-11 or CR-11)
- Proof of liability insurance and workers comp
- A written quote with the scope and the price
- A permit for work that needs one, pulled by the contractor for your address
- No large cash deposit before materials are bought
Electricians near you in Scottsdale
Local resource: City of Scottsdale
Questions from Scottsdale homeowners
Do you replace Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels in south Scottsdale homes?
Yes. Some 1960s and 1970s ranch homes in south Scottsdale still have one of these panels, and many inspectors and insurers flag both brands because of breakers that may not trip. We open the panel, photograph what we find, and quote the replacement in writing with the City of Scottsdale permit included.
Can you add circuits to a large custom home in Troon, Silverleaf or DC Ranch?
Yes. We start with a load calculation, because a large custom home may already carry more than one AC system, pool and spa equipment and heavy lighting. If the service has room, we add the circuit. If it does not, we lay out the options, from a subpanel to a larger service, and price each one.
Does my HOA need to approve exterior electrical work in Grayhawk or McCormick Ranch?
It depends on your HOA's rules. Some Scottsdale master-planned communities review visible exterior changes, such as a relocated meter, new conduit on a wall or a charger mounted outside. Check your community's guidelines first. We can give the review committee equipment specs and a simple drawing.
The crew
Licensed electricians on every job
The electrician who looks at your job is qualified to do it. We photograph what we find and give you options when there is more than one good fix.
- Arizona ROC licensed and insured
- Photos and written findings on every job
- Permits and inspections handled
- Clean job sites and labeled panels
Arizona ROC License CR-11 #368777 · Look it up
Need an electrician in Scottsdale?
Free estimates, written flat-price quotes and permits handled, anywhere in the Valley.
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