Nikola Tesla Electric

Mark B.

Very timely response on the Friday before a holiday, when we suddenly lost one phase to house due to PG&E problem. Nikola Tesla (Kosta) upgraded our 40-yr old main panel properly but due to PG&E bad info/advice, they could not hook power back up until city permit was issued and PG&E had to come back Saturday to fix their problem. Kosta came back on Sunday to make the adjustments required by the city (included in our price quote), we got our power back the next morning. Then a followup time & materials job was handled very well. Recommended when you need good service on short notice!

Mary Anne C.

Very, very very friendly. Charged $150 for installing a fuse for my heat pump. Non emergency.

C L.

Kosta was great! We needed some work done on a house we had just moved into and he responded directly. He came out, gave us a quote, explained what and why. We loved his personable character and would definitely use him for any future work!

Paul T.

Short Version:
If you need an electrician and you don't reach out to Kosta at Nikola Telsa Electric, you're messing up BIG TIME. This guy's the BEST.

Longer Version:
I'm always on the look-out for service experts who tell me what they're going to do and then do it. I want honest, dependable, experience. When I find them, I'll put their sticker on the appropriate panel or door in my home and always call them first.

Didn't have an electrician, so I knew I was in for trouble when the power went out in half my house. During the coronapocalypse, I'd gone into my office, went to plug in my laptop for a Zoom meeting, and I heard a ""FFZZZT!"" just before the power cycled. TV went out in the living room; lights, clocks, routers & printer all cycled in the other rooms. Odd, but everything came back on. I poked around, looked for the cause, couldn't find anything, figured it was a short in the extension cord for the laptop plug, so I changed that out. Had my Zoom meeting, joined the bride for an evening movie, and everything seemed to be OK.

A couple of hours later, I went back into the office. Flipped on the light, and the same thing happened with two notable exceptions: First there was no ""FFZZZT!"" Second, the power didn't cycle; it just died. Half the house, completely dark. It's the middle of the night, and tomorrow's a work day.

I start contacting electricians right now. I'm not waiting for first light; I want my email, text, phone call to be the first thing they see when they start up in the AM. Not sure where in the list Kosta was, but he definitely was in the top 10. In the morning, the first responses I get are ""Not in your area,"" ""I'm on vacation,"" and ""I can get to you six weeks from now."" What part of ""emergency"" is hard?

Kosta got it. He called & texted, and we connected quickly. He had a full day planned, but he understood ""emergency"" and made a special stop at my place. Before he started, he made sure I understood the meaning of ""troubleshooting"" and that he wasn't making any promises. I get it: I could be in deep doo-doo here.

I followed Kosta around and watched how he methodically checked out one thing after another. He started at the PG&E panel at my house's point-of-entry; he moved to the breaker panel in the garage; he went into the office where I'd heard the ""FFZZZT!"" He checked plugs, switches, extension cords, etc. Nothing. Power was everywhere it was supposed to be except in the places it wasn't. No clear indication of what may have gone wrong.

Kosta's about ready to leave -- he had another appointment, after all -- when he decided to check an outlet in the room that shares a common wall with the office. Juice was on in that room, but Kosta figured he could poke around. I figure his spider-sense got tingling.

Sure enough! There is was. He checked a plug & no joy. He pulled the cover off & found the short. That was the ""FFZZZT!"" I'd heard. Weird that the breaker didn't switch off, but that wouldn't've helped ID the problem anyway.

Within five minutes, the outlet was replaced, the power restored, and Kosta was on his way. As he was leaving, one of my neighbors asked if he could take a look at a plug she was having difficulties with, and he went right into her home -- no appointment necessary -- and fixed it for her. No charge!

What an excellent experience. I made sure to get Kosta's sticker on my breaker panel door before he left. What a CHAMP!

DC C.

Great guy. Honest & experienced. He explained my options to assist in the best outcome for me. Used his services 3 times... consistent & prompt.
Definitely recommend his services.

Tilmann B.

Great experience! We used Kosta twice so far, once for installation of several outlets and once to replace our main panel. Both times Kosta was on time, professional and within budget. Highly recommend.

Peter S.

Finally, I found a great electrician. Costa is the guy. He's responsive, fair in his pricing. And he knows what he is doing. After going thru countless contractors over the years its just so refreshing to come across a hardworking guy providing excellent service at a fair price. I only wish he had twins brothers that could do plumbing, hvac, etc. Thanks again Costa.

P J.

Great service, pleasant to work with, knowledgeable, and reasonably priced. Can't ask for much more than that!

Novak V.

Excellent service! Kosta was fast, efficient and very informative. We contacted him and he arrived in no time! Very knowledgeable. We would definitely recommend him to others.

Doug F.

After explaining that he wasn't a lighting expert, the Tesla guy was in a big hurry to leave upon arrival. He not only did not fix the problem of my flickering pendant lights, but he didn't diagnose the problem correctly either - basically blaming the bulbs, which he said may not be dimmable (they were). While he checked the transformer and wiring in the fixture, he never bothered to look at the light switch box for any problem there. Then he charged me $160 for the visit charge, which I would not have agreed to if I had known how little he knew about lighting. I will never use this company again.