Powell Electric

Adrian R.

Called Powell Electric at noon on August 21 and reported a problem with the ceiling light in my kitchen. They called me back to confirm an appointment @ 3:00 pm the same day. Doug Edwards showed up on time. Professional, courteous and capable. Fixed the problem at the rate quoted and was very helpful.

Tzarina L.

DON'T DO IT! Take it from me. I should have read the Yelp reviews first. Duh.

Since I can't give 0 stars, I guess Powell deserves 1 star for responsiveness. They came (late), gave me an outrageous price to rewire the entire house (whose electric was upgraded 3 years ago) in order to fix a switch, collected their $70 and skipped out without doing any actual work.

I've FB'ed about it, now Yelp, next BBB. You've been warned. Arrrgh!

Susan S.

I agree- terrible bait and switch!
I did need my panel replaced, but they quoted TWICE what the other two estimates I got were going to be! A TOTAL SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Melissa P.

I have used Powell Electric twice this year. They are on time, professional, and explain what they are doing in language that is easily understood. I would feel confident reccomending them.

Kathleen W.

Total scam! They came out and told us that our work would cost $6,000. We later had the work done for $150 through another provider.

Jason A.

2 hours of labor to replace switches in our electrical box, $2000 bill. You tell me.

Marco M.

Don't be fooled by their goofy commercials and mailer coupons .

I had flickering lights in part of my house. They quoted me way too much for the parts to replace a single circuit breaker. When I expressed surprise, they told me they can just leave then and I can take my chances my house won't burn down. WOW. As I was at work and my mother-in-law was home alone, I decided to pay up. THEN, the flickering continued when I got home! After I gave them an earful, they sent a second repairman who properly re-installed the breaker. They never apologized or even admit they screwed up.

The sad thing is my neighbor saw the Powell Electric truck in front of my house and thought I liked them. She called them about fixing her low wattage Malibu lights. They charged her over $1500 to change the bulbs in Malibu Lights and install a plug-in transformer! Two guys stood around for hours in her front yard, racking up the $$$$.

In short, over-priced, sloppy work and not professional - I do not recommend.

Teagan M.

Quoted me an outrageous $2800 for a simple hottub electric hookup over 10 feet. Refused to break down the price in terms of labor / parts. I'm pretty sure these guys are just a scam to collect the 99 call out fee.

Chris D.

It's a scam, don't not use them.

Power surge damaged some appliances. Rep on the phone said they could look at and repair the appliances, or fix them the next day.

Electrician arrived and charged $99, didn't fix anything, then offered a quote of $20,000 to rewire my entire house.

T R.

So sorry that I did not do more investigative work before going with Powell, we were in a time crunch and wanted to get the work done. We thought their quote was outrageous, so we only had them do one job vs. the many we had discussed. Everyone told me we were getting ripped off at that price, but you want to believe these guys because they do seem sincere. I didn't get another quote to compare, but I do see another review that sounds like my same situation and my same quote. I hate that they take advantage of people who need help. Bad business practice, will make sure I let everyone know!