Smith Electrical Contractors
Company Overview
Greetings from Smith Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Smith Electrical Contractors, Inc. is a licensed, insured, and locally owned C-10 electrical contractor that has been serving all of San Diego County since 2006. We focus on main panel upgrades, electric vehicle installations, and solar energy solutions. As a recommended electrician for Tesla and ClipperCreek, we are specially trained to install electric vehicle outlets and wall connectors. As a service line of Smith Electrical Contractors, Inc., Smith Solar provides outstanding work with top-quality materials and reputable brand-name equipment for your home solar PV system. Give us a call today!
Dave Smith founded Smith Electrical Contractors, Inc. in 2006 in San Diego and has dedicated himself to expanding the business while delivering quality electrical services to both residential and commercial clients in the area. Starting as a one-man shop, the business has expanded to include a team of about 20 and a fleet of Smith Electrical vehicles. He is proud of his dedicated electricians, stucco repair and trenching crews, and administrative team, along with the installations from Smith Solar, Tesla, and ClipperCreek. Our gratitude extends to our loyal clients, new customers, and industry partners all over San Diego County.
Dave Smith serves as the owner and CEO of Smith Electrical Contractors, Inc. and Smith Solar. With over 20 years of experience as a professional electrician and foreman, Dave is a certified journeyman electrician and has been a licensed C-10 electrical contractor and CEO for 14 years. He combines a thorough knowledge of his trade with an entrepreneurial spirit, a love for San Diego, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. As a proactive business owner, he takes calls, responds to emails, visits clients, provides estimates, meets with inspectors, manages his team, and is involved in every electrical and solar installation. Dave is proud of the 5-star ratings his team receives on Yelp and the A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau of San Diego.
Business Services
- Electric inspection
- Electric installation or replacement
- Electric panel installation
- Electric panel repair
- Electric repair
- Wire installation
- Wire repair
- Electric vehicle charging station installation
- Light fixture installation
- Light fixture repair
- Outlet installation
- Outlet repair
- Add to existing system
- Add solar panels
- Solar system installation
- Solar system repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Tue: | 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Wed: | 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Thu: | 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Fri: | 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Sat: | Closed |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

I had these people come look at my house, they said they would come fix it, they never scheduled a date and now they are sending us a bill for 250$ even though they never came to fix the problems. that is just for them to look at the house.

Exceptional service. Highly responsive. Highly competent. Very friendly. Could not be better. Richly deserving of the highest praise. They made an onerous burden a pleasure. I wish I could find equivalent service in other areas!

Writing on behalf of an elderly Aunt who was so upset with her treatment that I received 3 calls on the subject.
My aunt is having solar put on her house. She needed a new electrical panel and some trenching done to complete the upgrade of her electrical service in preparation for the solar equipment. This contractor was unprofessional throughout. This crew left open trenches down my aunt's side year with no cones, tape, or indication after construction had ceased for the day and they managed to leave the side yard fence open after they left on 7 separate occasions. There was also a complete lack of planning and coordination. Dave Smith (the owner) promised curtesy calls so the dog could be contained and other work could be coordinated. There was only ever a single curtesy call that was placed a mere 30 mins before the crew arrived. Today, my aunt was having other unrelated work done. Smith coordinated to have a cement subcontractor to come out and fill in the pathways. There was no communication with my aunt. The subcontractor showed up and wanted to start work and my aunt stopped him because the other workers needed to enter and exit which would have ruined the wet cement. When my aunt spoke with Dave to discuss the issue he cursed at her. This is no way to conduct business.
It's good business practice to under promise and over deliver. This contractor seems to take the exact opposite approach.
My aunt asked that I write this review on her behalf with the most stern of tone to let potential customers be warned.

These guys are dedicated and committed to offering the best customer experience bar none. They first impressed me when they were contracted out by my solar company to upgrade my main panel. Their installation was very good and detailed that I hired them to upgrade my sub panel and install 240 outlets among a few other things. Once again, Smith Electric went well beyond to make sure everything was to satisfactory. Glad I went with them and I would highly recommend them 100%.

Smith Electrical did the work at my Italian ice shop and allowed us to pass our inspections with flying colors! Their employees are super polite, on time, and professional. They answer any and every question I have and always get the job done the right way and for the best price!
I will always hire Smith Electrical for all my electrical work and can't wait to be able to use them when I'm able to install solar panels!
Highly recommend- 10 out of 10!

Electrician arrived same day I called for a service request, earlier than time window estimate, and resolved issue in 20 minutes. He rechecked some other wiring since we had some extra time, and solar system, and gave additional advice on a separate issue as well. Very knowledgable, friendly, and respectful! Kept his face mask on and maintained social distancing as I was walking him to the panels on the property. Thanks Smith Electric for your super speedy resolution of my issue!

Thanks for your work. I have nothing to complain about all. You came on time, did the work we expected in the time we expected and left no mess. Everyone who showed up here from your team was friendly and considerate. I know that doesn't sound like much of a review but I can't tell you how much I appreciate no messes to clean up and keeping a dependable schedule.

Everyone that we dealt with from Smith Electrical was very professional, clean, courteous, on time and always let us still have our privacy in our home. They kept us informed with the process of their job. I would definitely recommend them.

I've used Smith Electric twice and they have done a great job both times.
The first project I had them perform was installation of a 240v outlet to charge our electric vehicle. They coordinated the proper city inspection and permit process, showed up on time, and were courteous. Price was reasonable.
Second time I had Dave come by to take a look at a minor electrical issue. It was a last minute thing but he happened to be in the area and stopped by to quickly resolve the issue.
I highly recommend Smith Electric!

Very disappointed: I needed a socket installed in my garage and called twice- once after hours and second time during working hours. I left two voice mail messages but no one called back.