Straight Line Electric

★★★★★ 4.9 / 5 (22)
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: 2646 Palma Dr Ste 170, Ventura, CA 93003
: (805) 639-0995
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Company Overview

Focusing on:
- Electrical Services
- Electric Contractors

As a family-operated enterprise established in the summer of 2003. The owner, Darren has over three decades of experience in various fields of. We have a team of six dedicated workers who bring an extra 28 years of experience together. Before founding Straight Line Electric, Darren worked for various local businesses but understood he could provide better service to the community by valuing each customer with the respect they are entitled to. By ensuring quality work the first go, avoiding shortcuts and being completely transparent, he knew this combination would create a win-win partnership for his company and, more importantly, his customers. This philosophy was the ideal method to launch a company and it is the foundation to nurture a loyal customer base through word-of-mouth, existing customer retention and lasting relationships with local enterprises.

Greetings, my name is Darren Howery, founder of Straight Line Electric. I grew up Ojai, I completed my education at Nordhoff High School in the class of 1985. I started my path in the field of electricity in the fall of 1986. In the early years, I relocated to Santa Barbara as an electric service provider. Then, I came back to Ojai in the year 1990. Three years later, I met Jennifer, who would eventually be my beautiful wife in 1995. Our only child Dillon was born later that same year. They inspire me to do better and encourage me to deliver exceptional service for every single one of my customers. If I run into one of my clients on the street, I want to approach them with a genuine ""hello"" and connect with them. I refuse to shy away from them or hope they wouldn’t notice me first. I have never be that person. I believe in fair compensation for quality work, and that’s the essence of my business in a few words.

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

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

John B.
★★★★★

These guys are the best, we bought an old home with faulty wiring throughout. Straightline rewired the entire place to make it safe, under budget and ahead of schedule!

Douglas G.
★★★★★

I made an apointment and two electricians came out on time and ready to fix our three problems. All three were done efficiently and correctly. Excellent service

Kristi N.
★★★★★

We had to upgrade our ""box"" when we put in a new air and Heating system. As per usual, it was a lot of red tape with the city and 13 trips for someone to look at the same hole in the ground and wall. Darren was so great to work with; he was always available, always answered calls promptly, came on a moments notice when some guy showed up with a clip board and questions and did not ask for payment until the job was complete.
His professionalism and sense of humor ensure he will always be my top choice for electrical work. We have had no problems with any of the work that was done.
Straight Line made what could have been a stressful situation smooth and easy for me.

Howard B.
★★★★★

I've heard of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. I can change a lightbulb and flip a switch. Since that's all I know about electricity, I can be taken for a ride by an unscrupulous contractor.
I've used Straight Line a number of times over the years and can say that integrity is foundational to their business model.
When I called them to the house today I didn't know if I had a big problem or a little one. Turns out I didn't have much of a problem at all. Steve Jones checked everything thoroughly, answered all my questions, and gave me good advice. Though his having found nothing wrong was very valuable information to me, they didn't charge me for the service call.
In a world where there seems to be less and less good and more and more strife, it's nice to find people who do business like this.

Brooke H.
★★★★★

Straightline installed a dimmer switch and hung a chandelier for me. They were quick, professional and did an excellent job. They even showed up early for the quote and installation. So glad I called Straightline Electric.

Patrice O.
★★★★★

Great company! Just had an emergency electrical issue. A breaker went out on a condo project we were working on. It halted our work and would have been very costly to us but Straight line can out and fixed it in a jiffy. Very pleasant office staff and easy to communicate with. I am now a loyal customer.

Chris D.
★★★★★

Courteous and communicative, an excellent diagnostician. Solved and remedied our problem quickly. Now we know who to call when we have an electrical issue!

Gary F.
★★★★★

Straight Line Electric was very good. We were having weird power problems but only at night. During the day they were able to track down and figure out that it was the main circuit breaker to the house.

Stephen replaced it, cleaned up the connectors and then double checked that everything was good.

Very respectful. Very nice.

Thank you.

Aaron B.
★★★★★

This is my third time using Straightline Electric. Since I can't post another review I'm updating this one. 5 stars through and through. Hired Darren for a panel upgrade, recess lighting, chandelier install, sub panel install and many other needed upgrades on my new home. His crew was professional, clean and respectful. They once again went above and beyond taking care of my electrical system needs. They treat you as if they were working on their own home. Excellent work and in a timely manner. Job well done again. Props to Steve their journeyman / foreman and the rest of the crew for all their hard work.



Fantastic company, work, employees and customer service. Quoted me over the phone for relocating a smoke detector and putting a fan in its place. Plus the quote was more affordable than other local electric companies. I purchased a very reputable brand fan with a light. The fan unfortunately was defective out of the box. They tried everything to balance with no success. So I quickly exchanged the fan for a new one. They came right back and installed the 2nd new fan. Believe it or not the second fans motor was fried and didn't work at all. The two employees from straight line electric told me they were shocked that two fans from that reputable company didn't work out of the box. They felt so bad that they themselves took the fan back to lowes and exchanged it for a new one. They inspected the new fan at lowes to ensure it would work. They came back and installed it and it's perfect. This type of customer service is long gone in our modern world. It's good to see a company and its employee care so much. I highly recommend you call straight line for anything of you electrical needs.

Joel B.
★★★★★

We needed a major rewiring and light addition to our 1964 home we recently purchased in Ventura. Darren, Tod, and the rest of the crew, took care of all of the details, pointed out potential safety issues, took care of them, in a timely manner, and were a pleasure to work with. The follow through, and caring about the customer was outstanding. I am happy to write this,as Darren and crew's professionalism was outstanding.

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