Electrical Services in Sacramento
Repairs, panels, lighting, EV chargers and wiring, for homeowners, rental owners, property managers and the shops, offices and restaurants that need steady power.
Capitol Electric takes on older Sacramento houses with worn wiring as well as newer builds and tenant spaces. Some calls are about something that stopped working: a breaker that won’t stay on, a dead outlet, lights that flicker. Others are planned work: a bigger panel before a kitchen remodel, recessed lighting in a living room, a charger for a new electric car, or more outlets in a house that was wired for far fewer appliances than it holds today.
The table below sets out what each service covers and the reasons people usually call about it. Each service has its own page with the details: what we look at, what the code asks for, and answers to the questions that come up most.
The Five Service Lines at a Glance
| Service | What it covers | Typical reasons people call | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repair and Troubleshooting | Finding and fixing faults in wiring, outlets, switches, fixtures and breakers that are already in the house or building | Breakers that keep tripping, dead outlets, flickering lights | Repair |
| Panel Upgrades | Replacing an old or undersized service panel, swapping worn breakers and making room for new circuits | Older panels, new appliances, room additions | Panels |
| Lighting Installation | Recessed lights, fixtures, ceiling fans, under-cabinet strips, outdoor and security lights, dimmers and controls | Remodels, dark rooms, new fixtures and fans | Lighting |
| EV Charger Installation | A dedicated 240-volt circuit and a charger or charger outlet where you park, at home or at a business | A new electric car, a slow outlet charger, a business lot | EV Chargers |
| Wiring and Outlets | New circuits, added outlets and switches, GFCI and USB outlets, and partial or whole-home rewiring | Two-prong outlets, too few outlets, extension cords everywhere | Wiring |
Homes, Rentals and Businesses
Homeowners call us for panel upgrades, breaker replacement, outlet and switch installation, ceiling fan and light fixture hookups, recessed lighting, and troubleshooting for flickering lights or breakers that keep tripping.
Rental owners and property managers call for GFCI outlet installation, smoke detector wiring, code-related repairs and the electrical work that needs doing between tenants, when a unit is empty and the work can be done without working around someone’s furniture.
Shops, offices and restaurants come to us for lighting upgrades, dedicated circuits for equipment such as a walk-in cooler, a commercial dishwasher or a server rack, and EV charger installation for staff or customer parking.
Not Sure Which Service You Need?
That’s common, because symptoms overlap. A breaker that trips every time the microwave runs could need a repair, a dedicated circuit or, in an older house, a bigger panel. Start with the symptom troubleshooter: pick what you’re seeing and it tells you whether it’s a call-now, call-soon or keep-an-eye-on-it situation, with safety advice for the meantime.
Or skip the guessing and tell us what’s happening. Describe it in your own words when you schedule a visit, and we’ll work out together which kind of work it is.
Tell Us What You’re Seeing
A short description of the problem, when it began and which rooms it affects is enough to get started.