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Residential electrician in Charlotte, NC
Lightning Power Electric is a licensed residential electrician serving Charlotte homeowners. We troubleshoot and repair electrical problems, upgrade panels and services, rewire older homes, and install EV chargers, generator hookups, and lighting. You deal with the owner directly, work is billed hourly plus parts, and anything that needs a permit gets one.
Home electrical services in Charlotte
Most home electrical calls start with a symptom: a breaker that will not stay on, a room that went dark, a panel a home inspector did not like. We start by finding the cause, tell you what it will take to fix, and do the work once.
Electrical Troubleshooting
Find the actual problem. Fix it once.
Service detailPanel Upgrades & Service Changes
Modern panels, properly sized, properly grounded.
Service detailEV Charger Installation
Level 2 charging, sized to your panel and your life.
Service detailGenerator Installation
Backup power wired the safe, legal way.
Service detailHouse Rewiring & Remodel Wiring
Old wiring out, safe wiring in, walls mostly intact.
Service detailLighting Installation & Retrofits
Right kelvin, right beam angle, no buzz.
Service detailEMT Conduit Installs
Steel-pipe wiring. The way it ought to be done.
Service detail
Who we work with
Homeowners
Honest diagnosis, no upsells, and the same person from the first text to the final walkthrough.
Buyers and sellers
Inspection-report repairs and pre-listing electrical checks, documented with photos so closings keep moving.
Landlords and small property owners
Turnover repairs, panel issues, and safety corrections on rental homes, condos, and townhomes.
How we work
- 1
Text first
Describe the problem and send a photo. You get a straight answer on whether it is urgent and what it likely involves.
- 2
Diagnose before quoting
We test before we recommend. The bill follows the problem that is actually there.
- 3
Do it once
Proper materials, labeled panels, and a photo wrap-up on every job.
Permits and inspections
Electrical permits for Charlotte homes are issued by Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement. When you hire us, we apply for the permit, meet the inspector, and give you the closed paperwork. Panel changes, new circuits, rewiring, EV chargers, and generator connections all need one. Most like-for-like repairs do not.
Recent residential work
Charlotte, NC
NoDa bungalow whole-house rewire
1924 craftsman. 60A service to 200A. EMT in the basement, careful fishes in the plaster.
Asheville, NC
Federal Pacific panel retirement
Replaced a Stab-Lok hazard with a 200A Square D QO. Whole-home surge added at the panel.
Mt. Pleasant, NC
Dual Tesla wall connectors
Load-managed pair sharing a 60A circuit. NEMA 14-50 stub for guests in the garage.
Common questions
Hourly, billed in 15-minute increments, plus parts. You get a realistic time estimate before work starts and an itemized invoice after.
Yes. Lightning Power Electric holds North Carolina electrical contractor license 39065-L, issued by the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, and carries general liability and workers' comp.
Yes. A dead outlet, a flickering light, or one new circuit is normal work for us. Text what you need and we will tell you how soon we can get there.
Yes. Send the electrical section of the report. We will tell you which items are safety issues, which are code updates, and what each takes to correct.
One text. One conversation. One bill.
Got something electrical that’s bugging you?
Skip the form, skip the call center. Text German directly. He reads every message and most of the time he’s the one who shows up.
Or use the contact form