Best Electricians in Reno, NV: 12 Real Local Companies

How to use this list

What we know about each company comes from its own website or public listings — we record its stated focus and anything verifiable (a BBB accreditation, a published cost guide, a domain's age), and nothing else. We don't publish star ratings or review counts we didn't generate, and we don't rank. Match the company to the job (residential vs. commercial, planned vs. emergency), verify the license, then get two bids and compare them against the Reno cost guide.

Picking between them

• Panel upgrade or EV charger: the companies that publish their own pricing for that work (KD Electric, Super Electric NV, Jolt Electric) have at least shown you their number before you call. Compare it to the panel and EV charger guides.
• Commercial or tenant improvement: start with a commercial contractor (Western Pacific Electric) or a company that lists commercial work explicitly, and confirm the C-2a subclass and monetary limit — see the commercial electrician page.
• Emergency: ask about after-hours rates and dispatch fees before agreeing to a visit; the emergency guide lists the questions.
• Outside Reno proper: for Sun Valley, Spanish Springs, or the valleys north of town, a company based nearby (Super Electric NV in Sun Valley, Palomino Valley Electric) may mean shorter travel; for Carson City-based Jolt Electric, ask about travel time to a Reno address.

Why this list differs from the map results

Search "electrician near me" in Reno and the three-business map box at the top is ranked largely by proximity to wherever you're standing, review volume, and profile completeness — useful signals, but not the same as fit for your job, and a business with a great profile in Sparks won't show for a search made in southwest Reno. This page is compiled from the companies that actually appear across Reno electrician searches and public listings, regardless of where you searched from, and it records what each says it does. When you do read reviews, read the recent ones and the negative ones first: a pattern of "showed up late but fixed it" is a different signal from a pattern of "charged for work not done," and either is more informative than a star average.

Before you call any of them

Run the license lookup — the how-to-hire guide walks through it in seven steps — and remember the two Nevada rules that protect you most: the license number must appear on the contractor's advertising (NRS 624.720), and the residential deposit can't exceed the lesser of $1,000 or 10% of the contract (NRS 624.970).