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Licensed Electrician in Portland, Oregon

Electrician Portland Oregon handles repairs, panel upgrades and new installs across the city, 24 hours a day, with every job run by a licensed electrician and permitted where the code requires it.

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Licensed and Insured·Open 24 Hours·Owner Operated
Licensed and Insured Oregon Electrical Contractor✦Owner Operated Since 2011✦Open 24 Hours, 7 Days a Week✦Based at 1050 SW 6th Ave, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204

Electrician Services in Portland, OR

Honest pricing, final quote before any work starts

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Residential Electrician

A residential electrician handles the wiring, panels, circuits, outlets and fixtures inside your home, from sm… Residential service calls in Portl.

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Commercial Electrician

A commercial electrician installs and maintains the power, lighting and distribution systems in business prope… Commercial work is priced from the.

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Electrical Panel Upgrade

An electrical panel upgrade increases your home's service capacity, most often from 60 or 100 amps to 200 amps… Most 100 to 200 amp panel upgrades.

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Electrical Panel Replacement

Electrical panel replacement swaps out a failed, unsafe or obsolete panel, such as a Federal Pacific Stab-Lok,… Most same capacity panel replaceme.

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House Rewiring

House rewiring replaces the old wiring in your home, such as knob and tube or cloth insulated cable, with new … Whole house rewires in Portland co.

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EV Charger Installation

EV charger installation adds a dedicated 240 volt circuit and a Level 2 charging station at your home or busin… Straightforward Level 2 installati.
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Why · Choose · Us

The Case for a Licensed Local Contractor

Homeowners here are usually choosing between a big dispatch outfit and a licensed local contractor. Here is the case for the second option.

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Open 24 Hours

A dead panel or a burnt service mast at 2 a.m. gets a live person and a real response, not a voicemail promising a callback in the morning.

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Licensed and Insured

Every job is performed under an active Oregon electrical contractor license with insurance in place, so a mistake never becomes your financial problem.

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Permitted, Code Compliant Work

Work that requires it is permitted through Portland Permitting and Development and installed to the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code, then signed off at inspection.

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Upfront Pricing

You get a written quote before work starts, built from an on site diagnosis and a load calculation, not a number guessed over the phone.

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Portland Housing Stock Knowledge

We work on 1900 to 1940 homes weekly, so knob and tube, cloth wiring, fuse panels and 60 amp services are familiar territory, not surprises.

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Owner on the Job

Trevor Lindquist runs the company and still works the calls, so the person quoting your project is the master electrician accountable for it.

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Trevor Lindquist, Owner & Master Electrician

Trevor Lindquist

Owner & Master Electrician · Since 2011

About Us

A Licensed, Owner Operated Electrical Contractor in Portland

Electrician Portland Oregon is a licensed, owner operated electrical contractor serving Portland, Oregon and the surrounding Multnomah County area. Trevor Lindquist, Owner and Master Electrician, opened the company in 2011 after years in the trade working on the same housing stock he grew up around. He built the business on a simple idea: one accountable electrician who answers the phone, shows up, and stands behind the work, instead of a dispatcher routing whoever is available. That is still how it runs today.

Every job starts with diagnosis, not a quote read off a price sheet. We open the panel, check the branch circuits involved, run a load calculation when the project adds demand, and only then put a number in writing. Work that requires a permit gets one through Portland Permitting and Development, and installs are done to the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code, from conductor ampacity and working clearance down to AFCI and GFCI protection where the code calls for it. When you call, you get an arrival window, a diagnosis you can understand, a written quote before work starts, and a walkthrough at the end.

  • Owner and Master Electrician on the job, not a rotating crew from a call center
  • Written quote before work starts, with the load calculation to back it up
  • Permits pulled through Portland Permitting and Development on every job that needs one
  • Deep experience with pre 1940 wiring: knob and tube, cloth conductors, fuse panels
  • Open 24 hours for storm damage, dead panels and burning smells that cannot wait
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How · it · works

What to expect, start to finish

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First Call

Tell us what is happening: a tripping breaker, a dead circuit, a project you are planning. We ask a few questions, flag anything that sounds like an immediate hazard, and give you an arrival window. Emergencies are dispatched right away, day or night.

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On Site Diagnosis

We open the panel, test the circuits involved, and find the actual cause rather than the symptom. If your project adds load, like a heat pump or Level 2 charger, we run a load calculation against your existing service. You see what we see before anything is priced.

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Written Quote

You get a written quote before work starts, with the scope, the price, and whether a permit is required. If there are options, like repairing a circuit versus rewiring it, we price both and explain the tradeoff. No work begins until you approve it.

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Permitted Work and Final Walkthrough

We pull the permit through Portland Permitting and Development when one is required, complete the install to the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code, and schedule the inspection. On jobs without a permit requirement, we finish with a walkthrough so you see exactly what was done and why.

15+

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Testimonials

What Portland, OR Customers Say

“The breaker for my kitchen outlets kept tripping in my 1920s bungalow on SE 39th whenever the microwave ran. He traced it to a loose neutral in the main panel, tightened the connections, and swapped the 20-amp breaker. The microwave and toaster now run without issues even during busy mornings.”
JR James R.Hawthorne District, Portland
“Lights in the living room on NE Alberta Street flickered during rainstorms because of corroded outdoor wiring from the 1970s addition. He replaced the run with new UF cable, added a GFCI at the source, and secured the junction box. The lights stay steady now, though the job took most of the afternoon.”
EP Elena P.Alberta, Portland
“Needed a dedicated circuit for a new EV charger in the garage near NW 10th. He pulled 6-gauge wire from the 200-amp panel, installed a 50-amp breaker, and mounted the charger with proper grounding. Charging works reliably even on cold winter nights without any voltage drop.”
TH Tom H.Pearl District, Portland

Service area

Serving Portland Neighborhoods

Multnomah · Mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers with occasional heat waves.

IrvingtonLaurelhurstAlamedaBeaumont-WilshireConcordiaSellwood-MorelandWoodstockMount TaborSt. JohnsMultnomah Village
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 Knob and Tube Wiring in Pre 1940 Portland Homes and What Insurers Actually Ask About

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 Why 100 Amp Service Cannot Handle a Heat Pump, an EV Charger and a Modern Kitchen

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Good to know

Electrician FAQs for Portland, OR

Still have questions? We're happy to talk it through.

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+ Does electrical work need a permit in Portland?
Most electrical work in Portland requires a permit from Portland Permitting and Development, including panel changes, new circuits, service upgrades, EV charger installs and rewiring. Simple like for like replacement of a switch, receptacle or light fixture on an existing circuit generally does not. The permit is not paperwork for its own sake: it triggers an inspection that verifies the work meets the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code. We pull the permit as part of the job, so you never handle it yourself.
+ Who owns the service drop and meter, and what is the homeowner responsible for?
The utility owns the service drop, the overhead wires from the pole to your house, and the meter itself. You own the meter base the meter plugs into, plus the service mast, the weatherhead and the service entrance conductors running down to your panel. That split matters after a storm: if a limb tears the mast off your wall, the utility will not reconnect until an electrician repairs your equipment, usually under permit with an inspection.
+ How fast can someone come out in an emergency?
We dispatch emergency calls immediately, 24 hours a day, and in most of Portland we can be on site within a few hours, often faster. Call 877-847-6084 and describe what is happening. A burning smell, a hot panel, arcing, or a torn service mast is treated as urgent. During windstorms and ice storms response times stretch because the whole city calls at once, so we triage hazards first and tell you honestly where you sit in line.
+ What makes an electrical quote go up or down?
Access, the condition of the existing wiring, and whether your service can handle the new load move the price more than anything else. A panel in an open garage costs less to work on than one in a cramped basement corner without code required working clearance. Knob and tube or cloth wiring found mid job adds scope. If a load calculation shows a 100 amp service cannot carry a new heat pump or charger, a service upgrade gets added. We price this after diagnosis, in writing, before work starts.
+ Is your work licensed and insured?
Yes. Electrician Portland Oregon is a licensed and insured Oregon electrical contractor, and the company is owned and run by a master electrician. Licensing means the work is performed by people the state has qualified and that permitted jobs get inspected by the city. Insurance means that if something goes wrong on your property, the liability sits with us, not with you. Any contractor you call should be able to say the same in one sentence, so ask.
+ What happens if an inspection fails?
We fix whatever the inspector flagged and schedule the reinspection at no added cost to you, because passing inspection is part of the job we quoted. Corrections are usually small items: a labeling issue, a fitting, a bonding detail. A failed rough in or final inspection does not put you in trouble with the city; the permit simply stays open until corrections pass. What actually causes homeowners problems is unpermitted work discovered later, often during a sale or an insurance claim.
+ Do you work on older homes with knob and tube or ungrounded wiring?
Yes, constantly. Homes built from 1900 to 1940 make up a large share of inner Portland, and we open walls with knob and tube, cloth insulated conductors and ungrounded two prong outlets every week. Options range from targeted fixes, like GFCI protection on ungrounded circuits where the code allows it, to partial or whole house rewiring. Many insurers now surcharge or decline homes with active knob and tube, which is often what finally drives the rewire decision.
+ Do you handle commercial work?
Yes. We take on light commercial work across Portland: tenant improvements, panel and service upgrades, dedicated circuits for equipment, lighting retrofits and code corrections flagged by inspectors or insurers. Commercial jobs run through the same process as residential: diagnosis, a written quote, a permit through Portland Permitting and Development when required, and installation to the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code. For restaurants, shops and small offices, we schedule around your operating hours, including night work when a shutdown would cost you business.

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Talk to a local electrician company serving Portland and nearby neighborhoods. Every job gets a written quote before work starts, a permit through Portland Permitting and Development when one is required, and installation to the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code. If an inspection flags a correction, we fix it and schedule the reinspection at no added cost, and we walk you through the finished work before we leave.

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