Many homes need a panel upgrade to support an EV — here's why.
200-amp service is the new normal. Older Santa Cruz County homes still run 100A or 60A — fine yesterday, tight today.
Santa Cruz County's residential electrician — same-day visits, 20-year guarantee.
Sunrise Electrical Contracting, est. 2022 — California-licensed electrical contractor, CSLB #C10-1097237. Every job backed by a 20-year workmanship guarantee — the best one in the county that we've found.
Or: free whole-home inspection — no obligationSame-day visits available
- CSLB License
- #C10-1097237
- Workmanship guarantee
- 20 years
- Sunrise established
- 2022
- BBB Accreditation
- A+
02·What brings you here?
Start wherever fits. Same crew on the work either way.
Fastest path
Something's not working
A breaker keeps tripping. An outlet went dead. Half the house lost power. Our troubleshooting visit covers a small repair on the spot — or applies as a deposit toward larger work.
I'm planning a project
Panel upgrade, EV charger, rewire, solar, electrification. Tell us what you have in mind — written quote, no obligation.
I'm curious about my home
Not sure what you need — or whether anything is wrong. Free whole-home inspection. ~2 hours, written report you keep.
03·What we do
Four kinds of work that cover most of what we do.
Plus rewiring, lighting, smart home, outlets + circuits, appliance circuits, devices, fans, safety detection, and diagnostics — one click into the Services menu.
EV chargers, installed to the manufacturer's spec.
Tesla Wall Connector · ChargePoint · Wallbox · Emporia. About 400 installed across the county. Permitted, inspected, ready.
One contractor for the all-electric home.
Heat pump, induction stove, EV, solar, battery. We sequence the work so each upgrade pays for the next.
Solar + battery, sized for your actual usage.
NEM 3.0 changed the math. We model your real bill, model the battery payback, and tell you what we'd do if it were our money.
04·What customers say
146 reviews. 4.9 stars. on Google.
Read all reviewsCarrie
Santa Cruz County
Storm-damage main service upgrade
“Thank you to the Sunrise Electrical Contracting team for updating the new main electrical system on my mom's home after the storm damaged the power lines and home equipment this winter… They replaced Main Service Upgrade Overhead, and added a Sub-Panel Install/Replacement Outdoors… the team of Branden, Jimmy, Ian, and Tylor worked long hours during the storm for a few days to get us up and running again before the next storm arrived.”via Google · January 2026
Linda W.
Live Oak
Level 2 EV charger + 240V outlet
“Branden & his experienced crew installed a Level 2 electric charger together with an extra 240v outlet in our Live Oak garage. They were informed, congenial, & professional and their work was timely and permitted as required by the County. (The cost of the County permit was 53% of the entire project cost — no 5 stars for the County.) I highly recommend Sunrise Electrical!”via Google · October 2024
Roya P.
Santa Cruz County
Knob-and-tube rewire, whole house
“Sunrise Electrical rewired our house, replacing the old knob-and-tube wiring with seamless, safe, and up-to-code wiring at a very reasonable price. They were incredibly efficient, worked cleanly, and addressed all our questions and concerns with care. We can't recommend them highly enough!”via Google · January 2025
05·The visit, every time
What to expect when we arrive. Every visit, every time.
This is the part of the job most electricians don't think about. We did. Then we wrote it down so every tech we hire follows the same four beats.
01
Your tech texts on the way
About 15 minutes out, with a real ETA — not "between 8 and 12." Their photo, name, and years on the team in the same text.
02
They arrive in a marked Sunrise truck
Inside the arrival window we gave you. If we are running late, we tell you — by text, not silence.
03
They walk the work with you
Before anything gets opened up: what we are doing, what we expect to find, where the breakers will be off, how long it will take.
04
They clean up and walk it again
After the work: what got installed, where the new circuits are labeled, what we'd do next, and the 20-year warranty registered to your address.
“This is how every visit goes, every time.”— Branden, owner
06·Electrification
We wire the all-electric Santa Cruz home — from your panel out.
EV charger, induction stove, heat pump, water heater, dryer, solar, battery — one contractor for the whole transition. Many homes need a panel upgrade first; we handle that too.
- California and utility rebates can offset parts of an all-electric upgrade — the federal credits ended in 2025, and we'll tell you what you actually qualify for during the inspection.
08·Flagship offer
Not sure what you need? Get a free whole-home inspection.
Yes, really free. ~2 hours on site, a written report we go through with you before we leave, no obligation, anywhere in Santa Cruz County. Plenty of these end with no work scheduled. That's fine.
“We've found that doing a thorough, honest inspection first — and just telling you what's actually going on with your home — is a better way to do business than trying to upsell you when you call about something else.”
Branden H.
OWNER · CSLB #C10-1097237
Whole-home inspection
SAMPLE · WESTSIDE
Federal Pacific panel · main
Replace · top priority
No GFCI · kitchen counter circuit
Bring to code
Cloth-Romex in 2 joist bays · attic
Monitor or rewire
No surge protection at panel
Recommend Type 2 SPD
Service entrance · recently upgraded
Good · no action
Bonding + grounding
Good · no action
Signed by the lead tech on site
sample report
01
What we check
- Panel (capacity · brand · condition)
- All outlets + switches sampled
- GFCI/AFCI functional test
- Outdoor electrical + service entrance
- EV + electrification readiness
- Code-compliance vs current NEC
02
What's in the report
- Branded PDF · walked through on site, emailed after
- Prioritized findings: red · yellow · green
- Photos of every issue, in context
- Recommended next steps with cost ranges
- Keep it forever — share it if you sell
03
How long it takes
- ~2 hours on site, anywhere in SCC
- One free inspection per single-family home
- No obligation, no hidden conditions
- If nothing's wrong, the report says so
09·Where we work
Everywhere in Santa Cruz County — Davenport to Pajaro Dunes.
Same-day from Westside Santa Cruz down through South County. PSPS-ready in the redwoods. The crew has worked all over Santa Cruz County — the truck in your driveway knows your neighborhood.
10·Why SunriseRead our full story
~ Branden H.
Owner · CSLB #C10-1097237
We plan to be here for 20 years. So we guarantee the work for 20.
It covers our installation work — the quality of how it was done — for 20 years from the day we finish, and it transfers to the next owner if you sell. We put it in writing because we plan to be the electrician your house calls when it needs the next thing.
20-year workmanship guarantee
The best one in Santa Cruz County that we've found — happy to be shown otherwise. If anything we install or wire fails because of how we did the work, we come back and fix it. For 20 years.
See what's coveredOwner-run, Santa Cruz County local
Sunrise Electrical Contracting Inc. is four years old and owner-run. Branden lives in Soquel; two of our techs grew up on the Westside. We are not a franchise.
Meet the teamLicensed electrical contractor
California CSLB #C10-1097237. Every tech who comes to your home is licensed or working under direct supervision. No subcontractors, no day labor.
License + insurance detailsGoGreen Home financing for the work that pays you back.
Sunrise is a certified contractor under California's GoGreen Home Energy Financing program — below-market rates through participating credit unions, with a soft pre-qualification. Eligible upgrades: EV chargers, heat pump circuits, heat pump water heaters, induction, and solar + battery — and panel work when it's tied to one of those.
12·One more thing
Three ways in. We answer most messages inside the half-hour.
During business hours. After hours, emergency calls are answered around the clock and routed to our on-call electrician.