Electrician in Petaluma, CA

J&J Electric is a Santa Rosa based, licensed C-10 electrical contractor that serves Petaluma homes and businesses. Whether the task is a quick repair or a planned upgrade, we do the work safely and to code, and we quote the price in writing before starting so there are no surprises.

5.0 ★

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2019

Serving Sonoma County since

C-10 #1078243

Licensed & insured

Residential electrical

Our residential electrical services cover the everyday needs that keep a household running, including repairs, troubleshooting, outlets, switches, ceiling fans and lighting, plus the wiring upgrades that older homes often need to stay safe and current.

Electrical services we provide in Petaluma

A quick look at what we do in Petaluma.

• Residential electrical: Home repairs, outlet and switch work, lighting and wiring improvements, done to code.
• Commercial electrical: Installations, tenant improvements, lighting and maintenance for local businesses.
• Panel and service upgrades: Panel and service upgrades sized to what your property actually draws.
• EV charger installation: Home and workplace EV charging, wired and installed to code.
• Generators and battery backup: Standby generators and battery backup that keep essential circuits running.
• Lighting design and installation: Lighting design and installation, from a single room to a full layout.

Permits and inspections in Petaluma

Electrical work inside Petaluma city limits goes through the Building Department at the City of Petaluma. The counter is at 11 English Street, and the city now takes new building permit applications through an online portal. The city also publishes a list of small jobs that do not need a permit, such as swapping an existing receptacle, light or switch, so it is worth checking that list before assuming a job is exempt.

Bigger jobs are a different story. Panel upgrades, new circuits, EV charger installs and generator hookups are the kind of work where J&J Electric pulls permits when a project calls for one, so the work is inspected before it is closed up. J&J Electric is a licensed C-10 electrical contractor, license 1078243, based in Santa Rosa and serving Petaluma.

Power and outages in Petaluma

Petaluma joined Sonoma Clean Power in 2015, so most homes and businesses here buy their electricity generation from that public agency. Sonoma Clean Power explains that PG&E still maintains the poles and wires and responds to outages, which is why a local outage is still reported to PG&E.

That split matters for backup power planning. A generator or battery system connects to your own panel and your own meter, so it has to be sized and wired for the home or building regardless of who sells the electricity. Solar owners in particular should know that a battery or properly installed transfer equipment is what keeps lights on during an outage.

Petaluma homes and properties

Petaluma grew out of Rancho Petaluma, a land grant made in 1834 to Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, and it was incorporated in 1858. It sits at the head of the navigable Petaluma River, and river trade with San Francisco helped it grow in the 1800s. Much of the city lies in the river floodplain, which is a useful reminder when thinking about where to place a panel, a subpanel or outdoor equipment on a low lying property.

The downtown is a National Register historic district with iron front commercial buildings, and the older neighborhoods include Victorian, Queen Anne and Eastlake houses that were restored starting in the 1960s. Wiring in houses and storefronts of that age often shows its history: original knob and tube or cloth sheathed circuits, small service panels, and few outlets by modern standards. Upgrading a service or adding circuits in a building like that takes planning around plaster walls and tight spaces.

Petaluma was once known as the Egg Capital of the World for its poultry industry, and the surrounding area still has dairies, vineyards, olive groves and vegetable farms. Barns, shops, wells and irrigation pumps on rural parcels call for their own electrical planning, including feeders to outbuildings and standby power.

With roughly 59,800 residents in the 2020 census, Petaluma is the largest of the cities in this part of the county, so projects here run from a single bedroom remodel to retail and light industrial spaces. Whatever the size, the sequence is the same: look at the existing service, plan the new load, and make sure the permit path is clear before the first wire is run. Ask about it early, and the rest of the job tends to go smoothly.

Planning electrical work in Petaluma

If you have a Petaluma project in mind, whether it is a historic home that needs a new panel, a shop or storefront, or a farm parcel on the edge of town, call J&J Electric at (707) 480-8331. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, emergency service is available 24/7, and quotes are free and written.

How we can help

No job is too small or too routine for our team. Whether you need a single outlet replaced, a safety concern checked, or a larger upgrade planned, we treat each request with the same care and keep the work to code.

Commercial electrical

Downtime is expensive, so our commercial electrical services are built to keep it short. We handle installations, tenant improvements, lighting and maintenance for offices, shops, restaurants and multi unit buildings, working around your operation and keeping everything to code.

Licensed, insured and code compliant

A licensed and insured electrician is your best protection against unsafe work. J&J Electric holds C-10 license number 1078243, verifiable with the state licensing board, and we keep every job compliant with current code.

Panel upgrades, EV charging and backup power

If you are planning for an electric vehicle, backup power or simply more capacity, we can help. Our EV charger installation, generators and battery backup and electrical panel upgrades work together to prepare a property for today's electrical demands, each sized to what you actually need.

What working with J&J Electric looks like

We handle each project in clear steps, starting with an honest assessment and a written price. From there we schedule the work, complete it to current code, and finish with a walkthrough so you know exactly what was done.

Why Petaluma chooses J&J Electric

Choosing J&J Electric means working with an owner led team that cares about the details. John and Javier make sure every job is quoted in writing, completed to current code by a licensed C-10 crew, and finished with clear communication from start to end. For urgent issues, our 24/7 emergency electrician service is ready to help fast.

Local service from our Santa Rosa office

We serve Petaluma from our Santa Rosa office at 3200 Dutton Ave #223, which keeps us close to the communities we work in. For directions from our address to your location, use the map on this page, or call us and we will point you the right way.

Serving Petaluma and nearby communities

This page sits under our Sonoma County hub, where you can find every community we serve. Nearby pages are linked below.

• Sonoma County hub
• Healdsburg
• Sebastopol
• Sonoma
• Cotati

Service you can count on

When the job is finished, we make sure you understand what was done and why. Clear answers and tidy work are part of the service, not extras, and we are glad to follow up if anything comes up later.

Request a free quote

Start with a free quote. Call (707) 480-8331 or complete our request a quote form, and we will review the work with you, lay out your options, and put the price in writing so there are no surprises.

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Serving Petaluma

Use the map for directions from our Santa Rosa office at 3200 Dutton Ave #223 to Petaluma.

Request a Free Quote in Petaluma

Start with a free quote. Call (707) 480-8331 or use our contact page, and we will review the work with you, lay out your options and put the price in writing.

California C-10 License #1078243

Phone

(707) 480-8331

Address

3200 Dutton Ave #223, Santa Rosa, CA 95407