Electrician in Anaheim

What we do in Anaheim

Everything we do in Anaheim, with what each job usually involves here. The photos are from our own jobs.

Panel upgrades in Anaheim

Panel and service upgrades for houses and apartment buildings, with APU's meter spot request, the city inspections and APU's energizing coordinated in order.

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EV charger installation in Anaheim

Chargers for houses, apartment garages and workplaces, starting with the load calculation the city's EV checklist calls for.

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Electrical repair & troubleshooting in Anaheim

Tripping breakers, dead outlets and flickering lights in older Colony houses, West Anaheim tracts and rentals.

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Rewiring in Anaheim

Rewiring older houses in the historic districts with as little exterior change as possible, and unit-by-unit upgrades in occupied apartments.

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Outlets, GFCI & new circuits in Anaheim

Grounded and GFCI-protected outlets for older Colony houses and West Anaheim tracts, and 240-volt circuits for dryers, ranges and heat pumps; a circuit that pushes the service past its limit goes through APU's meter spot first.

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Generator hookups & battery backup in Anaheim

Transfer switches and battery backup systems for Anaheim Hills homes, installed so nothing can feed back into APU's lines.

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Mobilehome electrical in Anaheim

Repairs, new circuits and panel work in Anaheim's mobile home parks, under the state's mobilehome rules.

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Commercial electrical in Anaheim

Three-phase circuits, equipment feeders, warehouse LED lighting and tenant improvements in Anaheim Canyon, with APU Electrical Engineering involved early.

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Also: subpanels, dedicated circuits, 240-volt outlets for dryers and ranges, exterior and security lighting, hard-wired smoke alarms, and small repairs of every kind.

Working in Anaheim

Anaheim is the one city in Orange County where the power company is the city itself. Anaheim Public Utilities, not Southern California Edison, owns the meters and lines, so panel upgrades and service changes follow the city utility's process, including a meter spot report and its own inspections.

Residents voted 103 to 5 in 1894 to start their own electric utility, and the city describes Anaheim Public Utilities as the only municipal electric utility in the county. Infinity Electrical Inc. (CSLB #1100231) looks at the job first and puts the price in writing after that. Census figures show that most occupied homes are rented (the owner-occupied rate is 46.2%) and that close to six in ten residents age 5 and over speak a language other than English at home. Customer assistance is available in English and Spanish.

What's common in Anaheim homes

Historic houses, mid-century tracts, hillside homes, mobile home parks and industrial buildings each bring their own electrical needs in Anaheim.

• Houses in the historic districts. The city has four historic districts in central Anaheim, the largest being the Anaheim Colony, and certain houses in them are eligible for the Mills Act, which trades a property tax reduction for keeping the exterior historically accurate. Old wiring and small services are common, and we plan meter and panel locations with the street-facing exterior in mind, and Mills Act owners should check their contract terms before exterior changes.
• West Anaheim's mid-century tracts. Original panels often run short once a heat pump, EV charger or remodel is added, which is where the load calculation comes in.
• Rentals and apartment buildings. With most households renting, owners and managers often need work on meter banks, common-area panels and shared laundry circuits.
• Mobile home parks. In 2019, a council presentation reported by the Fullerton Observer counted 27 mobile home parks in Anaheim with 3,483 spaces. HCD is the enforcement agency for mobilehome parks unless a city or county has taken that role over with HCD's approval, and we confirm which applies to your park.
• Anaheim Canyon. This industrial district north of the 91 and east of the 57 is full of factories, warehouses and offices. Tenant changes often mean three-phase circuits, equipment feeders and warehouse lighting, and any larger service runs through APU Electrical Engineering.

Permits and power in Anaheim

Anaheim (ZIP codes 92801, 92802 and 92804 to 92808) has its own building department and its own electric utility: an August 2026 credit report on APU calls it the exclusive provider of electric service within the city. City limits matter more than the mailing address. Anaheim Island, a group of unincorporated neighborhoods, uses an Anaheim ZIP code but is not part of the city, so the parcel, not the mailing address, decides.

Panel upgrades on APU's system follow a set order. The city's residential panel upgrade page lists an electrical permit, which can be obtained online; the installation; city inspections for the service meter and the electrical final; and a meter spot inspection requested from Anaheim Public Utilities. The utility's meter spot report must be on site when the building inspector arrives. The city's overhead upgrade page adds that once the utility and meter shop inspections pass, a service crew is scheduled to energize the panel.

When the utility's side has to change, such as a bigger overhead drop, a relocated meter or a new underground service, APU's engineers prepare an electric service plan, which the city says generally takes 4 to 8 weeks, and the city permit must be finalized before that plan is issued for construction. The city's undergrounding pages also mention a Home Undergrounding (HUG) rebate; we confirm current eligibility with APU rather than assume it.

EV chargers start with a load calculation. The city's EV charger checklist says a licensed electrician should calculate whether the existing service can carry the charger; if it can, the job needs an EV charger permit, and if not, it follows the upgrade steps above. APU's private-use EV charger rebate application, dated May 2026, also covers a panel upgrade rebate when it is done with the charger, and asks for the building permit and final sign-off.

Commercial and industrial services go through APU Electrical Engineering, which assigns an Electric System Designer, prepares the service plan and reviews panel shop drawings, which must meet EUSERC standards, before equipment is bought. The city says these plans generally take 8 to 12 weeks.

Anaheim Hills and wildfire. A 2025 city environmental report notes that the municipal code designates all of Anaheim east of the 55 and south of the 91 as the city's wildland-urban interface. APU says it may temporarily shut off specific line segments as a last resort in dangerous fire conditions, with notifications if a Public Safety Power Shutoff is forecast; the August 2026 credit report says 98% of its lines in the highest wildfire risk areas are already underground. For hillside homes that want a plan anyway, a properly installed transfer switch or battery backup system runs essential circuits safely. A portable generator belongs outdoors only, at least 20 feet from doors, windows and vents, and connected through a properly installed transfer switch, never plugged into a wall outlet.

The permits and utilities guide explains the whole picture for the three counties we serve.

Around Anaheim

Orange, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Buena Park, Placentia, Yorba Linda and Stanton are separate cities served by Southern California Edison, so a panel upgrade there follows that city's permit process and SCE's, not APU's. Buena Park and Fullerton are also Orange County Power Authority members, which changes who supplies the power but not who owns the meter.

• Orange
• Fullerton
• Garden Grove
• Buena Park
• Placentia
• Yorba Linda
• Stanton

See the full list of areas we cover across Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties.