Electrician in Santa Clarita

The Santa Clarita Valley is bigger than the City of Santa Clarita. Valencia, Newhall, Saugus and Canyon Country are inside the city; Stevenson Ranch, Castaic and the part of Valencia west of Interstate 5 are unincorporated. So a Valencia mailing address can mean a city permit on one side of the freeway and a Los Angeles County permit on the other, and we check the parcel before we quote so the application goes to the right office the first time.

Most homes are single-family tracts, many inside homeowner associations. Newhall is the oldest part of the city, Canyon Country and Saugus have neighborhoods from the 1960s on, and Valencia's planned villages followed. Whichever office issues the permit, we start with a site visit and put the price in writing.

What we do in Santa Clarita

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

Panel upgrades in Santa Clarita

Panel upgrades in 1960s Saugus and Canyon Country tracts and in Valencia villages, with the SCE portal request, the association paperwork and the right permit office, city or county, settled before we start.

More on panel upgradesCall (844) 430-7681

EV charger installation in Santa Clarita

Level 2 chargers in Valencia and Stevenson Ranch garages, sized by a load calculation, with association approval where the charger is visible.

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Electrical repair & troubleshooting in Santa Clarita

Outdoor circuits damaged in Santa Ana winds, and faults that show up when power returns after a shutoff.

More on electrical repair & troubleshootingCall (844) 430-7681

Rewiring in Santa Clarita

Partial and whole-house rewiring for older Newhall houses and early Saugus and Canyon Country tracts.

More on rewiringCall (844) 430-7681

Lighting & ceiling fans in Santa Clarita

Patio and landscape lighting for homes along the paseos, and recessed lighting for remodels.

More on lighting & ceiling fansCall (844) 430-7681

Outlets, GFCI & new circuits in Santa Clarita

GFCI protection for backyard pools and spas, and 240-volt circuits for heat pumps and second air-conditioning units.

More on outlets, GFCI & new circuitsCall (844) 430-7681

Generator hookups & battery backup in Santa Clarita

Generator transfer switches and battery backup wiring for Santa Clarita homes, since SCE shutoffs are possible here in Santa Ana winds.

More on generator hookups & battery backupCall (844) 430-7681

Commercial electrical in Santa Clarita

LED retrofits, tenant improvements and dedicated circuits for offices and shops in Valencia's commercial centers and business parks, with the permit filed in the city or the county as the parcel requires.

More on commercial electricalCall (844) 430-7681

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.

What's common in Santa Clarita homes

Santa Clarita is mostly single-family tract housing with apartments and condos along the main roads, and much of it is run day to day by homeowner associations.

• Valencia's villages. Linked by paseos that pass under or over the streets, with associations ranging from a few dozen homes to more than a thousand, so a charger on an outside wall or a relocated panel can need the association's sign-off as well as the permit.
• Canyon Country and Saugus tracts from the 1960s on. The older neighborhoods still run on services sized before central air was expected to carry a house through a heat wave, let alone a pool pump and an electric car. A load calculation tells us whether the panel has room before anything is added.
• Newhall. The oldest part of the city, with older houses among newer commercial and industrial development. Additions and remodels layered over decades are common, so the existing wiring should be traced before anything is extended.
• Stevenson Ranch and Castaic. County plan check and inspections. The state's March 2025 fire hazard maps added zone areas around Castaic, where outdoor equipment should be chosen with wind and heat in mind.

Permits and power in Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita is an independent city (ZIP codes 91321, 91350, 91351, 91354, 91355, 91387, 91390), and the unincorporated communities around it follow county rules, not the city's.

Permits inside city limits come from the City of Santa Clarita's Building & Safety Division, at the Permit Center in City Hall on Valencia Boulevard. In Stevenson Ranch, Castaic, Tesoro del Valle and the unincorporated part of Valencia, the permit comes from Los Angeles County Public Works, through its Santa Clarita Valley Building and Safety Office on the same boulevard. We pull either one under our license and meet that office's inspector.

Power comes from Southern California Edison on both sides of the city line. A service upgrade is requested through SCE's Building, Renovation and Project Planning Portal as a panel upgrade or meter spot for an existing service; SCE then approves the equipment and schedules the disconnect and reconnect, and that schedule sets the timeline. A charger, a new circuit or a repair on the existing service never involves SCE.

Fire weather. Wildfire risk peaks when Santa Ana winds blow in from the Mojave, and SCE can switch circuits off ahead of them, as it did during the 2019 Tick Fire, which hit Canyon Country hardest.

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

Around Santa Clarita

Stevenson Ranch and Castaic are unincorporated Los Angeles County, so permits come from Los Angeles County Public Works through its Santa Clarita Valley office, and power from SCE. South across the mountains and the Newhall Pass, Sylmar, Granada Hills and Porter Ranch are City of Los Angeles neighborhoods (LADBS, LADWP), while San Fernando is a small city of its own with its own building department and SCE for power.

• Stevenson Ranch
• Castaic
• Sylmar
• Granada Hills
• Porter Ranch
• San Fernando

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