Electrician in Thousand Oaks

Thousand Oaks covers more ground than its name suggests. Newbury Park, about 40 percent of the city's land, is mostly inside city limits, and so is the Ventura County side of Westlake, along with North Ranch and Dos Vientos. Most of it was built in one long run from the late 1950s into the 1980s, so a house that has never had its service changed is carrying today's air conditioning, kitchens and cars on equipment chosen before any of them.

About a third of the city is designated open space, so many neighborhoods back onto brush, and the November 2018 Hill and Woolsey fires reached Newbury Park and parts of Thousand Oaks and Westlake. We quote after an on-site look, with the price in writing.

What we do in Thousand Oaks

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

Panel upgrades in Thousand Oaks

Service replacements up to 200 amps under the city's dedicated permit type, in post-war Conejo Valley houses and Westlake homes, with SCE's disconnect and reconnect scheduled around the work.

More on panel upgradesCall (844) 430-7681

EV charger installation in Thousand Oaks

Home chargers on a single electrical permit, with the load calculation on the city's worksheet when the panel is near capacity, in garages from Newbury Park to North Ranch.

More on EV charger installationCall (844) 430-7681

Electrical repair & troubleshooting in Thousand Oaks

Outdoor circuits that fail after Santa Ana wind events, and faults that only show up when SCE restores power after a shutoff.

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

Rewiring in Thousand Oaks

Updating original wiring in houses from the 1960s building boom, section by section alongside kitchen and bath remodels.

More on rewiringCall (844) 430-7681

Lighting & ceiling fans in Thousand Oaks

Landscape and path lighting for lots that back onto open space, and recessed lighting for remodels.

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

Outlets, GFCI & new circuits in Thousand Oaks

GFCI protection for pools and spas in Westlake and North Ranch backyards, and weather-resistant outdoor outlets.

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

Generator hookups & battery backup in Thousand Oaks

Generator hookups and battery backup wiring for Thousand Oaks homes; SCE has cut power here as a precaution in Red Flag winds.

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

Commercial electrical in Thousand Oaks

Lighting retrofits and dedicated circuits for offices and shops along Thousand Oaks Boulevard, and workplace charging, which the city permits separately with site and electrical plans.

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 Thousand Oaks homes

Thousand Oaks is largely built out within the valley, and about seven in ten homes are owner-occupied.

• Post-war houses in the original valley. The homes of the 1950s and 60s boom are the ones most likely to still have a small original service, and to have collected additions, converted garages and spa circuits since. Replacing such a service, up to 200 amps, has its own permit type in the city.
• Westlake and North Ranch. Westlake was planned in the 1960s as a 'city in the country' around a private lake. Larger houses, pools and landscape lighting are the norm, and where a street has a homeowners association, its approval for exterior equipment comes before the city permit.
• Newbury Park and Dos Vientos. Newbury Park runs cooler than the rest of the city, with ocean air through the passes, and Dos Vientos is its newest large development. Casa Conejo and Ventu Park share the Newbury Park name but are unincorporated, so Ventura County permits them.
• Lots that end at the open space. Many back fences face brush. Outdoor outlets, lighting and equipment here should be rated for weather and installed with defensible space in mind.

Permits and power in Thousand Oaks

Thousand Oaks is an independent city in Ventura County (ZIP codes 91320, 91359 to 91362). Its eastern edge is the Los Angeles County line, where the City of Westlake Village begins, so a Westlake address can sit in either city, and the permit follows the city line rather than the neighborhood name.

Permits come from the City of Thousand Oaks Community Development Department, Building Division, on Thousand Oaks Boulevard, for Newbury Park, North Ranch and the Thousand Oaks side of Westlake along with the rest of the city. Applications and inspection requests run through the city's TO/24 portal. The city lists replacing an electric service of up to 200 amps as its own permit type, and a home EV charger needs only an electrical permit, with a load calculation on the city's worksheet when it's needed.

Power is delivered by Southern California Edison, which approves, disconnects and reconnects any change to the service; chargers, circuits and lighting on the existing service don't involve SCE. SCE also switches circuits off in Red Flag winds: on 19 January 2021 it cut power to more than 7,000 Thousand Oaks customers as a precaution.

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

Around Thousand Oaks

Westlake Village, across the county line, is a separate city in Los Angeles County, where Los Angeles County Public Works issues permits under contract with the city. Agoura Hills, just beyond it, is also a Los Angeles County city with its own Building and Safety Division. Oak Park, between Thousand Oaks and Agoura Hills, is unincorporated Ventura County, permitted by the County's Resource Management Agency Building and Safety. Simi Valley, Moorpark and Camarillo are separate Ventura County cities with their own building departments. All of them are SCE territory.

• Westlake Village
• Oak Park
• Agoura Hills
• Simi Valley
• Moorpark
• Camarillo

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