Best in Austin TX

This company does it right!  From my first interaction (a request for a quote through Yelp) to my last follow up email, Colvin Electric was super responsive, professional, thorough and friendly. Their price was fair, the work was perfect and the effort they put in to protecting your home and family was so respectful- booties that they took off and put on EVERY TIME they go in and out, masks at all times and a perfectly clean worksite upon completion.
A huge plus for me was the fact that they communicated so well. All appointments were confirmed in a 3 hour window via text and the day of you get a text saying which technician is on the way, as well as a picture and bio for the person who will be in your home!  It made me feel so safe.
I cannot say enough how friendly and professional Michael and Ivan were.

Would HIGHLY recommend Colvin Electric to any and all family, friends and business associates.

02/20/2020:  
I've exclusively used Hunter Electrical Services for the past 5 years that I've owned my house.

- I TRUST them.  
- They're super RESPONSIVE and COMMUNICATIVE.
- They've always been ON TIME.
-  They're HONEST and DEPENDABLE.  
- They provide HIGH QUALITY WORK at a FAIR PRICE.
- The service techs, office staff and owner are all FRIENDLY and
 RESPECTFUL.
I've been extremely satisfied with everything they've done for me:

-- They just replaced all my smoke detectors Finished quickly and professionally!
-- Previously, they've installed:  
Light fixtures, range hood, multiple ceiling fans, outdoor lighting, light switches and electrical boxes.

A big, heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone at Hunter !!!

I will not use them again. While his crew did complete the job, they were slow.  It took them 8 hours to complete about 6 hours of work. Matt tried to charge me for a 3rd man because he had to go get some basic supplies that any electrician should have on their truck   Ultimately he overcharged me for an hour. He told me that my brand new home wasnt to code. I work for the builder and know thats inaccurate. The whole exchange felt dishonest.

Great team and amazing for the army community. This is a vet owned business and they know what's going on. I highly recommend them again!

It was such a relief to have a great company like this. Putting my fears to rest and doing it on time and reasonably priced made my weekend. Thank you Norrell Elec!

Highly recommend. I needed a breaker panel replaced, and they had a tech out within a few hours after I contacted them. Tech was friendly and worked quickly. I'd definitely use them again.

REALLY EASY TO WORK WITH!!  Polite, careful, and knowledgeable.  Does it get any better?  Thank you for making the ceiling fan install so easy.

I called for electrical work to be done. I received same day service and completion of service. The customer service representative was awesome. My electrician was very professional. I received five star service and would recommend to anyone needing an electrician. Quality work!

Mario and his son are the best. I needed a true electrician.  He is the best. 20 years of experience , service plus, quality of work - excellent. Do not contract with a big organization. Support a true local vendor. He is busy. Book early. He's the best. One of my vendors.

Reese Electric is the definition of professional service. I reached out to get a transfer switch installed so I could power my house with an RV generator the next time the Texas grid goes down. James knew exactly what I needed and quoted a very fair price compared to the other quotes I received. Then after the install was complete, he verbally walked me through the process of switching house power to generator power and watched as I followed his instructions, just to make sure I was educated and knew exactly how to use the system. Now I can power all the essentials in our home during a power outage. I wish all service pros provided this level of knowledge, value and dedication.

I hired Mr. David Julius to do a panel upgrade to my home which entailed a new weather head, meter can, 200a main panel, ground rods and water bond. The cost he quoted was very reasonable. He was super professional and great to deal with from beginning to end. His work is totally flawless. I was very impressed.This person is very skilled and I could not recommend him enough. At this point, I would only use Julius Electric for any of my electrical needs.

Apex was wonderful to work with! They did a great job rewiring our home. From the owner to the guys who completed the work, they were all very nice and professional. I would definitely recommend them if you need electrical work done. I had gotten quotes from 2 different people and they were the best. The owner came out right away to give me a quote for the job and had an estimate written up and emailed to me within a day or two.

It's not often we encounter a worker like Zach who can listen and solve a problem so quickly. He stopped what he was doing and fixed a light that needed to be shining in a different direction. I will remember this and be sure his name and number are in my go-to list for electrical solutions. Thanks for being there for us, Zach!

The tech they sent out was friendly, knowledgeable and honest. He helped me make a decision that I feel was best for the long term use of my house. Good company.

I feel a little taken advantage of!  My husband requested they come out to give us an estimate to get a residential generator, and for that they would require $250(our fault for agreeing).  Had never heard of this before,  but my husband agreed to it.  On the day he came I had a lot of questions, I thought he would at least have the answers and detailed explanations of how it worked.  Most of which should have been answered over the phone and would have saved us $250.  Also multiple questions I had,  he did not seem to have the answers too.  Save your $250 and call someone else!!  He certainly was not an expert.  And also did not even know what the product warranty was.  For my $250 literally got a load test and that was about it.  They know there is a demand (6 month waiting list) and can make a quick buck, oh yeah and want most of the money up front.  Do your due diligence, ask if you will need another propane tank, ask how much that will cost, ask how much it will be to run existing line from a propane tank?  My husband I guess read good reviews about other services they perform, but I promise you, save your $250, I agree with a previous post, ridiculous!!!  All they do is sell you the generator and hook it up to house, they don't do anything else.  Wish I could make that kind of money for doing nothing.  Live and learn.  Like I said, a few quick questions over the phone would have saved us $250.  How would we know we would need a second propane tank( no way HOA would allow it), also a huge added expense on top of  $16,000 he wanted.  He could have asked this over the phone! Also make sure you have a place to put it and that they can get it there easily.  Seems to me just an electric Company jumping on the band wagon of people desperate to get a generator and making a quick buck.  Anyone that wants to charge you $250 to sell you something from $15,000-$17,000 should be your first clue.  Just trying to save others from our bad decision :-(.

I'll never know whether they are good or not. Upon getting my appointment a week out, they no-showed without advance notice. I had to call them to find out why no one showed up. Pretty bad when you take off of work to be there and they pull a stunt like that.

Where to begin.  I had intermittent power outages house-wide.  I called A-Tex Electric and they sent out a repair person.  I detailed the issue to the owner in advance via phone and text, so they knew what was needed.
After arriving, the repair person went to determine the cause.  Then, after a few minutes, he asked to go to the bathroom and stayed in there for nearly 20 mins.  Then, after finishing, he went upstairs and I didn't see him for quite some time.  It turns out he was up there replacing four light sockets without telling me, so I never approved the work, and I didn't need the work.  He ultimately said I'd need to replace all of the sockets in the house (which were all functioning fine btw), but he couldn't quote me a price.  I then asked if he could do the work and he said he didn't have time, so I asked him why he would come out if he didn't have time to do a repair.
Then, he claimed to have no idea how to estimate the cost even though he had worked for A-Tex for 12 years.  According to him, he didn't know if they charged by the service or by the time.
We ended up calling the owner and getting a voicemail.  Then he called back and we stayed on the phone for 10 mins while the repair person just stood there.
Then he left saying he would get me a quote via email.
Well, sure enough, I received a bill for the four socket replacement repair for $420!  So they expect me to pay $420 for four sockets to be replaced, which I didn't want, need, or authorize.
I called the owner of A-Tex and told him I found the bill to be high and that I felt like I was being taken advantage of.  He claimed they charge an hourly rate of $120 (which isn't on their website, nor disclosed when I spoke with the owner), he charges for drive time, and he rounds up to the highest hour.  Then you pay for parts.
Of course, the 20 min bathroom break and 10 min phone call with the owner while the repair person stood there (just to get a quote for repairs!) was on the clock, unbeknownst to me.  That bathroom break and phone call cost me $60!  And that time triggered the cost of another hour or work even though it went into that third hour by a few minutes.
Then the owner made my jaw drop when he said they couldn't actually fix the intermittent outage because by the nature of the problem they can't determine the cause since it likely wouldn't happen while they were there.  I asked him, So you sent a repair person out knowing that the problem couldn't be diagnosed and the repair couldn't be done.  He said yes, and apologized.
Ultimately I offered to pay $120 for the $420 since I didn't want the work done, didn't authorize the work, didn't need the work, the repair person was there unnecessarily (by their own admission), and the bill was padded with a 30 min drive to my house, a 20 min bathroom break, and a 10 min phone call to the owner.
To add insult to injury, in a later email with the owner he told me that he had a $240 minimum, yet another price consideration that was never disclosed (and would've kept me from using them) and that he would put a lien on my house if I didn't pay.  I would win in court because the work was unauthorized (and thus there was no paperwork showing that it was), but the effort of that would be too much.
In that spirit, I'm writing this review to warn ANYONE that is thinking of using them that they will be screwed over with impunity.  Buyer beware for certain.  Don't walk away from A-Tex Electric....RUN!