Bolt Electric

Company Facts

Bolt Electric at a Glance

By the numbers

Google rating

4.9out of 5

Customer reviews

304on Google

In business

6years

Rating and review count pulled from Google on October 2, 2026. Years counted from 2020.

What We Like

• 4.9 from 304 Google reviews, read on October 1, 2026
• Covers both residential repairs and commercial lighting projects
• Texas electrical contractor licence TECL26658 published on its own site
• Wide service area across north and northeast Bexar County and into Comal and Kendall
• Dedicated focus on whole home surge protection and LED retrofits

Things to Consider

• Published hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm, with no advertised emergency service
• The website does not list EV charger, generator or solar work
• Pricing is not published, so quotes need to be requested job by job

Google rating

4.9

Based on 304 Google reviews

Review data updated October 2, 2026

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Rating Distribution

• 5 stars95%
• 4 stars2%
• 3 stars0%
• 1 star3%

Two quite different kinds of customer end up calling the same number here. One is a homeowner in Terrell Hills or Timberwood Park with a tripping breaker, a bathroom remodel that needs new circuits, or a kitchen that has needed better lighting for a decade. The other is a property manager or small business owner who needs a parking lot pole relamped, a warehouse switched over to LED, or a storefront's exterior lighting brought up to a standard that does not make customers uneasy after dark. Bolt Electric presents itself as covering both, and the service pages back that up with separate residential and commercial tracks.

Whole home surge protection gets its own page, which tells you something about where the company puts its energy. The 2020 National Electrical Code cycle began requiring surge protective devices on dwelling unit services, and a lot of San Antonio homes predate that by decades. These units mount at or in the service panel, and in a city that sits under heavy spring and summer thunderstorm activity, with CPS Energy lines exposed to the same weather, the argument for one is easy enough to follow. It is a short job, usually an hour or two with the power off, and worth asking about if the panel is being touched for any other reason.

The commercial side leans on LED. Retrofitting old metal halide or high pressure sodium fixtures in a parking lot or shop floor is a well-understood piece of work, and the savings calculation is straightforward enough that a decent contractor should be willing to walk you through it before anything is ordered. Ask what driver and fixture brands are being quoted, what the warranty period is on the fixture as opposed to the labour, and whether existing poles and bases will be reused or replaced. Pole bases in older San Antonio commercial lots are often the real cost, not the heads.

Geographically the reach is wide. The service area list covers Alamo Heights, Boerne, Bracken, Bulverde, Cibolo, Converse, Fair Oaks Ranch, Garden Ridge, Hollywood Park, Hill Country Village, Live Oak, Selma, Spring Branch, Stone Oak, Terrell Hills, Timberwood Park and Universal City, with Schertz and Windcrest appearing in the company's articles as well. That is essentially the northern and northeastern arc of Bexar County and into Comal and Kendall. It matters because the housing varies a great deal across that arc. A 1950s Alamo Heights bungalow may still have cloth-insulated branch circuits and an undersized service, while a 2015 Cibolo build needs nothing more than a few added circuits and some trim work. The questions you should be asking differ accordingly.

On reputation, the Google Business Profile stood at 4.9 from 304 reviews when checked on October 1, 2026. Three hundred reviews accumulated since 2020 suggests a steady flow of residential jobs rather than a handful of large contracts, and a 4.9 average across that volume is difficult to maintain without consistent crews. Bolt Electric also lists Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Yelp profiles, so there is more than one place to cross-check before you call.

Who it is not for. Published hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm, and the website does not advertise 24 hour emergency response. If your panel is smoking at eleven at night, call a dedicated emergency outfit and sort out the permanent fix later. Nor does the site mention EV charger installation, generator transfer switches or solar interconnection, all of which are growing categories in San Antonio. If that is your project, ask directly rather than assuming.

Before hiring any electrician here, confirm the licence number against the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation database, which is free and takes a minute. TECL26658 is the number on the company's own site. Ask whether the City of San Antonio permit and inspection is included in the quote for anything involving a service upgrade or new circuits, because that is a common source of surprise. Get the quote in writing with a line for materials and a line for labour. And ask who actually turns up, the licensed master, a journeyman, or an apprentice under supervision, since all three are legitimate but the distinction affects how a complicated diagnostic job goes.

Against the wider San Antonio market, this sits between the one-truck independents and the big branded home services companies that also sell plumbing and HVAC. The independents are often cheaper and harder to schedule. The large firms answer the phone at any hour and charge for it. A mid-sized specialist with a real commercial arm tends to be the sensible middle choice for planned residential work and for small to medium commercial lighting, which is roughly the space this one occupies.

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About This Business Profile

Last reviewed

October 2026

Profile last updated

November 11, 2026

Google review data updated

October 2, 2026

Sources checked

Google Business Profile, Company website

Could not verify

License (none published), insurance

Sponsorship status

No commercial relationship