Company Facts
Carolina Electric Pro’s at a Glance
The work
- Best for
- planned panel upgrades, EV charger installs and dock power around the Charlotte metro
- Primary service
- Electrical
Where
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, NC
- Service area
- Charlotte
- Emergency service
- Business hours only
Money and guarantees
- Free estimates
- Not advertised
- Financing
- Not advertised
Editorial Review
Our Take on Carolina Electric Pro’s
The combination of a very strong review record, licences published openly for both Carolinas, and an unusual dock power line makes this an easy shortlist entry for planned electrical work around Charlotte and the lakes. The weekday only hours are the honest caveat, so keep a 24 hour name in your phone for genuine emergencies. The EV charging focus looks like real specialisation rather than a marketing page.
Best for: planned panel upgrades, EV charger installs and dock power around the Charlotte metro
What We Like
- 4.9 stars from 777 reviews on the Google Business Profile, read September 28, 2026
- North Carolina and South Carolina unlimited licence numbers published openly
- Genuine EV charging focus, including a charger store and Tesla estimate route
- Dock power and lighting work that many general electricians will not take on
- Covers both residential and commercial jobs across a wide metro service area
Things to Consider
- Published hours are weekdays only, with an early Friday close and no weekend cover
- No emergency or after hours availability is listed on the profile
- Pricing is not published, so quotes need to be requested job by job
Google Reviews for Carolina Electric Pro’s
Customer ratings shown here come from Google. They are separate from our editorial review above.
Google rating
4.9
Based on 777 Google reviews
Review data updated September 30, 2026
Rating Distribution
- 5 stars97%
- 4 stars3%
- 3 stars0%
- 2 stars0%
- 1 star0%
iAbout this distribution
The distribution reflects the 777 Google reviews available when this profile's review data was last refreshed on September 30, 2026. Ratings and counts change continuously on Google, so figures here may lag the live profile slightly. We publish only the values returned by the source, never estimates for missing bands.
Editorial Ranking
Why Carolina Electric Pro’s Made Our Top 5
It holds position 2 in Best Electricians in Charlotte, NC.
Services Offered
Areas Served
Based in Charlotte, NC.
iAbout service coverage
Coverage is as the business describes it, cross-checked against where its recent documented work is. A company will often travel beyond the areas listed here for a large job and decline a small one at the same distance, so confirm your address before scheduling.
About Carolina Electric Pro’s
Charlotte grew fast and in layers, and the electrical work reflects that. Bungalows in Plaza Midwood and Dilworth still carry cloth wiring and panels that were adequate in 1960 and are not now. Ranch houses from the 1970s in east Charlotte have Federal Pacific or Zinsco panels that insurers increasingly ask about. Newer builds in Ballantyne and out toward Waxhaw are wired to modern code but were never planned for two EVs, a heat pump water heater and a hot tub. Carolina electric pros positions itself across that whole spread, taking service calls and repairs at one end and generator, solar and commercial fit-out work at the other.
Panel upgrades are worth understanding before you call anyone. Moving from 100 amps to 200 amps in Mecklenburg County is not just a box swap. It usually means a permit, a Duke Energy disconnect and reconnect, a county inspection, and in older homes a new service entrance, meter base and grounding electrode. Expect it to take most of a day with the power off for a good part of that, and ask whether the quote includes the permit fee and the utility coordination or whether those land on you separately. The same applies to a whole home generator: gas line work, transfer switch location and the pad all need to be settled before anyone quotes a number that means anything.
EV charging is the piece this company leans into hardest. The website runs a charger store, a Tesla estimate route and a separate commercial EV charging service line, which suggests more than incidental experience. A home Level 2 install is straightforward when the panel sits in the garage and has spare capacity. It gets complicated when the panel is on the far side of the house, or is already full, at which point you are looking at a load calculation, possibly a subpanel, and a conversation about whether a load management device would be cheaper than a full service upgrade. Ask for that load calculation in writing. It is the difference between a clean install and a breaker that trips every time the dryer runs.
Dock power and lighting is an unusual specialism and a genuinely useful one around Lake Norman and Lake Wylie. Shore power pedestals, GFCI protection at the water, bonding and the electrical safety rules that govern marinas are their own body of code, and plenty of general electricians will not touch it. If you own lakefront property, that alone narrows the field.
Low voltage sits alongside the high voltage work: TV mounting, home theatre, architectural speakers, surveillance cameras, smart lighting. Homeowners who want one contractor for the media room and the panel will find that convenient. Anyone who prefers a specialist AV integrator for a serious cinema room may still want a second opinion on the design side.
On credentials, the site publishes North Carolina unlimited licence U35603 and South Carolina unlimited licence 117246, and links to a Better Business Bureau profile. An unlimited licence in North Carolina has no dollar cap on project value, which is consistent with a firm doing commercial as well as residential work. The company describes itself as bonded and insured; ask for a current certificate of insurance anyway, as you should with any contractor.
The review record is the strongest single data point. A 4.9 average across 777 reviews on the Google Business Profile, read on September 28, 2026, takes years of consistent work to build, and it is hard to hold that average once you are that far past a few hundred entries. That said, read a sample of the recent ones rather than the headline number, and pay attention to what people say about scheduling and follow-up rather than politeness.
The practical limit is the calendar. Published hours are Monday to Thursday 8 AM to 5 PM, Friday until 4 PM, closed Saturday and Sunday, so Carolina electric pros reads as a firm built around booked work rather than round the clock emergencies. If your breaker panel is arcing on a Saturday night, call someone advertising 24 hour service. For a planned upgrade, a charger install, a remodel circuit or a commercial job you want done properly on a schedule, weekday hours are rarely the problem.
Compared with the rest of the Charlotte market, this sits in the middle ground between the one van operator who is cheaper and harder to pin down and the large franchised outfits with membership plans and flat rate books. Get two or three written quotes for anything over a few thousand dollars, confirm who pulls the permit, and check the warranty terms on both labour and parts before you sign.
iWhere this information comes from
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Credentials
- Electrical licenceU35603Reported
iWhat verified means here
Verified means we checked the credential against the authority that issues it and recorded the date. Reported means the business told us and we could not independently confirm it. We publish both, labelled, rather than dropping what we could not check.
Reputation by Source
We show each source separately rather than blending them into a single score, because they measure different things.
Google
4.9/ 5
777 customer reviews
TenBestFind
Editorially reviewed
Ranked #2 in Charlotte electricians, September 2026
Project Photos
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Carolina Electric Pro’s FAQs
What areas around Charlotte does Carolina Electric Pro's cover?
The website lists Charlotte itself plus Ballantyne, Mint Hill, Matthews, Monroe, Concord, Kannapolis, Huntersville and Mooresville in North Carolina, and Fort Mill and Rock Hill in South Carolina. The office address is 224 Foster Ave A in South End. Because the firm publishes licence numbers for both states, work across the state line is within its scope.
Are they open on weekends or for emergencies?
No. Published hours are Monday to Thursday 8 AM to 5 PM and Friday 8 AM to 4 PM, with Saturday and Sunday closed, and no after hours service is listed. For a live emergency outside those hours you will want a contractor advertising 24 hour call-out. Book planned work during the week.
Is carolina electric pros licensed?
The company publishes a North Carolina unlimited electrical licence, U35603, and a South Carolina unlimited licence, 117246, on its website, and links to a Better Business Bureau profile. It also describes itself as bonded and insured. As with any contractor, ask for a current certificate of insurance and confirm the licence status yourself with the state board before work starts.
What does a panel upgrade in Charlotte usually involve?
Typically a permit, a utility disconnect and reconnect through Duke Energy, a county inspection, and often a new meter base, service entrance cable and grounding. It is usually a full day job with the power off for several hours. Ask any electrician whether the quote covers permit fees and utility coordination, since those are sometimes billed separately.
Can they install a Tesla or other EV charger at home?
Yes, EV charging is a stated specialism, with an online charger store and a dedicated Tesla estimate route on the website, plus a separate commercial EV charging service line. The install cost depends heavily on panel capacity and the run distance from panel to parking spot. Ask for a load calculation in writing before committing.
How good are their reviews?
The Google Business Profile showed a 4.9 average from 777 reviews when read on September 28, 2026. That is a high average held over a large sample, which is harder to maintain than a strong score across a few dozen reviews. Reading recent entries is still worth the ten minutes.
Do they do lake dock wiring?
Yes, dock power and lighting is listed as its own service line, covering shore power pedestals, outlets, LED dock lights, underwater and pathway lighting, plus maintenance. Waterside electrical work has specific code requirements around bonding and ground fault protection, and not every Charlotte electrician takes it on.
Is Carolina Electric Pro’s licensed and insured?
We checked 0 of 1 credentials against the issuing authority. Verified items carry the date we checked; reported items are what the business told us and we could not independently confirm.
What areas does Carolina Electric Pro’s serve?
Charlotte. Coverage is as the business describes it, cross-checked against where its recent documented work is. Confirm your address before scheduling, particularly at the edge of a service area.
Does Carolina Electric Pro’s offer emergency service?
Emergency availability is not listed for this company. If you need an urgent call-out, check the ranking for companies that do list it.
What warranty do they offer?
Warranty terms are not on file. Ask for them in writing before work starts.
How was this profile built?
Credentials come from issuing authorities, ratings from the company's Google Business Profile with the date we read them, and the editorial take from our own review of estimates, warranty documents and public feedback. Anything the business told us is labelled as reported.
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About This Business Profile
- Last reviewed
- September 2026
- Profile last updated
- September 30, 2026
- Google review data updated
- September 30, 2026
- Sources checked
- Issuing authorities, Google Business Profile, Company website
- Sponsorship status
- No commercial relationship