Company Facts
Malco Electric at a Glance
The work
- Best for
- panel upgrades, rewiring and generator work in west Austin and the Hill Country
- Primary service
- Electrical
Where
- Headquarters
- Austin, TX
- Service area
- Austin
- Emergency service
- Business hours only
Money and guarantees
- Free estimates
- Not advertised
- Financing
- Not advertised
Editorial Review
Our Take on Malco Electric
Four decades in one market, a master electrician's licence printed on the website, and 4.9 from 327 Google reviews add up to a credible record rather than a marketing story. The mixed residential and industrial range is unusual and genuinely useful if you own a shop as well as a house. Just pin down the after-hours rate and which phone number is live before you need it in a hurry.
Best for: panel upgrades, rewiring and generator work in west Austin and the Hill Country
What We Like
- 4.9 from 327 reviews on its Google Business Profile, read September 28, 2026
- Trading since 1983 per its own website, with Master Electrician licence #6328 published
- Covers residential, commercial and industrial work, including three-phase and motor controls
- Base on West US-290 puts crews close to Dripping Springs, Wimberley and Bee Cave
- Publishes guidance on Hays County permits and PEC territory service, which suggests routine familiarity
Things to Consider
- Google hours show 24 hours daily while the website lists a 7am to 3:30pm weekday office with after-hours emergency service
- Two different phone numbers appear across listings, so one may not connect
- Free estimates and upfront pricing are the company's own claims, not independently verified here
- West-side location may mean longer travel to far north or east Austin
Google Reviews for Malco Electric
Customer ratings shown here come from Google. They are separate from our editorial review above.
Google rating
4.9
Based on 327 Google reviews
Review data updated September 30, 2026
Rating Distribution
- 5 stars96%
- 4 stars2%
- 3 stars0%
- 2 stars0%
- 1 star2%
iAbout this distribution
The distribution reflects the 327 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 Malco Electric Made Our Top 6
It holds position 2 in Best Electricians in Austin, TX.
Services Offered
Areas Served
Based in Austin, TX.
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 Malco Electric
The workshop address sits on the western stretch of US-290, past the point where Austin thins out into ranch lots and septic systems, and that placement tells you something about the customer base. Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Bee Cave, Lakeway and West Lake Hills all appear on the company's own service area list, alongside Austin proper. Those are areas where a good share of homes sit on Pedernales Electric Cooperative lines rather than Austin Energy, where well pumps and long service runs matter, and where permitting goes through Hays County or Travis County rather than the city. The company publishes plain-language guides on exactly those topics, which is a reasonable sign that its crews deal with them routinely rather than occasionally.
Residential work is the bulk of what the site advertises. Panel upgrades come up first, and in this part of Texas that usually means replacing an undersized or obsolete load centre so a house can carry a heat pump, a second HVAC unit, a car charger and a well pump without nuisance tripping. Whole-home rewiring is listed as well, which is slower and more invasive work: cloth-insulated branch circuits, ungrounded two-prong receptacles, and the aluminium branch wiring that turned up in some mid-century and 1970s builds. Add to that generator installation, EV chargers, interior and exterior lighting, ceiling fans, GFCI work, surge protection, smart home controls, pool and hot tub circuits, dock electrical for lakefront properties, and new construction rough-in.
Commercial and industrial capability is what separates malco electric from the many two-van residential outfits around Austin. The company lists tenant buildouts, LED retrofits and maintenance programmes for businesses, and on the industrial side three-phase distribution, motor controls, variable frequency drives, machinery wiring and plant maintenance. That is a different skill set from swapping receptacles, and it usually means the shop carries people who can read a control schematic and work around production schedules.
On the evidence side, the Google Business Profile carried a 4.9 rating from 327 reviews when it was read on September 28, 2026. A figure that high across that many reviews generally reflects steady conduct over years rather than a recent push. The company also links to a Better Business Bureau profile and claims an A plus rating there, which is worth checking yourself since ratings change. Trading since 1983 is the company's own statement, as is the claim that the owner has held a licence since 1972. Licence #6328 is published on the website and can be verified through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in a couple of minutes.
One practical wrinkle: the hours on the Google profile read as open 24 hours every day, while the website lists an office schedule of Monday to Friday, 7am to 3:30pm, with emergency service available around the clock. Read that as a daytime office with an after-hours call-out line, and ask directly what an emergency response outside those hours costs before you agree to it. The contact numbers also differ between listings, so try the one on the website if the other does not connect. Free estimates and upfront quoting are advertised, and it is fair to ask whether an estimate is a firm price or a starting figure once walls are opened.
Who it suits: owners of older Austin and Hill Country homes facing a rewire or service upgrade, anyone adding a generator or charger where the utility and the permit office both have a say, and small commercial or light industrial sites that want one contractor for both the panel room and the production floor. Who it suits less: someone hunting the cheapest possible price on a single fixture swap, or a renter needing a same-hour fix in the far eastern or northern suburbs, where a shop closer to home may be quicker.
Before hiring any electrician here, ask who pulls the permit and who meets the inspector, whether the quoted panel price includes the meter can and any utility disconnect fee, what happens to drywall after a rewire, and how warranty calls are handled a year on. Those questions sort the careful contractors from the rest faster than any online rating, and malco electric should be able to answer all four without hesitating.
iWhere this information comes from
Company history, ownership and capability details on this page are provided by the business and reviewed by our editors for plausibility and consistency. They are not the same as the credentials block, where each item carries its own verification status and source.
Credentials
- Electrical licence6328Reported
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
327 customer reviews
TenBestFind
Editorially reviewed
Ranked #2 in Austin electricians, September 2026
Project Photos
Business-submitted, reviewed by our editors
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Malco Electric FAQs
Is Malco Electric licensed in Texas?
The company publishes Texas Master Electrician licence #6328, held by owner Randy Mallory, and states it is licensed and insured. Licence status is public, so you can confirm the number and its standing through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation before work starts. Asking for a certificate of insurance is also normal practice on larger jobs.
What areas does malco electric cover?
Austin and the surrounding Texas Hill Country, according to the company's own service area list. Named communities include Dripping Springs, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, Lakeway and Wimberley. The shop address is on West US-290 at 78737, which sits on the Hill Country side of the city, so travel west is short and travel to far north or east Austin will take longer.
Do they really answer calls 24 hours a day?
The Google profile lists open 24 hours every day, while the website shows an office schedule of Monday to Friday, 7am to 3:30pm, with 24/7 emergency service. The practical reading is a weekday office plus an after-hours emergency line. Ask what the call-out charge is outside normal hours, since night and weekend rates for electrical work are usually higher.
How good are the reviews?
The Google Business Profile showed 4.9 from 327 reviews when it was read on September 28, 2026. That is a large sample for an electrical contractor in this market, and a rating that high across that many entries usually points to consistency rather than a short burst of recent feedback. The company also links to Yelp and a Better Business Bureau profile.
Can they handle a rewire on an older Austin home?
Yes, whole-home rewiring is one of the listed residential services, and the company publishes an article specifically about rewiring 1960s Austin houses. Expect a rewire to involve opening walls and ceilings, permit and inspection steps, and a decision about who repairs and repaints afterwards. Clarify that scope in writing before the first day of work.
Do they do generators and EV chargers?
Both are advertised, along with a generator sizing guide on the website. Generator work usually involves load calculations, a transfer switch, gas or propane supply and a permit, and in much of the Hill Country the utility involved is Pedernales Electric Cooperative rather than Austin Energy. EV charger installs often hinge on whether the existing panel has spare capacity, which is why charger and panel work are frequently quoted together.
Is there a charge for an estimate?
The company advertises free estimates on all projects. That is its own claim, so confirm when you book whether the visit is free and whether the figure you are given is a fixed price or subject to change once concealed wiring is exposed. On rewires and panel swaps, the difference matters.
Is Malco Electric 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 Malco Electric serve?
Austin. 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 Malco Electric 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