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Moreno Valley isn't the small town it used to be. With over 200,000 residents and one of California's fastest growth rates, homes and businesses here need electrical systems that can keep up with modern demands. Since 2006, Summit Electric has been the trusted electrician for Moreno Valley homeowners dealing with everything from outdated panels in older Sunnymead homes to smart home installations in newer Towngate developments.
We understand Moreno Valley's unique electrical landscape. Many homes built during the 1980s-90s expansion have 100-amp panels that struggle with today's power loads—central AC running constantly during brutal summer heat, multiple EVs charging in garages, home offices with serious computer equipment, and kitchen appliances that would have seemed like science fiction 30 years ago. We upgrade these systems regularly, and we know exactly what Moreno Valley homes need to function safely and efficiently.
Whether you're in Towngate, Sunnymead Ranch, or near March Air Reserve Base, we provide fast response times and honest electrical work. No inflated quotes, no surprise fees, no cutting corners. Just professional electrical service from licensed contractors who treat your home like our own.
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We Know Moreno Valley's Rapid Growth Timeline. Moreno Valley experienced explosive growth in two major waves—first in the 1980s-90s when it was one of California's fastest-growing cities, and again in the 2000s when new master-planned communities sprouted up throughout the valley. Each era came with different electrical standards, different building codes, and different construction quality.
If your home was built between 1985-1995 in areas like Sunnymead or Morrison Highlands, you likely have a 100-amp electrical panel that was standard then but inadequate now. These homes were built fast during the growth boom, and electrical systems were sized for the minimum requirements of that era—not for central AC units running 24/7, EV chargers, smart home systems, and the power demands of modern life.
Newer homes built after 2000 in Towngate, Villages of Lakeview, or Rancho Belago typically have 200-amp service, but many homeowners are already pushing capacity limits with EV chargers and home additions. We help Moreno Valley residents assess their current electrical capacity and upgrade before problems occur rather than after an emergency.
Moreno Valley covers roughly 51 square miles from the western edge near Riverside to the eastern hills approaching Box Springs Mountain. We maintain quick response times throughout the entire city because we're local to the Inland Empire, and we strategically position our service area.
For electrical emergencies—sparking outlets, burning smells, power outages, tripped breakers that won't reset—we typically arrive within 60 minutes anywhere in Moreno Valley. We keep our trucks fully stocked and our electricians ready to respond because electrical problems don't respect business hours. When you call at 8 PM on a Saturday because your AC won't turn on in July heat, you get a real person who can dispatch help immediately.
We serve every Moreno Valley neighborhood: Towngate, Sunnymead, Sunnymead Ranch, Morrison Highlands, Rancho Belago, Villages of Lakeview, Edgemont, Canyon Springs, and everywhere in between. If you're in the 92551, 92553, or 92557 zip codes, we're your local electrician.
Many Moreno Valley neighborhoods are governed by homeowners associations with specific rules about electrical work—particularly for visible installations like EV chargers, solar panel systems, and exterior lighting. We've worked with dozens of Moreno Valley HOAs and we understand the approval process.
When you hire us for EV charger installation, solar panel integration, or exterior electrical work, we help you navigate HOA requirements. We can provide documentation for architectural review boards, explain installation plans in HOA-friendly language, and ensure installations meet community standards. This saves you the headache of dealing with HOA pushback or having to redo work that didn't get proper approval.
Every electrician on our team holds a valid California C-10 electrical contractor license. We're fully insured with comprehensive liability and workers' compensation coverage. More importantly, we handle all permit requirements through the Moreno Valley Building & Safety Department.
Electrical work that requires permits—panel upgrades, circuit additions, EV charger installations, major remodels—gets handled properly from start to finish. We submit applications, pay fees (included in your quote), schedule inspections, and coordinate with city inspectors. You don't need to take time off work to meet inspectors or figure out bureaucratic processes. We manage everything so your electrical project goes smoothly from permit to final approval.
Highly recommended by us! We used Summit for our EV Charger upgrade and installing a subpanel for some outdoor upgrades at our place in Idyllwild. Matt is very responsive and got us quotes and a plan quickly. The work was great and we will use him again for our future electrical work.
John Sawyer
Moreno Valley businesses need reliable electrical contractors who understand commercial systems and can work efficiently to minimize downtime. We serve retail stores, restaurants, medical offices, industrial facilities near March Air Reserve Base, and warehouses throughout Moreno Valley's business corridors. Our commercial services include tenant improvement electrical, electrical system maintenance programs, three-phase power installation, parking lot and security lighting, emergency lighting and exit signs, and complete code compliance upgrades.
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We handle every type of residential electrical work Moreno Valley homes need. Our most common residential services include complete panel upgrades from 100-amp to 200-amp service, outlet and switch installation and repair, whole-house surge protection systems, GFCI outlet installation in kitchens and bathrooms, dedicated circuits for major appliances, smart home wiring and automation, ceiling fan installation and repair, and landscape and security lighting.
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Moreno Valley has seen explosive growth in electric vehicle ownership. If you drive a Tesla, Rivian, Ford Lightning, or any EV, you need a home charging solution that's faster and cheaper than public charging stations. We install all major EV charger brands including Tesla Wall Connector, ChargePoint Home, JuiceBox, Wallbox, and Grizzl-E.Our EV charger installation includes electrical load assessment to ensure your panel can handle the additional demand, permit filing with the city, proper 240-volt circuit installation, charger mounting and connection, and final inspection. We'll also help you understand available rebates and tax credits—federal tax credits up to $1,000, California state rebates, and potential utility incentives through SCE. Many Moreno Valley residents don't realize they can offset 30-40% of installation costs through these programs.
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This is our most requested service in Moreno Valley, especially in older neighborhoods. If your home was built before 1995, you probably have a 100-amp panel that can't safely support modern electrical demands. When your breaker trips every time you run the AC and do laundry simultaneously, that's your electrical system telling you it's maxed out.We upgrade outdated panels to modern 200-amp service that provides plenty of capacity for everything you need—central air conditioning, EV chargers, kitchen appliances, home offices, pool pumps, and room for future expansion. The process includes permit filing with the City of Moreno Valley, coordination with Southern California Edison for temporary meter disconnect, professional installation, and final city inspection. Most panel upgrades are complete in one day, and we clean up like we were never there.
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Good lighting improves both function and aesthetics in your Moreno Valley home. We install recessed lighting for modern clean looks, LED conversions that dramatically reduce your SCE electric bill, landscape lighting for curb appeal and security, motion-sensor security lights around your property, under-cabinet kitchen lighting, and smart lighting systems that integrate with Alexa, Google Home, or Apple HomeKit.LED technology has improved dramatically in recent years. Modern LEDs provide beautiful light quality, last 15-25 years, and use 75% less energy than old incandescent bulbs. The upgrade typically pays for itself within 2-3 years through reduced electricity costs.
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Summer power outages in Moreno Valley are rare but they happen—usually during extreme heat events when the grid is stressed, or during high winds that damage overhead lines. A standby generator provides automatic backup power within seconds of an outage, keeping your air conditioning, refrigerator, lights, Wi-Fi, and essential systems running without interruption.We install Generac, Kohler, and Cummins residential generators with automatic transfer switches. When the power goes out, your generator kicks on automatically—you might not even notice the utility went down. We handle the complete installation including natural gas or propane connection, transfer switch wiring, permit filing, and final inspection.
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During Moreno Valley's explosive growth in the 1980s and 1990s, thousands of homes went up quickly. Most were built with 100-amp electrical service—the minimum standard at that time. These panels worked fine for homes with minimal air conditioning, no computer equipment, basic kitchen appliances, and certainly no EV chargers.
Fast forward to today, and those same homes now have central AC running constantly from May through October, multiple large-screen TVs, home offices with computers and monitors, modern kitchen appliances that draw serious power, EV chargers in the garage, and smart home systems. The electrical demand has easily doubled, but the panel capacity hasn't changed.
Signs your Moreno Valley home needs a panel upgrade:
We handle 3-5 panel upgrades every week in Moreno Valley neighborhoods built during this era—Sunnymead, Morrison Highlands, and older sections of the city. The upgrade makes an immediate difference in your home's functionality and safety.
Many Moreno Valley homes from the 1980s-90s have kitchens with insufficient dedicated circuits for modern appliances. Building codes back then required fewer circuits, and kitchens were simpler. Today's kitchens have refrigerators that draw more power, microwaves, dishwashers, garbage disposals, coffee makers, toasters, instant pots, air fryers, and often multiple small appliances running simultaneously.
When your kitchen outlets share circuits with other rooms, you're constantly tripping breakers. The solution is adding dedicated 20-amp circuits for kitchen countertop outlets and major appliances. This is especially important during Moreno Valley's hot summers when you're running the refrigerator, AC, and multiple cooking appliances at once.
Many Moreno Valley neighborhoods—particularly Towngate, Villages of Lakeview, and newer master-planned communities—have active HOAs with specific architectural guidelines. Installing an EV charger on your garage exterior or adding landscape lighting might require HOA architectural review and approval.
We've worked with numerous Moreno Valley HOAs and we understand the process. We can provide professional installation plans, answer HOA questions, and ensure installations meet community aesthetic standards. This prevents the frustration of installing something only to have your HOA demand changes or removal.
Moreno Valley summers regularly hit 100°F+ from June through September. Your air conditioning system is working hard during these months, and it's your single largest electrical load. An AC unit for a typical Moreno Valley home draws 15-30 amps continuously when running—which is a substantial portion of a 100-amp panel's capacity.
When your electrical system is already near capacity, the sustained load from summer AC operation stresses connections and components. Loose connections get hotter, breakers work harder, and wire insulation deteriorates faster. This is why we see more emergency calls during summer heat waves—electrical systems that were marginally adequate finally fail under sustained heavy load.
If your AC struggles to keep up or your breaker trips when it's running, your electrical system needs professional evaluation. The problem might be circuit capacity, a failing breaker, loose connections, or an undersized panel.
We're familiar with every Moreno Valley neighborhood and the specific electrical characteristics of each area:
No matter where you live in the 92551, 92553, or 92557 zip codes, we provide professional electrical service with fast response times.
TThe City of Moreno Valley requires permits for most electrical work beyond basic repairs. This includes panel upgrades, new circuit additions, EV charger installations, generator installations, major remodels, and any work involving structural modifications.
Moreno Valley inspectors are thorough and enforce California Electrical Code carefully. Work needs to be done correctly, which is why you want licensed electricians who know exactly what inspectors are looking for. We rarely have to schedule re-inspections because we do it right the first time.
For panel upgrades and new service installations, we need Southern California Edison to temporarily disconnect your meter so we can safely work on the main electrical service. We manage all SCE coordination, including:
This process is seamless when handled by experienced professionals. You won't need to navigate SCE's system yourself or take multiple days off work waiting for utility coordination.
For homes in HOA-governed communities, we can provide documentation and installation plans for architectural review boards. We explain our work in terms HOA boards understand, and we ensure installations meet community aesthetic guidelines. This prevents delays and ensures your electrical work gets approved smoothly.
Electrical work isn't something to experiment with or try to save money on by cutting corners. Mistakes can cause house fires, electrocution, or create hidden hazards that won't show up until years later. We've seen the results of DIY electrical work and unlicensed handyman installations—dangerous wiring hidden in walls, improper connections that arc and generate heat, missing ground wires, and undersized circuits that create fire hazards.
Every electrician on our team has extensive training and years of experience. We follow California Electrical Code exactly, we use proper materials rated for their applications, and we test everything thoroughly before considering a job complete. When we finish electrical work in your Moreno Valley home, you can trust it's safe.
When you sell your Moreno Valley home someday, buyers will conduct inspections. If they discover major electrical work was done without permits—panel upgrades, circuit additions, major remodels—it raises immediate red flags. Buyers might demand you bring everything up to code before closing, request price reductions to cover fixing unpermitted work, or simply walk away from the deal entirely.
We pull permits for every project that requires them. Yes, it adds modest cost and a bit of time, but it protects your home's value and provides documentation that work was done legally by licensed professionals and passed city inspection. That peace of mind is worth far more than the permit cost.
Every electrical job we complete comes with a warranty on our workmanship. If something goes wrong because of our work, we fix it at no charge. We've been serving Moreno Valley since 2006, and we plan to be here for the next 20 years and beyond. Our reputation is built on satisfied customers and quality work that lasts.
Compare that to hiring someone off Craigslist who might save you a few hundred dollars but disappears if there's a problem. We're local, we're licensed, we're insured, and we stand behind every job we complete. When you call us in five years with a question, we'll remember your project, and we'll be there to help.
Yes, absolutely. We handle all permit requirements through the Moreno Valley Building & Safety Department. We prepare applications, submit them to the city, pay permit fees (which are included in your quote), and coordinate all required inspections. You don't need to take time off work to visit city offices or meet with inspectors—we manage the entire permit process from start to finish.
Panel upgrades typically range from $2,500 to $4,500 depending on your specific situation—current panel age and condition, distance from meter to panel, accessibility, whether we need to upgrade the meter base, and how many circuits we're transferring to the new panel. We provide free on-site estimates with detailed written quotes before starting any work, so you know exactly what to expect with no surprises.
California residents can claim up to $1,000 in federal tax credits for EV charger installation. There are also California state rebates and potential incentives through Southern California Edison for installing Level 2 chargers. The programs change periodically, but we stay current on available incentives and can point you toward resources to claim them. Many Moreno Valley residents offset 30-40% of installation costs through these programs.
We serve the entire Inland Empire including Perris, Moreno Valley, Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Beaumont, San Jacinto, and surrounding communities. Our service radius extends about 30 miles from our location.
Yes. Many Moreno Valley neighborhoods have HOA architectural guidelines that affect visible electrical installations like EV chargers, solar panels, and exterior lighting. We can provide professional installation plans and documentation for HOA review boards. We've worked with dozens of Moreno Valley HOAs, and we understand how to present projects in ways that get approved smoothly.
It depends on your current electrical capacity and how much available space you have in your panel. Many Moreno Valley homes built before 1995 have 100-amp service that's already running near capacity. Adding a 40-50 amp EV charger circuit to a maxed-out 100-amp panel isn't safe. We'll assess your current load, measure available capacity, and give you honest advice about whether you need a panel upgrade first. Many homeowners use EV charger installation as the trigger to upgrade their entire electrical service—solving both problems at once
Most panel upgrades in Moreno Valley are complete in one day. We arrive in the morning, coordinate with SCE for temporary meter disconnect, install your new panel, transfer all circuits, reconnect your meter, and have you operational by late afternoon or early evening. More complex situations—homes with unusual wiring, accessibility challenges, or requiring additional work—might take 1.5-2 days. We'll give you an accurate timeline during your free estimate.
Yes. We provide free estimates for panel upgrades, EV charger installations, generator installations, rewiring projects, and other major work. For smaller jobs, we can often quote over the phone. Emergency service calls include a diagnostic fee that applies toward the repair if you proceed with our recommendations.
Whether you need an emergency repair right now, a panel upgrade for your growing electrical demands, or an EV charger installation for your new electric vehicle, Summit Electric is ready to help. We've been serving Moreno Valley homeowners and businesses since 2006, and we've built our reputation on honest work, transparent pricing, and treating every home with the care it deserves
Call (951) 550-4832 to speak with a licensed electrician, or request a free quote online. We're here to answer your questions and solve your electrical challenges.
Summit Electric serves the entire Inland Empire. If you're in one of these nearby communities, we're ready to help
Call (951) 550-4832 to speak with a licensed electrician, Our technicians provide upfront, transparent pricing with no hidden fees or surprises, including free estimates for your residential electrical services. Call us to set up an FREE no obligation appointment that works with your schedule, and let our Perris electricians assist you.
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday: Emergency service available
24/7 Emergency Response: Always available
Licensed, Insured & Perris-Local Since 2006
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