Electrical repair and installation, Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids electricians for the fault in front of you and the upgrade coming next
A breaker that will not stay on, half the house dark, or a charger that needs a panel your 1950s house does not have. Call any hour and a technician finds the actual fault, tells you what it is, and fixes that.
- Answered 24/7
- Permit pulled where required
- Homes and businesses
- Grand Rapids and Kent County
We install and service equipment from Square D, Eaton, Leviton, Generac and other major makers.
How calls start
Tell us what the house is doing and we will tell you what it is
Most calls start with a symptom rather than a job name. A breaker trips every time the microwave and toaster run together, the lights in one room pulse when the furnace starts, a switch plate is warm to the touch. The first job on any visit is testing which part is failing, because an overloaded circuit, a loose neutral and a worn breaker are three different jobs.
The second kind of call is planning: a Level 2 charger for a new car, a generator before the next ice storm, a kitchen remodel that needs new circuits. Those start with a load calculation, so you know before anything is ordered whether the panel can carry it. Spencer-Redner Electric handles both from one number.
Quick answer
Need an electrician in Grand Rapids? The phone is answered around the clock, and emergency calls such as a burning smell or a sparking panel are dispatched right away. Planned work covers 100 to 200 amp panel upgrades, Level 2 EV chargers, standby generators, recessed lighting and knob-and-tube rewiring, permitted and inspected where Michigan code requires it.
Everything on the truck
All 66 services, grouped the way the house is wired
Emergency and Troubleshooting
Partial outages, tripping breakers, scorched outlets, well pumps and storm damage.
8 services
Panels and Electrical Service
Upgrades, replacements, subpanels, fuse boxes, meters, grounding and surge protection.
9 services
EV Chargers, Generators and Backup
EV chargers, standby and commercial generators, batteries and solar hookups.
9 services
Lighting and Fans
Recessed, kitchen, outdoor and security lighting, fans, fixtures and dimmers.
10 services
- Recessed Lighting Installation
- Ceiling Fan Installation
- Light Fixture Replacement
- Under-Cabinet and Kitchen Lighting
- Outdoor and Landscape Lighting
- Security and Motion Lighting
- Dimmer and Smart Switch Installation
- Bathroom Exhaust Fan Installation
- Security Camera and Video Doorbell Wiring
- Emergency and Exit Lighting Service
Wiring, Outlets and Remodels
Rewires, old wiring, outlets, circuits, heat, sumps, pools, remodels and outbuildings.
19 services
- Whole-House Rewiring
- Knob-and-Tube Wiring Replacement
- Aluminum Wiring Repair
- Outlet and Switch Installation
- GFCI and AFCI Upgrades
- Dedicated Circuit Installation
- Hot Tub and Spa Wiring
- Kitchen and Bathroom Remodel Wiring
- Basement Finishing Wiring
- Garage and Workshop Wiring
- Pole Barn and Detached Building Wiring
- Home Addition Wiring
- Smoke and CO Detector Installation
- Sump Pump Circuit and Backup Power
- Electric Baseboard Heater Installation
- Heat Tape and Roof De-Icing Circuits
- Pool Wiring and Bonding
- Heat Pump and Mini-Split Electrical
- Data and Low-Voltage Cabling
Inspections and Commercial
Inspections, code corrections and commercial repair, build-outs and lighting.
11 services
- Electrical Safety Inspection
- Home Sale Electrical Inspection
- Electrical Code Violation Correction
- Commercial Electrical Repair
- Commercial Tenant Build-Out Wiring
- Commercial LED Lighting Retrofit
- Three-Phase and Motor Wiring
- Parking Lot and Site Lighting
- Temporary Construction Power
- Infrared Electrical Scanning
- Storefront and Sign Lighting
What you notice first
Six signs the wiring needs attention now
A breaker that trips again right away
A breaker that trips instantly points to a short or a failing breaker.
Warm switch plates or outlet covers
Heat at a device means a loose or backstabbed connection, a common start to wiring fires.
Lights that dim when something starts
A brief dip when the furnace starts can be normal. Deep or growing dips often trace to a loose service neutral.
A fishy or plastic burning smell
Overheated insulation smells sharp and chemical. Turn off that circuit and call.
Two-prong outlets and a fuse box
Ungrounded circuits and screw-in fuses mean pre-1960 wiring.
Rust or scorch marks inside the panel
Water, corrosion or dark marks around breakers mean the panel needs checking before anything is added.
Local conditions
Why older Grand Rapids wiring struggles with a 2026 house
More than a third of Grand Rapids homes were built before 1940, and the median house in the city dates to 1953. That stock was wired for a refrigerator, a few lamps and a radio. Now the same house is asked to run an induction range, a heat pump and a charger in the garage, often through a 100 amp panel or a fuse box nobody has opened in decades.
Storms add their own pattern. After the June 2026 wind storms, Consumers Energy had more than 100,000 customers out statewide, with out-of-state line crews staged along Alpine Avenue in Walker. Late December 2025 brought ice and 50 mph gusts. Both pushed families toward standby generators, which only help if the panel and transfer switch behind them are sound.
How the job runs
From the first call to a signed-off job
You call and we ask three questions
What the house is doing, where, and whether anything smells hot. That decides between an emergency dispatch and a booked visit.
Test before anything is opened
Voltage at the panel, the affected circuits, the meter and the service neutral, so the fault is found rather than guessed.
A written scope before work starts
What is being replaced, what is optional and what the permit covers. Nothing gets added halfway through without a conversation.
Permit and utility timing
For service changes we book the Consumers Energy disconnect and the inspection so the power is off for hours, not days.
The work, labeled and tidy
New breakers get printed labels, boxes get covers, and the old material leaves on our truck.
Inspection and paperwork
The inspector signs off, you get the paperwork, and any deferred item is written down with a price.
Half the house dark, or a breaker that will not stay on? A technician can be on the way tonight.
Winter evening calls are usually a failed breaker or a loose neutral at the meter.
Call (616) 699-4794How the work is done
What to expect when Spencer-Redner Electric arrives
The permit is part of the job
Panel changes, new circuits and generator hookups are permitted through the City of Grand Rapids or the township and inspected before we call them finished.
A person answers at 3 a.m.
The same number rings through overnight, on holidays and during outages. A real electrical emergency is dispatched, not logged for morning.
We size for what is coming
Every panel and service quote starts with a load calculation that counts the EV charger or heat pump you have not bought yet.
Where we work
Two offices on the north and west sides, one dispatcher
The service office on Richmond St NW, on the west side of Grand Rapids, is where most residential calls start. The head office on Lamoreaux Dr NW in Comstock Park, north along the Alpine corridor, runs commercial scheduling and the bigger installs that need staging.
Counties we cover: Kent, Ottawa, Allegan, Ionia, Barry, Montcalm.
See all locations served
Learning center
Read before you call, if you have the time
Can a 100 amp panel handle a Level 2 EV charger?
How a load calculation decides between a simple charger install, load management, or a panel upgrade.
Read the guideWhy does my breaker keep tripping, and when should I stop resetting it?
Overload, short or a worn breaker: how to tell them apart and when to stop resetting.
Read the guideHow to size a standby generator for a Grand Rapids ice storm
Must-run loads, whole-house versus essential circuits, fuel choice and realistic costs.
Read the guide
Straight answers
Questions Grand Rapids homeowners ask before they call
Still unsure? Call (616) 699-4794 and ask a technician.
Yes. The number is answered 24/7, and a genuine electrical emergency, such as a burning smell, a sparking panel or a service mast pulled loose in a storm, is dispatched right away rather than booked for the morning.
Yes. Michigan requires a permit before electrical equipment is installed or altered, and a service or panel change is inspected. We pull the permit and book the inspection as part of the job.
Sometimes. It depends on the existing load. A load calculation decides; if it does not fit, load management or a 200 amp upgrade are the honest options.
Whole-house coverage for most homes around Grand Rapids falls in the 14 to 22 kW class, less if you only need the furnace, sump, refrigerator and a few circuits. Sizing starts with a list of what must run during an ice storm.
It can be, especially where attic insulation has been blown over it or where it has been spliced to modern cable. Many insurers will not cover an active system.
Yes. Office and retail repairs, build-outs, LED retrofits and three-phase hookups, scheduled from the Comstock Park office.
Repairs are priced after the fault is found, installs after a site visit and load calculation, always with a written scope first.
Ready when you are
Tell us what the house is doing
Two minutes on the phone usually tells us whether it is a quick repair or a planned upgrade, and you get a written scope before anyone opens a panel.
