Residential electrician services in San Diego, CA

Residential electrical work is the bulk of the Keil Electric San Diego scope. Single-family homes, condos, townhomes, ADUs, and small multifamily across the county under California license #1109913.

ADU electrical: sub-panel feeds and dedicated SDG&E service

San Diego County and most of its incorporated cities have streamlined ADU permitting. ADU electrical typically requires either a sub-panel fed from the main house or a dedicated service from SDG&E. We handle both paths. Sub-panel feeds are faster to permit and energize when the main service has capacity headroom; dedicated service is cleaner for separate metering and resale but adds utility coordination time. Trade-offs are documented at quote.

Solar PV coordination on panel and service work

Most established San Diego neighborhoods have a high concentration of homes with existing solar PV. Almost any panel-related project involves PV coordination, bus rating checks under the 120% rule, dedicated AC disconnects, line-side vs load-side tap decisions, and SDG&E PTO re-application when the service changes. We confirm at site visit and coordinate with the homeowner’s solar contractor when the work touches the PV interconnection.

Pre-1980 home rewiring during major renovations

Pre-1980 homes across the county often need partial or full rewiring during major renovations. We document conditions during the rough-in phase and quote remediation as separate scope when the wall-open work reveals knob-and-tube (pre-1950 stock), aluminum branch wiring (1965-1973 vintage), or aged Romex with brittle insulation. Rewires get a written change-order with affected circuits, fixture counts, and permit impact spelled out.

Title 24 lighting controls and Energy Code on residential work

California Title 24 Part 6 sets the residential energy baseline: high-efficacy lighting in most rooms, vacancy or dimmer controls in specific spaces, and outdoor lighting controls (motion sensors, photocells, or timers) on the exterior. Smart switches with the right manufacturer certifications meet the controls requirements without the look-and-feel compromises older code-compliant fixtures forced. We confirm Title 24 compliance documents are in the permit package on every install that triggers an energy compliance review.