West Seattle Electric and Solar

West Seattle E and S has served me over the past two years with four visits to fix various things...always great and very professional. I feel like I'm in good hands. Fair and competent. Most recent visit from Conner was excellent...did the troubleshooting and ended up going the extra mile to finish the work..much appreciated. I hardly ever recommend a service to friends....but, I've had good experiences with WSE&S which is why I bother to write this review. There are plenty of impostors...or outfits that do average work....WSE&S has been great to work with...

Had a large electrical job for a remodel that included moving the meter and trenching and several panel upgrades, as well as adding solar.

Their entire team is great. Sales guy Ryan was actually an electrician and knew what he was talking about. Amy was able to answer the phone/emails when I had questions and they handled everything with the city. The crew on the ground worked quickly and Jay walked me through the installation at the end.

I would happily use them again. Good job folks you should be proud, not every contractor is this on top of things.

We've been fortunate to be a customer of West Seattle Electric and Solar for several years, and have always been highly satisfied with their work and performance. Our most recent experience was fantastic, Mark came out to assess our issue with a non-working photocell, and he was able to solve it quickly and expertly. We greatly appreciate the professionalism and hight quality they always provide. Thank you, West Seattle Electric!

West Seattle Electric and Solar did a fantastic job installing my EVSE! My installation tech was able to quickly assess how the installation needed to go and then got it done quickly and very neatly. I will definitely be calling them again if I need any more work.

Hiring West Seattle Electric was one of the best decisions we've ever made. They wired our new-construction DADU and connected the service to the main house. Ryan gave us a very fair and accurate estimate. Mark, Eric, Mohammedi, Jay, and Cameron were all great to work with. They were punctual, friendly, and professional; also, collaborative and good communicators. And the total cost came in under budget, which is always good news! We highly recommend this company.

Safety focused, modern-day professional, flexible. That is my 3 word, or phrase, review for West Seattle Electric & Solar.
If I go into detail, at first when I got the note from Cali about setting up an Zoom session, l admit I was a little unnerved, but in talking with Ryan even via Zoom, he knows what he’s doing. He was able to assess my needs and give me a “back of the napkin” estimate while finding the parts required, all within the span of our 30min Zoom session. Modern-day professional, knows what he’s doing plus uses today’s latest technology to get the job done.
Then, after I explained my situation, he was able to get a crew scheduled for my installation well ahead of my expectations. I made a point that I did not want to overburden his crews, but he was able to make it work, and for that I am most appreciated. Flexible.
Finally, but by no means the last which is why I put it first in my “3 word” review, Safety! Jay and his apprentice (ashamed to not remember his name for this review), were great. However, the reason I mention Safety focused is while they were working, I could overhear their conservations (small condo so I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop), and what would catch my attention is how Jay responded to questions with regards to safety items. For example, turning off the circuit breaker, when asked if it was off, Jay would respond to the apprentice “yes I did, but you shouldn’t take my word for it.” That is the prime tenet of LOTO (lockout tagout), in which the person working in the area should always verify the situation before proceeding with work - trust but verify. As someone that works in an industry with high-energy and powerful mechanical systems, I live that on a daily basis, but to hear that being coached to an apprentice, naturally, is very endearing, and to me that shows there is a good safety culture within the company.
Thank you Ryan, Cali, Jay and team.

TLDR: Safety focused, modern-day professional, flexible.

Unethical and deceitful. On two occasions West Seattle Electric sent a trainee (who must be supervised by a licensed electrician) to my house by himself to perform electrical work. On the 2nd occasion a Seattle electrical inspector made an unannounced visit to my home. West Seattle Electric's trainee lied to the inspector - claiming his supervisor had been at the house and just left to go get supplies. In truth, up to that point the required supervisor had never been to my home. On this occasion West Seattle Electric/the trainee was written up by the Seattle code department.

My electrical issue remains unresolved and West Seattle Electric has now attempted to bill me for this fraudulent work.

Hire anyone else

Ryan solved my problem over a Zoom call, no charge! who does that!!
He was very quick at responding to my issue I posted on Thumbtack and other sites.

He gave me few tips on managing some of the common electrical problems on my own.
He is great at giving advice if you are a rookie homeowner.

I would recommend West Seattle Electric and Solar to folks out here in the Seattle area and around.

I was excited to work with West Seattle Electric and Solar on a rewire of my house. Ryan came out to do a walkthrough and was very friendly, helpful, and thorough. He said to expect an estimate within a week.

Unfortunately that estimate never came through. I called to ask about it a week and a half after the walkthrough and was told that Ryan hadn't added any notes about his walkthrough to their system for processing. Ok, fine, no big deal. The woman I spoke with said she'd call me back the next day. She never did.

I called the office several more times, leaving voicemails, hoping to get a bid for the work and they never picked up or returned my calls. I assume they're just super busy and didn't intentionally ghost me but this has left me feeling pretty disappointed.

It was so nice to get through a long list of issues my house was having all in one day! The guys that came out were very nice and professional. Now we have working outlets, more outlets in better places, and the the power doesn't flicker randomly throughout the day. Thank you WSE&S!

After working with Ryan on a reasonably complex photovoltaic project I’m convinced there is no one in our area with a better understanding of solar powered systems. He doesn’t fall into technical jargon and approached my project in a way that saved me tons of money. I highly recommend West Seattle Electric and Solar and will certainly work with them on my next project.

My name is Star Nayea. I wanted to take a moment to leave a review for West Seattle Electric and Solar. Upon my call, Megan, was able to move things around in their schedule to accommodate me, with in days.

The mission; bring light back to a Cross which sits atop a 100 year old church, since the 80’s!
It had gone dark since the storm. In our little west Seattle neighborhood that cross serves as a Beacon of light, and the gentleman she sent to do the electric work to illuminate it again, was speedy, informative and just plain awesome!

Many thanks to Ryan, Vanessa and all their employee's that helped get our electric meter base and mast changed. This company is very professional and I would highly recommend to anybody that would need their services. Our house was a pending sale and the job got done ahead of schedule. ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET.
Great job team!!!!!

After multiple attempts and listening to a bunch of sick excuses about why they can't conduct their business in a professional manner I've given up on trying to get them to talk to me about solar for my home. I'll be letting my friend who recommended them know about this. I'll also let others not to waste their time.

Stellar service! Myself and my bookkeeper at my company have both worked with Ryan on our personal residences.

He came out, communicated will via text, and was friendly when he arrived!

He gave me options, and quotes on site for my project.

We have already been referring him to our friends!!! Thanks Ryan.

We were totally mislead and ripped off by one of the salesmen, who no longer works there. He straight up lied to us. After $45,000 investment, after 3 years, we still have on going issues with panels that do not work, they came to fix the display panel, it has been 9 months now, nothing fixed, nothing done, and excuses galore. It is beyond frustrating.

Great company all around! Good communication, follow up, and explanation of my questions. The quality of the work, most importantly, was also excellent. I'd definitely use them again and recommend them.

These are Great People who listen and want to help. They are the type of people you want to work with. If you are considering solar energy for your home or business, you DEFINITELY need to consider working with them!