Current Electric Review
Electrical contractor that installs solar and batteriesBased in Wauwatosa, WisconsinProfile updated October 14, 2026
Is Current Electric a good choice?
Current Electric fits southeastern Wisconsin homeowners who want an established electrical contractor to handle solar, batteries, generators and EV chargers together. It says it was founded in 1983 and installed its first solar panels in the early 2000s. Its pages publish no solar warranty terms and no panel or inverter brands. Ask for the workmanship, roof leak and equipment warranties in writing before you sign.
- Price
- Quote required; no system price on the company pages we reviewed. Costs
- Coverage
- WI only: Milwaukee and six nearby counties. Service area
- Warranty
- No solar warranty terms published. Warranty
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Why choose Current Electric, and why you might not
What Current Electric does well, and where to be careful, compared with the installers it competes with most.
Reasons to choose Current Electric
Its electricians do solar and moreCurrent Electric is an electrical company that started in 1983. It put in its first solar panels in the early 2000s. It can also add batteries, generators and EV chargers.
It has the most Google reviews hereIts head-office Google listing shows 4.9 from 2,255 reviews. That is the most reviews in the table below. Good reviews praise clean, careful work at fair prices.
It names the batteries it puts inCurrent Electric names Franklin, Generac and Tesla home batteries. These are batteries that keep some power on in an outage.
You can buy, borrow or rentIt lists buying, financing and renting the panels. None of the three alternatives below lists a way to rent. Ask who owns rented panels and who fixes them.
Reasons to look at others
It lists no solar warranty at allCurrent Electric publishes no warranty on the panels, on its own work, or for leaks where the panels are bolted to the roof. It names no panel or inverter brand. Get every warranty and the exact models in writing.
It prints no license numberIts site says it uses licensed electricians, but it shows no license number. Ask for the number and check it with the state before you sign.
Its loan and rent terms are not listedIts financing page lists 0% financing through Synchrony, but not for solar in particular. Its rent plan has no terms. Ask who you will pay, and for how long.
Some reviews mention costly service visitsIts negative reviews describe a high fee just for a service visit and slow callbacks. Ask what a service visit costs after the install.
Current Electric reviews: what customers say
Each review site shows its own score; we read them on October 12 and 13, 2026 and do not combine them or add our own rating.
- Google4.9 / 52,255 reviews · Wauwatosa, WI office listing only, not company-wideRead reviews
The five positive reviews below praise clean, professional panel and service upgrades at fair prices, and one solar owner reports a project finished on time and on budget. The four negative reviews describe a solar owner quoted 480 dollars just for a service visit, slow callbacks, a generator diagnosis another electrician reportedly fixed in minutes, and retail wiring that had to be redone. These are issues to ask about, not a measure of how often they happen. Ask Current Electric what service visits cost after installation.
5 recent 5-star reviews
“James and his team replaced our old electrical panel in our home and it works great.”
Mickey L. · Read on Google
“Josh, Ryan and all the crew were great as always.”
Susan S. · Read on Google
“Fantastic service by technicians and office – timely, friendly, professional with a very reasonable price.”
David R. · Read on Google
“Every step of the process and everyone I worked with was very professional, knowledgeable.”
Andy A. · Read on Google
“The scheduling team was just as pleasant and easy to do conduct business with.”
Steven T. · Read on Google
4 recent 1- and 2-star reviews
“Lots of frustration, swearing, and generally poor work.”
Josh B. · Read on Google
“Waited for a week and called another electrician and he checked everything over and told me that the patch cord to the panel was disconnected, which is why it wasn't starting.”
Ramesh K. · Read on Google
“After not receiving the callback after 7-8 hours, I called the office again.”
Mike D. · Read on Google
“When it came time to service, my solar system not working, Current Electric wants to charge $480 to start, just to come look at it.”
Russ a. · Read on Google
How we picked these: the five newest 5-star and the five newest 1- or 2-star reviews with written text on Google and Trustpilot, as of October 2026 (10 reviews read, back to Sep 9, 2025). We found no Trustpilot page for Current Electric on October 12, 2026. Its Google listing is mainly for other trades, so we only used reviews that mention solar. Each quote is one sentence, word for word. Picking the highest and lowest ratings shows the range of experiences; it is not a representative sample, and we did not verify what reviewers describe.
How much does Current Electric cost?
Current Electric does not publish a system price. Its solar page has an online estimator that it says gives a range, not a quote. Ask for an itemized quote with the cash price, system size, equipment models and, for any financing, the full financed total with APR and fees. For state price ranges, see our solar panel cost guide; for how the plans compare, see loans, leases and PPAs.
Purchase
You own itYou pay the full price. Listed as “Cash Purchase” in its solar estimator.
Financing
You own itThe financing page lists plans including 0% financing through Synchrony, without solar-specific terms.
Lease
Ask who owns itNamed as an option in its solar estimator with no terms. Ask who owns the system and who handles repairs.
Plans as listed on Current Electric’s financing page and the estimator on its solar page, read October 13, 2026.
Current Electric names Franklin Whole Home, Generac PWRcell and Tesla Powerwall batteries on its battery backup page. It names no panel or inverter brand on the pages we read. Your written proposal should list the exact panel, inverter and battery models, the system size in kilowatts (kW) and the forecast yearly production in kilowatt-hours (kWh).
What does Current Electric’s warranty cover?
Coverage | What Current Electric publishes | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
Solar panels | Not published | Confirm in your proposal: the panel model and its maker’s product warranty term. |
Panel output | Not published | Confirm in your proposal: the output guarantee and its term. |
Inverter | Not published | Confirm in your proposal: the inverter model, its maker’s term and who pays labor to replace it. |
Battery | Not published | Confirm in your proposal: the battery maker’s term and who services it. |
Labor and workmanship | Not published | Confirm in your proposal: the workmanship term and what it covers. |
Roof penetrations | Not published | Confirm in your proposal: who repairs and pays if a leak starts at a panel mount. |
We found no solar warranty terms on Current Electric’s solar page, battery page or other pages read October 13, 2026. Your signed agreement decides what applies.
Where does Current Electric operate, and which licenses were checked?
Current Electric’s homepage says it serves southeastern Wisconsin: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties (read October 13, 2026). It names cities including Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Mequon, West Allis, Oak Creek, Racine and Kenosha. The list covers all its services, not solar alone. Its claimed Google Business listing (checked October 14, 2026) gives the same Wauwatosa address as the site footer, 2942 N. 117th St. A listed county does not mean every address qualifies or that EcoGen can connect you with Current Electric there.
Showing Wauwatosa, WI (headquarters)
Office address (1)
- Wauwatosa, WI (headquarters)2942 N. 117th St., Wauwatosa, WI 53222Show on mapOpen in Google Maps
Address from Current Electric’s website, read October 13, 2026.
Licenses
We have not checked Current Electric’s licenses in a state registry yet, and its website does not list license numbers we could match. Check the license yourself under the exact business name on your contract. A license check confirms registration, not workmanship quality.
Wisconsinno number publishedNot published
- License
- Electrical contractor or solar license
- Number
- Not published
- Registry check
- Not checked by us
- Note
- The site says it employs licensed electricians but prints no license number on the pages we read (October 13, 2026). Ask for it before you sign.
Current Electric compared with three other installers
All three work in Wisconsin, Current Electric’s only state. Like Current Electric, Arch and Wolf River are electrical contractors, and Full Spectrum uses its own electricians. Every fact comes from the company profiles linked below.
| Current ElectricThis page | Arch Solar | Full Spectrum Solar | Wolf River Electric | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Solar, batteries and generators from an electrician | A Wisconsin electrician that uses its own crews | Southern Wisconsin homes wanting a local service team | Solar, batteries and electrical work in the Upper Midwest |
| Head office | Wauwatosa, WI | Plymouth, WI | Madison, WI | Isanti, MN |
| States shared with Current Electric | Its only state | 1: WI | 1: WI | 1: WI |
| Roofing | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Ways to pay | Buy, financing, rent | Buy, loan | Buy | Buy, loan |
| Labor warranty | Not listed | 5 years | Not listed | 25 years or 10; ask which applies |
| Roof leak warranty | Not listed | No set term; fixes damage from install | Not listed | 25 years listed; ask which applies |
| Brands named | Franklin, Generac, Tesla (batteries only) | Tesla, FranklinWH (batteries only) | Enphase, Tesla, SolarEdge, FranklinWH, Generac (batteries) | REC, Qcells, Enphase, Tesla, SPAN, Generac |
| Google score* | 4.9 (2,255 reviews) | 4.6 (64 reviews) | 5 (206 reviews) | 4.9 (960 reviews) |
*Each Google score is for the company’s head-office listing only, read October 12 and 13, 2026.
Full profiles: Arch Solar · Full Spectrum Solar · Wolf River Electric
Before choosing Current Electric
Ask for these in writing:
- An itemized quote with the cash price and the financed total, including the APR and all fees.
- The exact panel, inverter and battery models, the system size in kW and the forecast yearly production in kWh.
- The warranty documents for your payment plan: panels, inverter, labor and roof penetrations.
- Your local service contact, and who handles utility approval and warranty claims.
- The exact company on the contract, such as Current Electric Co., and its license for your state.
Before you sign, read the quote line by line and bring our questions to ask a solar installer.
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How we researched this profile
We read Current Electric’s own pages on October 13, 2026: homepage, residential solar, battery backup, financing, about, contact and terms. On October 14, 2026 its site answered with a bot check, so we checked its claimed Google Business listing instead; the Wisconsin business search also blocked automated access. We did not buy a system, request a quote, visit an office or interview customers. Current Electric did not review this page.
Our installer methodology explains what we check.
Sources (7)
- Current Electric: Homepage (address, service counties), read October 13, 2026
- Current Electric: Residential solar, read October 13, 2026
- Current Electric: Battery backup, read October 13, 2026
- Current Electric: Financing, read October 13, 2026
- Current Electric: About us, read October 13, 2026
- Current Electric: Contact, read October 13, 2026
- Current Electric’s claimed Google Business listing (2942 N 117th St, Wauwatosa, WI), read October 14, 2026