Palm Springs homes are lived in year-round or for the season, in neighborhoods including Racquet Club Estates and Indian Canyons. As a Palm Springs electrician and a local family business, we work only in homes. Same-day service available.
Before You Hire in Palm Springs
Before you hire anyone in Palm Springs, ask how the price works and whether the job needs the city's sign-off. With us, you'll know the price before we start. If your home was built before 1978, the city counts it as historic and reviews changes to how the outside looks. We'll tell you whether a permit or that review applies.
Last verified: September 2026
Services for Palm Springs Homes
The electrical repair Palm Springs homeowners call us for most is a dead outlet. Lost power in part of the house and breakers that won't stay on come next, and outdoor lighting is regular work too. In one 2005 home, the breakers tripped whenever the microwave and stove ran together. You hear your options, and you decide.
Palm Springs Service Calls
Our $99 service fee covers the time we need to evaluate the situation, the available options, and guaranteed pricing before any work begins. Every decision about what happens next belongs to you. We give you an arrival window. If we are late, even by a minute, we waive the service fee. Same-day service available. Call 760-248-8709 or book online.
Permits and Utility
In Palm Springs, panel and wiring work the state building code covers takes a permit from the city's Building and Safety department. That means an inspection on a date the city doesn't guarantee, so leave room in your plans. On a panel upgrade, Southern California Edison (SCE) has a part too, and we'll tell you which steps your job has.
Local Knowledge
Not always. In one 1994 Palm Springs home, the panel had little room for a charger circuit, so instead of replacing it, we added a second panel. If your panel is under 200 amps and you do need a new one, Charge Ready Home may help pay. It's a Southern California Edison (SCE) program for qualifying households in single-family homes.
What Homeowners Should Know
More than half of Palm Springs homes were built before 1980, and more than a quarter are seasonal or part-time homes. So older panels and wiring are part of the picture, and so are homes that sit empty part of the year. Here's what that means for your home, from what we see on the job.
Maintenance
If your home sits empty part of the year, a yearly visit is a simple way to know where things stand. On one yearly visit to a Palm Springs home, we tightened every connection in the panel and secured loose clips at the air-conditioning shutoff. Our Home Team Advantage Plan's visit covers panel maintenance, safety device testing, and a full system evaluation.
Age
Zinsco is the older panel brand we see most in Palm Springs, along with some Federal Pacific and Challenger panels. Homes built from the 1930s to the 1960s can still have cloth-covered wiring, and whether the home needs rewiring depends on that wiring's condition. We'll explain what we see and walk you through your options. You decide what fits your home.
Installation
Some problems start with earlier work on the home. In a 1967 home, an old Zinsco panel was fed through a breaker twice its size. In a 1977 home, wires had worked loose where they were pushed into the backs of the outlets. In a 1963 rental, a dimmer swap sent 240 volts into circuits built for 120 volts. If you know of earlier electrical work on your home, tell us when you call.
Palm Springs homeowners write about updates while we're on the way.
“This is my second time using Home Team Electric. Gio came out to install some new outlets and WOW, he did such a great job through and through! He was so professional, quick, and tidy! I appreciate how perfect the installs were and how clean the space was left… Gio is the best!”
“Josh alerted me of his estimated arrival, then arrived right on time. He quickly assessed the situation, informing me and educating me on what the cause of the issue was. He then provided a list of optional solutions and further explained the pros/cons and overall benefits of...”Read the full review
“Very thorough in giving an estimate of the cost of installation of a generator-very clear on what would be involved- very friendly”
“all prices are preset so it’s straight upfront pricing. They seem knowledgeable and they did give me the opportunity to say no to anything they were going to do because it would cost more money but I chose to step it up a little bit and get some electrical jobs done around my...”Read the full review
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“Angel, Gio, Brett, Oscar and Boni were all fantastic! They worked together relighting our entire home and cleaned up after themselves completely. We felt we were well taken care of.”
“Very professional from my first call to them through the entire process. Josh was extremely professional, informative and efficient. Overall excellent service.”
“Great communication with company, excellent & skilled technician who gave us options for hanging our pendant light which required changing an existing light outlet. Made sure the hardware was correct for the job. Great experience and would use again for future jobs.l large and...”Read the full review
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Read All ReviewsFrank Luersen and his wife, Corrine, started Home Team Electric in 2006, and Frank still owns it. Our own team answers your call and schedules your visit.
How We Work
4 Simple Steps
Pro tip: What goes into the price: how old your home is and the shape it's in, how hard the wiring is to get to, the parts, any permit and inspection, and whether it's after hours. In Palm Springs, if your home was built before 1978, the city's historic review of changes to how the outside looks can affect timing. The price you approve is the price you pay, even if the job takes longer than we expected.
How We Work
Every Palm Springs visit follows the four steps below, from a dead outlet to a 1948 home's new panel, set outside for a remodel's larger sliding door. After the work, you see each circuit working, the space is clean, and we walk you through what changed. Behind the work are our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and Lifetime Workmanship Guarantee.
An electrician looks at the circuit you called about and the panel it runs through.
We tell you what's going on in your system in plain words, with the reasoning behind every option.
Our $99 service fee covers the time we need to evaluate the situation, the available options, and guaranteed pricing before any work begins. Every decision about what happens next belongs to you.
We'll explain what we see and walk you through your options. You decide what fits your home.
Other Service Areas
We serve the communities below, across the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin. In Palm Springs, we've worked in homes all over the city, including Vista Norte, Movie Colony East, Old Las Palmas, Baristo, Warm Sands, Deepwell Estates and Twin Palms.
Get In Touch
If something sparks or smells burnt, turn off its breaker if you can do so safely, then call 760-248-8709. Phones answered 24/7. 24-hour emergency service, with a $289 after-hours emergency fee. If it can wait, call the same number or book online. California C-10 Electrical Contractor License #879507. Active and verifiable through the Contractors State License Board (CSLB). • 72091 Woburn Ct Ste A, Thousand Palms, CA 92276 • 760-248-8709 • info@hometeamelectric.com
Same-day service available.
Our $99 service fee covers the time we need to evaluate the situation, the available options, and guaranteed pricing before any work begins. Every decision about what happens next belongs to you.
These answers cover Palm Springs permits, historic homes, reservation land, yearly panel care and help paying for a panel upgrade, and what each means for you.
A yearly visit tests your safety devices and checks your whole system: at one 1959 Palm Springs home, it showed a breaker that no longer worked. Maintenance is never a condition of coverage. But damage from a lack of maintenance isn't covered, and an active Home Team Advantage Plan membership, which includes the visit, extends your warranty coverage.
Yes. In Palm Springs, adding, changing, repairing or replacing wiring the state building code covers takes a city permit, and permitted work gets a city inspection. On a home built before 1978, an outside change like a new light also needs the city's historic sign-off. We'll tell you whether your work needs either.
No. Palm Springs doesn't issue owner permits for condos, townhomes or apartments, so permitted electrical work there takes a licensed contractor. Owner permits go only to a detached single-family home, which the owner must live in unless a state exemption applies. Tell us about the job.
Yes, if it meets the city's checklist, which we check for you. Palm Springs handles main panel upgrades as Simple Permits, along with home solar and HVAC replacements. The main points: a new panel of 400 amps or less, where the old one was, in a single-family home, duplex or townhome with no aluminum wiring. Otherwise, it's a standard permit.
Yes. Palm Springs counts every home built before 1978 as historic, listed or not, so changes to how the outside looks get the city's review. For a designated home or one counted toward a historic district, outside changes need historic approval before the permit. If you're adding or removing something outside, like a light, we'll walk you through that review.
On Agua Caliente reservation land allotted to individual Tribal members, the city handles building permits for the Tribe. Tribal trust land, owned by the Tribe itself, follows a separate process. The reservation is a checkerboard of ownership types, so if you're not sure which kind your home sits on, ask us.
A Palm Springs city inspector checks that the wiring is complete, that switches, outlets, lights and cover plates are in, and that each breaker is labeled. At one panel upgrade here, the inspector called for more working room, so we moved the panel, and it passed. The city doesn't guarantee the inspection date asked for, so leave some slack.
Yes, if your single-family home has its own panel and meter, its panel is under 200 amps, and your household qualifies by income or location. Southern California Edison's Charge Ready Home pays toward a new panel and charger circuit near your off-street parking. You'd add a Level 2 charger within 180 days after the rebate. No electric car is needed.
Tell us what's going on in your Palm Springs home, and we'll give you a straight answer, whether or not it ends in an appointment. Same-day service available. The right electrician is the one you'd want back. Our goal is to be yours for life.
