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Wild Rivers Electric

Solar energy company · Arcata, CA

What the listing shows you

5.0★

29 Google reviews

What it doesn’t

0%

rated 1–2★

typical in California, 1%

Newest review held

Aug 2026

newest held review this month

Google's rating breakdown · all 29 reviews

Rated 1–2★
0%
typical in California, 1%
Posted an update
2 months ago
the company posting to its own Google profile
Replies to reviewers
86%
of the 29 reviews we hold

Its one and two star share is 1 point below the typical installer in California. Across California, 788 of the 1,529 installers whose breakdown Google has published carry a higher share than this one.

The percentages are Google’s own arithmetic over every review it holds, not a sample we assembled. Separately we hold 29 review texts for this company, quoted below. Google publishes review ages rather than dates, so every date here is approximate.

Every company we hold in California, on one axis

none

1–5%

6–10%

11–20%

over 20%

Every company we hold in California whose Google breakdown has been read, grouped by their share of one and two star reviews. Wild Rivers Electric is in the highlighted group.

What reviewers said

  • 5★ · around August 2026 · the company replied

    We had a great experience getting an EV charger from Wild Rivers. Nick was knowledgeable about PG&E rebates and had no problem working with the rebate program to get our charger installed. Communication was great, the whole process was quick and painless, and the work looks awesome. I'd highly recommend Wild Rivers if you are looking for a local electrical contractor.

  • 5★ · around August 2026 · the company replied

    Surely best around ! After vetting installers for more than a year, we couldn’t have been more happy with WRE. Nick had us a quote, mock up and site visit before some installers even returned our call. Full service from paperwork, planning, install and even rebates. A super rad dude with a great business! One of the best all around experiences I’ve had with ANY business in the county.

  • 5★ · around August 2026 · the company replied

    I found Nick in his team at Wild Rivers Electric to be extremely professional, fast to respond, Clear in their communications, and excellent at their work. They installed a hard-wired Tesla wall charger for my EV in the garage and I was extremely happy with their service! I highly recommend them for any electrical work!

Reviewer names are not published here. Negative reviews are shown first because they are the ones a listing hides, not because they are more representative.

What reviewers keep mentioning

  • knowledgeable staff 9
  • solar system installation 9
  • quality of work 6
  • clear explanations 4
  • battery installation 4
  • rebates and tax credits 3
  • ev charger installation 3
  • battery storage 2
  • solar panels 2
  • seamless installation 2

Topics Google derives from the review text, with how often each appears. A frequent topic is not a good one: “price” turns up in praise and in complaints alike.

What the company says about itself

Taken from its own website. We have not checked any of it, and a sentence on a website is not evidence.

  • Financing

    “We offer flexible rebates and financing options to make solar affordable for every…”

  • 24/7 availability

    “energy and keep your home powered 24/7. Our Tesla Powerwall certified…”

  • Bonded

    “support. ✓ Licensed C-10 Contractor Bonded and insured for all electrical work.”

  • Licence number

    “and insured for all electrical work. License #1106656. ✓ Owner-Operated Founded and run by…”

Its website also mentions free estimate, insured and licensed, but not in a sentence we can quote cleanly.

Elsewhere

  • Google also lists this company under electrical and roofing. A company that does both roofing and solar can handle the roof work a panel install often needs.
  • It is also reviewed on Yelp. Worth reading before you sign anything: those are a different crowd, and the complaints that reach the Better Business Bureau rarely reach Google.

When they say they are open

Sunday
Closed
Tuesday
8 AM to 6 PM
Wednesday
8 AM to 6 PM
Thursday
8 AM to 6 PM
Friday
8 AM to 6 PM
Saturday
Closed

As Google published them when we last read the listing, not a live check. Ring before you drive anywhere.

Other installers in California

1–2★3★4★5★gauge 0–20%typical here, 1%

Ordered by how much we can tell you about each, which is not an order of quality. We do not know which of these is better and would not say if we did.

What we don't know

  • The date above is the newest review we hold, which is not necessarily the newest that exists — we hold a large share of Google's reviews, not all of them.
  • Google publishes no street address for this company, so we cannot say which town it is based in. Arcata is the area its listing was returned for, not an address we hold.
  • We do not verify licences, insurance or bonding. Nothing here has been checked against a state licensing board.
  • We cannot tell you what an installation costs, and we hold nothing about the equipment they fit.

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