Licensed master electricians · New York
From flickering kitchen lights to a full panel upgrade, Brightline sends licensed electricians who explain the work, quote it in writing, and leave your home cleaner than they found it.
Serving Austin and the surrounding suburbs since 2008.
Why Brightline
We started in 2008 with one van and one rule — explain the work before anyone touches a wire. That rule still runs the company. You get a written scope, a flat-rate price, and an electrician who shows you exactly what was wrong before the tools come out.
Written, flat-rate quotes
No hourly meter and no surprise line items. You approve the number before we start.
Code-first workmanship
Permits pulled where required, torque-checked connections, and panel labels you can actually read.
A clean house at the end
Drop cloths down, dust vacuumed, old parts hauled away. You shouldn't be able to tell we were there.
What we do
Repairs, upgrades and new installations, handled by our own licensed electricians — never subcontracted.
All servicesOutdated panels trip, run hot and limit what you can add. We upgrade service to 200A, replace problem panels and leave every circuit labelled.
Knob-and-tube, aluminium branch circuits or decades of DIY splices? We rewire room by room with minimal drywall damage and a clear plan.
A proper Level 2 install starts with a load calculation, not a hole in the wall. We size the circuit, pull the permit and mount the charger where the cable actually reaches.
Recessed lighting that doesn't leave the room looking like an airport runway, plus under-cabinet, landscape and fixture work done to a plan.
Breakers that trip for no reason, outlets that are warm, half a room with no power. We find the actual fault instead of resetting the breaker and hoping.
Whole-home surge protection, interlocked generator inlets and portable hookups, installed so a storm doesn't take your appliances with it.
How it works
No mystery and no waiting all day for an arrival window that never arrives.
Call or send a note. We ask a few questions and book a two-hour arrival window.
A licensed electrician tests the circuit, finds the cause and photographs anything relevant.
You get a flat price for the fix in writing, before any work begins. Approve it or sleep on it.
We complete the job, test every connection, label the panel and take the mess with us.
The crew
Everyone who works in your home is on our payroll, background-checked and insured.
More about us
Founder & master electrician
Ray founded Brightline in 2008 after twelve years of commercial electrical work. He holds a Texas master electrician licence and still runs the trickiest panel jobs himself.
Residential service lead
Priya leads residential service calls and is the person most likely to explain why a breaker keeps tripping. Licensed journeyman since 2016 and endlessly patient with old wiring.
Journeyman electrician
Devin handles EV charger installs, lighting retrofits and anything that involves a ladder. He's also the crew's unofficial permit paperwork specialist.
Scheduling & office manager
Nora runs scheduling, estimates and the parts desk. If you've had a same-day appointment, she probably arranged it — and she'll call you back when she says she will.
Neighbour reviews
A few notes from recent jobs around Austin.
Our panel was a 1970s mess. Brightline quoted it in writing on the first visit, pulled the permit, and had us back to normal in a day. They even labelled every breaker so we know what we're resetting.
The kitchen lights had been flickering for a year and two other companies told me it was the bulbs. Priya found a loose neutral in twenty minutes and fixed it on the spot. Flat price, no drama.
We bought a charger before checking whether our panel could handle it. Brightline ran the numbers, told us the honest options, and installed it the following week. No upselling, just a clear explanation.
Half the house went dark at 11pm on a Sunday. Ray answered the emergency line himself, talked me through shutting off the right breaker, and was here in forty minutes. I've never been so relieved to see a van.
Good to know
Still unsure about something? Call the office — a real person picks up during business hours.
Repairs start with an $89 diagnostic visit, which is credited in full against the work if you approve the quote. Larger jobs — panel upgrades, rewires, charger installs — get a free on-site estimate because we can't price them honestly over the phone.
We hold two same-day slots each weekday for service calls and can usually get to you within 24 hours. Emergency calls are answered around the clock. If it's a safety issue — smoke, burning smell, sparking — say so when you call and we'll move you to the front of the queue.
Yes. Brightline holds Texas electrical contractor licence TECL #34821, carries $2 million in general liability coverage and workers' compensation for every employee. We'll show the certificates on request — ask any contractor you hire.
Whenever the work requires one — panel changes, service upgrades, rewires, new circuits and EV chargers all need a permit in Austin. The permit and inspection fees are included in your written quote, not added afterwards.
Often, yes — but it depends on the service size and what else the house is running. We start with a load calculation using your actual appliances. If the panel can't carry a 48-amp charger, we'll offer a lower amperage setting, load management hardware or a service upgrade, with prices for each.
We work across Austin and the surrounding suburbs, including Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville and Georgetown. If you're further out, call the office — we sometimes take jobs on the edge of that area when the schedule allows.
Card, ACH and cheque, with payment due on completion for service work. Jobs over $2,500 can be split into a deposit and a balance on the final walkthrough. We'll put the schedule in writing before anything starts.
Field notes
Short, useful reads about your home's electrical system, without the scare tactics.
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Load calculations, panel capacity and the three questions to answer before you buy a Level 2 charger for an older Austin home.
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A flickering bulb is usually harmless. Flickering that follows an appliance, or affects a whole room, is telling you something about your wiring.
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