About
Electrical Contractors San Diego
The Last Electrician You’ll Ever Need
We provide permanent solutions to persistent electrical problems
At Point Loma Electric our mission is simple:
We strive to provide a safe and secure environment for our valuable customers. You are the reason for our existence and our success. Trust, Integrity, Value and Service is our motto. Our mission is to provide you with outstanding service while ensuring that Point Loma Electric remains a successful and viable business that will still be around long in the future to honor our warranties and provide employment for fantastic electricians. We aim to provide a postive and rewarding work environment for our employees. We do not make claims that are not true such as “lowest price”, “24 hour service”, “free service call” or “no job too large or too small”. We strive to hire only the best employees who will work hard to provide the high level of service you deserve. We will not cut corners or take shortcuts. And being the best and being the cheapest are mutually exclusive. The old adage that you get what you pay for is often true. Our goal is to provide value to our customers and to ensure that we are run as a profitable business that can treat our employees fairly as well as contribute back to society. We make no claims of being the lowest priced electrician in San Diego. However, we can confidently claim that you will receive the highest level of professional service from expert electricians who are proud to be the best at what they do. We are not willing to take chances with your safety. Our promise is to do everything in our power to ensure that your experience working with Point Loma Electric will exceed your expectations, and we are not satisfied until you are.

Master Electrician, James Dent is the owner of Point Loma Electric.
Jim began his career as an electrician with his fathers company, Dent Electric in Northern Virginia in the early 1970′s. While working for his fathers residential electrical service company, Jim discovered that he had a real knack for trouble shooting residential electrical problems.
After setting out on his own, he gained extensive experience in many aspects of commercial and industrial electrical repair and service to round out his residential electrical experience. Jim has wired everything from shopping centers to custom homes, and has experience working with homeowners associations, the City of San Diego and SDGE. After many years working for other electrical contractors, Jim struck out on his own, got his electrical contractors license and started Point Loma Electric in 1988.
Licensed San Diego Electrical Contractors
We are licensed, carry workers comp. and comprehensive liability insurance CSLB# C-10 931938
Although we do everything that every electrician should be able to handle, Jim’s true passion is older homes. Unlike most electricians, Jim enjoys the challenges of working in older homes. We know how to how to handle you residential electrical service with minimal disruption and mess. Jim is honest and will never try to sell you services you do not need. He will tell you what is critical and what issues can wait.
We can usually complete a meter box or service upgrade in less than one day with no more than a few hours without electricity and most of our customers are delighted to see how well we always clean up the work area. Point Loma Electric has been serving the electrical service needs of the greater San Diego area for over 23 years.
We can handle all types commercial and residential electrical service such as:
- Electrical Troubleshooting & Electrical Repairs
- Electric Service and Meter Upgrades
- Complete or Partial Home or Business rewiring.
- Older Home Rewiring
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Installation
- 240 Volt and 480 Volt Installation
- Aluminum Wiring Corrections
- Electrical installation to A/C Lines
- Recessed Lights
- Trenchless Underground Wiring
- Replacement of Circuit Breakers
Over the years, Jim has established a strong reputation for his ethical and honest approach to working with customers and the quality and skill of his workmanship as an electrical contractor in San Diego.
While most owners of electrical contracting companies spend their time at theirs desks and send estimators and journeyman or apprentices out to do the actual work, Jim still does most of the estimating himself and can be found actually doing the work and supervising many of our jobs. We care about the quality and the craftsmanship of every job, no matter how large or small. Our electrical work is done correctly, by the book, to code and neatly whether you will see the work or if it will be hidden behind walls. We take great pride in our work and have worked very hard to establish our reputation. We will always guarantee your satisfaction.
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