4th Generation Electric Inc.

Most of the people writing about 4th Generation Electric bought the same thing: a generator that starts itself when the power drops. The Leominster shop holds an active Massachusetts electrician licence — number 21205, in the name of John P. Perry — and has collected 287 Google ratings averaging 4.9, part of 259 written accounts across six sites going back to 2022. Generac work is the spine of it. Reviewers describe the whole job being taken off their hands: in a July 2025 account, a homeowner who took three quotes went with 4th Generation and had permits pulled, propane tank delivery arranged and a 200-amp service upgrade folded into the same project without having to chase anyone. Another July 2025 reviewer had the old fuse boxes in a three-family replaced, with a full day spent prepping the site for National Grid to cut power. A February 2026 customer had a generator finished start to finish and running before the blizzard that month. The more telling story is a December 2025 one, where a new Generac developed a small leak: the reviewer wrote that the unit was completely replaced. That, plus a January 2026 caller whose light switch was repaired rather than swapped, is the pattern that runs through the record — small jobs taken seriously and problems chased down rather than argued about. They do more than backup power. An October 2025 review covers a garage EV charger plus an outdoor GFCI and backyard lighting; a March 2025 reviewer had a new inverter fitted to an existing solar array after other companies declined. Two things to pin down before booking. The one sour note is a June 2025 two-star review over price: $375 to swap a $65 motion light that was already wired, with the reviewer noting the work itself was fine. A July 2025 reviewer explained the structure behind that — a fixed trip charge, then an hourly rate, plus materials, with the hourly rate charged per electrician and two often sent. For a big generator project that reads as thorough; for a fifteen-minute fixture swap it can look expensive, so get the estimate in writing and ask how many electricians are coming. Parts can also take time: a December 2025 customer waited close to a month for a transfer-switch part, though the crew installed it in the rain once it arrived. This is the call for whole-house standby power, a service or panel upgrade, or an EV charger — jobs where permits, utility coordination and inspection sign-off matter more than the hourly rate.