Cranston Electric Inc

Cranston Electric has been the name locals call in Gloucester for electrical work and generators for a long time — the company says it's been operating since 1990, a five-employee outfit run by owner Sean Cranston out of the same 10-12 Cleveland Place address. The work splits between everyday residential and commercial electrical calls and a steady generator business — sales, service, and installation — the kind of job that matters when the North Shore loses power for a stretch. More than one directory names generators specifically, so it reads like a real part of the business rather than a line on a website. What's said about actually hiring them is thin but consistent: the few mentions online describe a company that answers fast and gets in and out without much fuss, and the handful of ratings on record, dating to 2023-2024, lean strongly positive — Google shows 5 stars, just from three raters. The Better Business Bureau gives it an A+ grade, though the business has never sought formal BBB accreditation, which is worth knowing since that grade reflects BBB's complaint-handling history rather than a vetted membership. There isn't much of a public review trail to lean on beyond that — one review on a French-language directory, none yet on another local listing site — so the positive read here rests more on scattered, corroborating mentions across directories than a deep bank of past customer reviews. For a straightforward electrical repair or a generator job in the Gloucester area, that's enough to justify a call; for anything bigger, it's worth asking directly about recent, similar jobs since the public record won't fill in the gaps.