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Dutko Electric's website describes its home backup generator installations: the company says it will prepare the installation site outside the home, place the generator, run the natural gas or LP fuel line, install the transfer switch and make the necessary electrical connections. It holds an A+ grade from the Better Business Bureau and 3.9 stars from 11 ratings on Google, and BuildZoom shows 184 projects. A 2025 Google reviewer wrote that a tech named Mike came the morning after their call and had their one-year-model generator running, at half the cost of a simple diagnostic fee from a general electrician. That 2025 reviewer also praised the receptionist, Doris, as polite and well-spoken on the phone. A 2020 Google reviewer wrote that the service tech explained what was happening with their generator and what he would do to get it back to full operating mode. A 2025 Google reviewer wrote that a first consultation was canceled because they did not answer a call to confirm it the day before, and that after they signed the contract they heard nothing back for 2 months. That 2025 reviewer wrote that at installation the company reported a defect with the generator and came back more than once before it was fixed, then insisted on immediate payment by check. A 2023 Google reviewer wrote that a service tech installed a starter and left without giving them an invoice, and that the bill charged 2 hours of labor at $120 per hour for a 40-minute visit. That 2023 reviewer wrote that the owner said labor starts the moment the tech leaves the office, and agreed to remove the additional hour after the reviewer's husband objected.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Dutko Electric. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Standard receptacle swaps — a new dedicated circuit is a bigger job ($350–$750).
Flush mounts, pendants, chandeliers — hung on existing boxes.
Estimated range
$530 – $1,100
Typical electrical project around $820
They will bang on your walls and doors, they don't know boundaries at all. They will make threats and will never have respect
We had a tech come in this morning after our calling only yesterday to get our one-year-model generator going. Mike is very knowledgeable and had it running promptly, respectfully, and with an extremely fair cost - half the cost of a simple diagnostic fee from a general electrician. Even their delightful receptionist, Doris, was super polite, friendly, and well-spoken on the phone. No one knows telephone etiquette like this anymore! 10/10 would recommend them to my own mother.
I went with this company because our other company retired. I made an appointment over the phone for a consultation. My poor husband sat at home all day waiting for them before I called them to find out they canceled it because I did not answer my phone to confirm it the day before. So I made a new appointment. They came, gave us an estimate for the cost. I signed the contract that day and returned it to them in an email. I then heard nothing back for 2 months! I finally reached out again for an update and they told me they were ordering the generator. I waited another month and still nothing. I called again asking and they said "We tried to reach you to make an appointment" but I have no missed calls or emails from them. Went ahead and made an appointment for installation. They come do what they need to and tell me their is a defect with the generator and will be back the next day. They come back and still cant fix it and make an appointment to come back with parts. They finally do fix it and them proceed to tell me I need to pay immediately by check. I tell I can pay online, with a card, or go pick up cash for them but if I do check then they will not be able to cash it for 3 days. They insisted on a check. I was not informed that it would be a check needed at anytime and I wasn't even told that it would have to be immediately when they were done, especially since I had no clue when they would be done with all lack of communication and the changing appointments. I am beyond frustrated with their service.
This company doesn't deserve any stars and the only reason there is one star is because I couldn't post my comment if I left it blank. We will never do business with this company again. The service tech left without giving us an invoice because he claimed he didn't know what the price of the starter he installed cost and said he would bill us. We waited nearly a month before we received our bill and noticed that the tech billed us for 2 hours labor @ $120 per hour, when he was only here for 40 minutes. Whoever created the invoice failed to include the cost of the starter. We paid the bill and a week later we received another bill, this time it included the cost of the starter. When we contacted the owner he told us that he starts the labor cost the moment the tech leaves the office and returns. Regardless of the fact that no labor had been done during the travel time... This is highway robbery and my husband told the owner unless he removed the add'l hour we wouldn't pay the bill, he agreed to do so. My husband also informed the owner that we'd never do business with him and that we were contacting the Better Business Bureau.
Great service and service tech was very pleasant and knowledgeable about the generator. He explained what is happening as well as what he will be doing to get this back to full operating mode. I would recommend them to anyone who needs their type of service. Great job!!
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