---
title: "Greater Portland Electric"
description: "Greater Portland Electric holds 4.8 stars from 138 Google ratings. A 2025 customer needing a repair said Ethan got back the same day to schedule, called it"
doc_version: "2026-10-05"
last_updated: "2026-10-05"
---

# Greater Portland Electric

**Trade:** Electrical · **Address:** 26 Poland St, Portland, ME 04103 · **Phone:** (207) 409-5428 · **Website:** https://www.greaterportlandelectric.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 2.0/5** (low confidence) — from 5 reviews across 3 sources.
40% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 0 reviews, 0 negative.

## The honest read

Greater Portland Electric holds 4.8 stars from 138 Google ratings. A 2025 customer needing a repair said Ethan got back the same day to schedule, called it a quick and easy fix and said he gave a lot of helpful advice. A 2025 customer said Ethan helped quickly and solved a short.

A 2026 customer described a far worse experience: after a December storm left that customer's elderly parents without power, heat and hot water, employees repeatedly promised arrival times and failed to show up. That 2026 customer said a worker named Fred came out for diagnostics only, the parents paid $2,250 up front against a $4,500 estimate, and no one from Greater Portland Electric returned; the parents started a chargeback and filed a police report, and an electrician from Casco Bay Electric later completed the repair.

A 2025 customer who paid a $1,400 deposit for a smart smoke alarm system and thermostats said Ethan worked about 10 to 15 hours over five weeks, left open wires throughout the house and then stopped responding. A 2025 customer who hired Ethan for a list of electrical work on a house they had just moved into said a lot got done the first day, but they never came back to install another dimmer and fix the ceiling lights in the kitchen.

**Strengths:**
- Same-day scheduling — a 2025 customer heard back from Ethan the same day
- A short solved — a 2025 customer said Ethan fixed it quickly

**Concerns:**
- Payment without repair — a 2026 customer said $2,250 was paid, no one returned
- Open wires left — a 2025 customer said Ethan left wires open and stopped responding
- An unfinished job — a 2025 customer said they never came back for the dimmer

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- 4.8 stars from 138 Google ratings _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Greater%20Portland%20Electric&query_place_id=ChIJIU89AWabskwRdYHmklPRwt0) — “Google: 4.8★ from 138 ratings”
- A 2025 customer said Ethan got back the same day to schedule a repair and called it a quick and easy fix _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2xWSk1VSTNZM1JSVG1KdGFFWjVhRGhIZW5kc05YYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xddc2d15392e68175!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOlVJMUI3Y3RRTmJtaEZ5aDhHendsNXc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Needed help with a repair and I heard back from Ethan same day to schedule. Quick and easy fix and had a lot of helpful advice too. Thank…”
- A 2025 customer said Ethan helped quickly and solved a short _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT210dmFEaG1OVFZoZVdwQmFWQldWRkZVWW5wTFFYYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xddc2d15392e68175!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOmtvaDhmNTVheWpBaVBWVFFUYnpLQXc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Ethan is amazing, helped me out super quickly and solved my short with no problems at all! 100% would recommend and they will continue to…”
- A 2026 customer said elderly parents paid $2,250 up front after a storm outage, only diagnostics were done, and no one from the company returned _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2xOTGJrMTZYMk00VjNwcFNWWndYM1pyY21ocWFsRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xddc2d15392e68175!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOlNLbk16X2M4V3ppSVZwX3ZrcmhqalE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE.

Stole $2250 from my cogntively-impaired, elderly parents and never fixed a thing.

They come off as nice guys but …”
- A 2025 customer who paid a $1,400 deposit for smart smoke alarms and thermostats said Ethan left open wires throughout the house and stopped responding _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pjM1FqVm5Wa3RSVTNKelRFSnlWVFJ3ZUZsSGEyYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xddc2d15392e68175!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjc3QjVnVktRU3JzTEJyVTRweFlHa2c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Not recommended. I’d give him a zero if I could. I hired Ethan through a Google search 6 weeks ago.he gave me an estimate which I paid a …”
- A 2025 customer said they never came back to install another dimmer and fix the kitchen ceiling lights _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tSVlVEbGtUa3hTTW5vMVExZHFVbnA1ZUdrNVEwRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xddc2d15392e68175!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOkRVUDlkTkxSMno1Q1dqUnp5eGk5Q0E%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ I hired Ethan to do a laundry list of electrical work on a house I had just moved into. Super nice guy, they worked through the first day…”
- Electrical repair, including a short a 2025 customer said Ethan solved _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT210dmFEaG1OVFZoZVdwQmFWQldWRkZVWW5wTFFYYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xddc2d15392e68175!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOmtvaDhmNTVheWpBaVBWVFFUYnpLQXc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Ethan is amazing, helped me out super quickly and solved my short with no problems at all! 100% would recommend and they will continue to…”
- Specializes in Electrical _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tSVlVEbGtUa3hTTW5vMVExZHFVbnA1ZUdrNVEwRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xddc2d15392e68175!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOkRVUDlkTkxSMno1Q1dqUnp5eGk5Q0E%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ I hired Ethan to do a laundry list of electrical work on a house I had just moved into. Super nice guy, they worked through the first day…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT210dmFEaG1OVFZoZVdwQmFWQldWRkZVWW5wTFFYYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xddc2d15392e68175!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOmtvaDhmNTVheWpBaVBWVFFUYnpLQXc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Ethan is amazing, helped me out super quickly and solved my short with no problems at all! 100% would recommend and they will continue to…”

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official ME state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://www.pfr.maine.gov/ALMSOnline/ALMSQuery/SearchIndividual.aspx

## Sources

- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Greater%20Portland%20Electric&query_place_id=ChIJIU89AWabskwRdYHmklPRwt0): Listed on this source
- [Local News](https://www.trunetto.com/me/portland): Listed on this source
- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Greater%20Portland%20Electric&query_place_id=ChIJIU89AWabskwRdYHmklPRwt0): 4.8★ from 138 ratings

## Recent reviews

- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Christopher York · 2026-01-07**: BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE.

Stole $2250 from my cogntively-impaired, elderly parents and never fixed a thing.

They come off as nice guys but communication is abysmal, the tech they sent out was incompetent (and I'm not sure was even licensed), and their strong-armed my parents into paying more than twic…
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Chris Plumstead · 2025-12-05**: Not recommended. I’d give him a zero if I could. I hired Ethan through a Google search 6 weeks ago.he gave me an estimate which I paid a $1400 deposit on.

I needed a smart smoke alarm system and thermostats installed. Over the following 5 weeks, he worked about 10-15 hours total while promising thr…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Austin Shriner · 2025-11-03**: Needed help with a repair and I heard back from Ethan same day to schedule. Quick and easy fix and had a lot of helpful advice too. Thanks!
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · emma warren · 2025-11-03**: I hired Ethan to do a laundry list of electrical work on a house I had just moved into. Super nice guy, they worked through the first day, got a lot done but needed to come back to install another dimmer and fix the ceiling lights in the kitchen. They never came back. I’ve been calling and texting E…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Larry Mann · 2025-11-02**: Ethan is amazing, helped me out super quickly and solved my short with no problems at all! 100% would recommend and they will continue to receive my business!

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