Jacob George

Sixteen electrical permits, and not one customer review anywhere. That is the whole picture on Jacob George, an electrician working out of Methuen. The permit trail is the only real record of the work, and it reads like a one-van residential shop: swapping a pair of 100-amp pushmatic panels in a Methuen basement, taking a house from a 100-amp service to 200, wiring a new garage to code, adding a stove receptacle in an upstairs kitchen, a basement bathroom. The jobs run from 2019 into 2022 and cluster in Methuen, Haverhill, Burlington and Billerica, with occasional commercial work — receptacles and lighting for a Haverhill restaurant, a water-damaged panel replacement. BuildZoom lists an active Massachusetts electrician licence under the number 22980, which is that directory's own claim rather than anything confirmed against the state board. Worth doing yourself: the Commonwealth's e-licensing lookup will settle it in a minute, and any electrician should be able to give you the number without hesitating. One oddity to raise on the call. BuildZoom prints a Derry, New Hampshire headquarters address alongside the Methuen local address, so ask which state the business actually operates from and whether the Massachusetts licence covers your job. The same page carries a BuildZoom score of 94 — that number is calculated from permit history, not from anyone's opinion of the work, and BuildZoom says plainly it has received no reviews here at all. So there is nothing to go on about how he treats a customer, holds a schedule, or prices a job. What the permits do show is a licensed electrician pulling paperwork properly for panel and service upgrades in the Merrimack Valley, year after year, which is more than a lot of listings can demonstrate. Treat him as an unknown quantity on service and ask for references from recent jobs, a written quote, and proof of insurance before anyone touches your panel.