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- Not rated by the BBB
- 30 reviews in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 7 customer photosOf completed work
Highlights
- Tesla-authorized installer — handles chargers and power limiters
- Emergency response — same-day fix for a storm-severed service line
- Handles major rewires — knob-and-tube and panel relocations
- Pricing gripe — one customer felt a short visit cost too much
Newport Electric — most reviewers just call it NEC — is a Needham-based electrical and solar company with an unusually deep, current record: 117 reviews since 2024, 31 of them in just the last six months, none negative. Best Pick Reports, a vetted-contractor service, rates it 4.9 from 203 ratings. The range of work is wide. It's a Tesla-authorized installer, which shows up in reviews about EV charger installs requiring the Tesla-specific power limiter equipment; it also handles solar work, including generator installations coordinated with an existing solar system (one review describes a solar engineer being brought onto a generator job specifically because the two systems interact) and solar inverter replacement. On the more traditional side, reviewers describe pool-heater electrical hookups brought up to code, and, per a Best Pick Reports account, a full rewiring job on a 125-year-old house that still had knob-and-tube wiring and gas lines in the walls, including a panel relocation to meet code. Emergency response comes up too: in a March 2026 review, a homeowner describes a falling tree pulling their electric service off the house during a windstorm, with a same-day estimate and work starting as soon as it was approved. The technicians get named individually and repeatedly — Jay Fontes especially, but also Keith, Ed Varnum, Kyle, Tyler and others — with reviewers consistently describing clear explanations of the work and options rather than a hard sell. Several mention using the company for years across multiple projects. The one blemish worth flagging: in a May 2026 review, a customer called the crew 'fantastic' but felt the price was high for a 45-minute visit — a minor gripe against an otherwise glowing record, and the only real pricing complaint on file. For anything from a routine repair to a Tesla charger, a generator tied into solar, or a full rewire of an older home, this is a well-staffed, well-reviewed operation with genuine range beyond basic electrical work.
What does electrical work cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Newport 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
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