Sylvia Electric

Sylvia Electric is a family-owned electrical contractor working out of Fairhaven on the South Coast, handling everything from panel upgrades and generator hookups to emergency calls when the power goes out. Eric Sylvia runs the shop, and reviewers keep circling back to two things: he shows up when it matters and he explains what he's doing. The written record runs mostly 2017 to 2019, when a wave of HomeAdvisor and Angi reviewers described the same pattern — a fair quoted price that held, arrival on time, and a clean job site afterward. Two of those 2018 HomeAdvisor reviews describe storm emergencies: one homeowner said the company called back the next morning after a late-afternoon request and had a crew at the house by early afternoon once a tree pulled down the electrical service; another recalled a similar overnight turnaround to restore power after a storm. A more recent Google review, from 2026, credits the company with building out 48 condo units in Sagamore Beach and calling it reliable under pressure ahead of closings — a rare look at commercial-scale work alongside the residential calls. Not every job went smoothly on the first try. A 2018 Angi review, while still calling the company excellent overall, described an outlet installed in the wrong spot and ceiling fans that weren't circulating air correctly — both were corrected once flagged. HomeAdvisor and Angi both put the company at 4.9 stars across 42 ratings, and its Massachusetts electrician license (No. 4330) is active and verified directly against the state registry — the same number HomeAdvisor lists for the business. The company describes itself as family-owned and says it covers both residential and commercial jobs with emergency service available. Anyone calling should ask what's changed operationally since those 2017–2019 reviews were written, since most of the detailed feedback predates the current year by a wide margin — but for panel work, generator installs, or an after-hours electrical emergency in the Fairhaven area, the record points to a crew that answers the phone and finishes the job.