Upwire Electric LLC

Upwire Electric is an Ipswich, MA electrician with a long paper trail — 227 reviews since 2017, and currently 5 stars across Google (304 ratings), Angi (58) and Thumbtack. The name that recurs across nearly all of it is Jim, running a crew that includes Travis, Tim, John, Dan and others customers name individually. EV chargers and panel work are the two jobs people describe most. Recent reviews walk through EV charger installs — "everything went very smoothly" from planning through permits — and a 100-amp-to-200-amp service upgrade bundled with new outlets, lighting and a bathroom exhaust fan. The crew drove out mid-storm to help one customer's generator during a multi-day power outage, wired a full new home in southern New Hampshire with two named electricians working early mornings, fixed double-tapped breakers and rewired GFIs for another customer, and swapped a garage heater and a set of fire alarms for others — all described as prompt and reasonably priced. One reviewer needed an outdoor electrical issue fixed in the middle of a snowstorm and got it done despite the weather. The track record runs deeper than the last few months: in 2024, one customer described Upwire repositioning an electric meter and handling the town permit and inspector visit, and another described a panel replacement after storm water got into an older panel through a damaged conduit. In a 2022 review, a customer described a bathroom fixture and ceiling fan job. Two 2024 Reddit posts in the r/SalemMA community add outside confirmation, recommending Upwire by name for a whole-house renovation and a gut reno. The one sour note: in a 2022 review, a customer said Upwire never called back with a price after coming out for an estimate — worth confirming upfront if you're just collecting quotes rather than booking a job outright. For EV chargers, panel upgrades, or a full rewire, this is a crew with years of consistent, specific work behind it; for a quick price check, it's fair to ask whether they'll circle back either way.