Power loss. Sparks. Burning smell. A breaker that will not reset. Monte Power & Electric answers the phone live and dispatches a licensed electrician across San Jose and the South Bay around the clock. Residential and commercial, no exceptions.
What we do
Most "24/7" electricians route after-hours calls to voicemail and call back the next morning. Monte Power & Electric runs an actual on-call rotation. The phone is answered by a person, the dispatcher gives a real ETA, and a licensed electrician is rolling within the hour for most San Jose calls.
Residential power loss, panel failures, sparks at an outlet, smoke from a switch, water on electrical equipment, breakers that trip and will not reset, and commercial scopes where every minute of downtime is costing money. Same crew that handles the install handles the emergency.
By emergency type
Power emergencies cluster into a small set of failure patterns. Diagnosing on the phone helps the dispatcher send the right crew with the right truck. Walk us through what's happening when you call.
Most-common call
Whole-house or whole-building power down with no PG&E outage on the map. Usually a main breaker, a meter-side fault, or a service-entrance issue. We diagnose, isolate, and restore.
Safety-critical
Visible arcing at a panel, outlet, or switch. Burning plastic smell from gear. Hot outlets or covers. Shut the main off if it is safe to do so, then call. Do not open the panel cover.
Recurring trip
A breaker keeps tripping or refuses to reset after the load is removed. Could be a failed breaker, a downstream short, or a damaged neutral. We trace the fault and isolate.
Restore production
Manufacturing line down, walk-in cooler off, retail closed, restaurant kitchen dark. Priority dispatch for paying commercial customers. Same-night repair where parts are available.
When to call right now
Some electrical issues stay quiet until they don't. The eight below are the warnings that escalate fastest. If you're seeing one, the safe move is a phone call now, not a same-day appointment slot.
How an emergency call goes
Same disciplined sequence whether the call is at 2pm or 2am. The dispatcher confirms a real ETA, the crew arrives, the fault gets isolated, and we don't leave until the situation is safe.
Live answer. Dispatcher walks through what's happening, confirms address, and gives an honest ETA.
On-call electrician rolls with the right truck and parts. Most San Jose addresses see a tech within 60 to 90 minutes.
On-site assessment. Fault traced and isolated. Photos and a short summary of what's happening.
Repair where parts are available. Otherwise, the situation is made safe with a temporary measure and a follow-up scheduled.
Documentation of the work, photos before and after, and any permit or AHJ paperwork the repair triggered.
Quick answers
Six of the most-asked. More on the dedicated contact page or by phone.
Power on, when it matters most
Don't wait until morning. The phone is answered live and a licensed electrician is on call across the South Bay.
