Electrician in Waxahachie, TX
Need an electrician in Waxahachie, TX? Clements Electric provides same-day residential and commercial electrical service across Waxahachie and Ellis County — repairs, panel upgrades, lighting, surge protection, standby generators, and EV chargers — from licensed Texas electricians (TECL #40628), 7 AM to 7 PM. 4.7★ Google rating from 520 reviews.
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“I have used them in the past and will continue to use them. Very professional and don’t try to scam you or take advantage of you.”
— Carol, Google review, August 2026
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For businesses, property owners and general contractors in Waxahachie: tenant finish-out, service and capacity upgrades, warehouse lighting, machine wiring and controls, priced from drawings or a site walk with a written scope. Licensed Texas electrical contractor, TECL #40628.
Electrical Services in Waxahachie
Historic Home Rewiring
Full and partial rewires for Waxahachie's Victorian-era homes, planned to minimize damage to original plaster, trim and finishes. Inspection first, scope second.
Service & Panel Upgrades
Bringing century-old service entrances up to 200A, including mast, meter base and grounding electrode system — not just the panel itself.
Grounding & Receptacle Corrections
Ungrounded circuits are the norm in pre-war Waxahachie homes. We correct them properly rather than fitting three-prong receptacles onto two-wire circuits, which only hides the problem.
Standby Generators
Cummins standby units with automatic transfer switches for Waxahachie and the surrounding Ellis County properties.
Whole-Home Surge Protection
UL 1449-listed service-entrance protection. Particularly worth it in older homes where a surge finds the weakest wiring in the house.
Lighting & LED Retrofits
Period-appropriate interior and exterior lighting, plus LED retrofits that do not look out of place on a historic facade.
Why Waxahachie Calls Clements
- Licensed & insured: TECL #40628 · Master Electrician #214180
- Veteran-owned, serving DFW since 1982
- Same-day dispatch to Waxahachie from our Grand Prairie hub, 7 AM–7 PM
- Written flat-rate quotes before any work begins
- Permits and city inspections handled for you
Electrical Work in Waxahachie
Waxahachie is called the Gingerbread City for the Victorian detail on its houses, and it has five historic districts listed on the National Register — Oldham Avenue, listed first in 1977, along with West End and North Rogers Street, both listed in 1986. Queen Anne, Folk Victorian and Classical Revival homes from the late 1800s and early 1900s are not a novelty here; they are ordinary housing stock. That creates electrical work most DFW electricians rarely see: original systems that predate grounding entirely, decades of partial retrofits layered on top of each other, and service entrances sized for a house with four circuits. It also demands restraint — the goal in a historic home is a safe, code-compliant system installed without tearing up what makes the house worth preserving. Clements Electric has been a licensed Texas contractor since 1982.
Waxahachie Homes by Era
What we find behind the panel cover depends a great deal on when the house was built.
Gingerbread Era (1880s–1910s)
Queen Anne, Folk Victorian and Classical Revival homes across five National Register districts. Original systems predate grounding, services are drastically undersized, and knob-and-tube remnants can still be live in walls and attics.
Mid-Century (1940s–1970s)
Post-war housing around the historic core. Typically 60A to 100A services with ungrounded receptacles, and within the window when Federal Pacific panels were commonly installed.
Modern Growth (1990s–today)
Newer neighborhoods out toward I-35E. Generally 200A service, where the work is EV charging, generators and surge protection rather than remediation.
Waxahachie Neighborhoods We Serve
Waxahachie anchors our Ellis County coverage, dispatched from Grand Prairie alongside Midlothian and Red Oak.
What Panel Work Costs in Waxahachie
A 100-amp to 200-amp panel replacement in Waxahachie typically runs $2,200–$4,800 all in, including the panel, breakers, permit, inspection and labor. That is a typical range, not your price. Panel prices vary with material costs, the size of the panel and service, and how complex the job is.
| Job | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Straightforward swap to a single 200-amp panel (from 100 amps), all in | $2,200–$4,800 |
| Meter base, service mast or grounding work | Included in the quote when the service entrance needs it |
| 400-amp service, or an added 200-amp panel feeding a separate building such as a shop | Quoted after an on-site load calculation |
Every Waxahachie job gets a written flat-rate quote, or a detailed itemized one if you prefer, before work starts, and we coordinate the meter disconnect and release with Oncor Electric Delivery. Panel upgrades in Waxahachie
Permits & Power in Waxahachie
Who issues the permit
Electrical permits for work in Waxahachie are issued by the city, and it is the city that inspects the finished work. Requirements, fees and inspection scheduling differ from one DFW city to the next.
Clements Electric pulls the permit and schedules the inspection as part of the job. Texas Electrical Contractor TECL #40628.
Who owns the wires
Most Waxahachie addresses are served by Oncor Electric Delivery. Part of the city is served by HILCO Electric Cooperative and Navarro County Electric Cooperative instead — utility territory does not follow city limits.
This matters on a service or panel upgrade: the utility named on your electric bill is the one that has to disconnect and then release the meter before the new service can be energized. Worth checking your bill before scheduling, and we coordinate that call either way.
Solar Panels & a Standby Generator in Waxahachie
If your Waxahachie home has grid-tied solar, the solar has to connect on the utility side of the generator’s transfer switch, between the meter and the switch, so the generator can never feed the solar inverters. We explain why in adding a standby generator to a home with solar panels. How that connection is made depends on the utility that serves your address, and more than one serves Waxahachie: Oncor Electric Delivery or HILCO Electric Cooperative or Navarro County Electric Cooperative. Check the name on your electric bill, because utility territory does not follow city limits.
Oncor Electric Delivery (delivery utility)
- Disconnect: A visible, lockable, labeled AC disconnect is required between the Oncor meter and every source of distributed generation, within 10 feet of the meter unless special placards are used. Oncor states that molded-case breakers are not an acceptable disconnect.
- Meter socket: The meter socket is reserved for Oncor metering. No meter collars or other devices may be installed in it or between the meter and the socket.
- Generator and transfer switch: The generator transfer switch must be installed on the load side of the meter base, never integrated with or in series with the meter. Oncor asks installers to confirm whether the transfer switch is open or closed transition.
- Solar approval: Solar needs an Oncor interconnection application, and Oncor treats a system as certified when it meets UL 1741 and the applicable parts of IEEE 1547.
Sources: Oncor Electric Service Guidelines (February 2025), sections 100.01.18, 500.06 and 700; Oncor Residential/Small Commercial Project Requirements (May 2025). Checked 2026-09-30.
HILCO Electric Cooperative (electric cooperative)
- Disconnect: HILCO requires a visible, lockable, labeled AC disconnect between its meter and member equipment, mounted separately from the metering and lockable with a HILCO padlock, and says molded-case breakers are not acceptable. Its one-line guide gives 10 feet from the meter while its manual's line-side figures give 8 circuit feet, so we confirm which applies.
- Meter socket: HILCO does not allow double lugging or multiple conductors under one lug inside the meter base.
- Supply-side tap: HILCO publishes a line-side option: a connection ahead of the service equipment must be made after the HILCO revenue meter, in a fusible, lockable AC disconnect, and pre-approved by HILCO.
- Solar approval: HILCO must approve the solar application before installation, with a $250 fee under 50 kW. Inverters must be tested to UL 1741 and IEEE 1547, and HILCO gives permission to operate after a site inspection.
- Not published by HILCO Electric Cooperative: standby generator and transfer switch rules; whether meter collars are allowed. We confirm these with the utility in writing before the job rather than assume another utility’s rule applies.
Sources: HILCO Distributed Generation Guidelines Manual (2026.1); HILCO Solar DG One Line guide; HILCO Meter Loop and Wiring Specifications (2026.7); HILCO: Solar process Q&A. Checked 2026-09-30.
Navarro County Electric Cooperative (electric cooperative)
- Disconnect: Navarro requires a visible disconnect mounted separately from the metering, readily accessible to cooperative personnel, lockable open with a Navarro padlock, and located immediately adjacent to the revenue meter.
- Supply-side tap: Navarro publishes a line-side option: the connection must be after the revenue meter, in a junction box with locking provisions, and pre-approved. If the tap is on the conductor between the meter and the main breaker, a fused disconnect or breaker must be installed within 18 inches of the tap.
- Generator and transfer switch: Navarro requires a generator to be disconnected from the utility system by a disconnect on the member side of the meter base, and asks members considering a backup generator to call first to discuss installation requirements.
- Solar approval: Navarro must approve the application before installation, with a $100 non-refundable fee, and inspects before interconnection. Inverters must be tested to UL 1741 and IEEE 1547.
- Not published by Navarro County Electric Cooperative: whether breakers qualify as the solar disconnect; whether meter collars are allowed. We confirm these with the utility in writing before the job rather than assume another utility’s rule applies.
Sources: Navarro County EC DG Guidelines Manual (2023.1); Navarro County EC: Power Outages. Checked 2026-09-30.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Clements Electric runs same-day electrical service in Waxahachie from 7 AM to 7 PM, dispatched from our Grand Prairie hub. Call 817-803-4444 to check today's availability.
Yes. Clements Electric is a licensed Texas electrical contractor (TECL #40628, Master Electrician #214180) and handles permitting and city inspections for Waxahachie projects as part of every job.
Electrical repair, panel upgrades and replacements, LED and recessed lighting, whole-home surge protection, outlets and GFCIs, Cummins standby generator installation, and Level 2 EV charger installation — residential and commercial.
Every job gets a written flat-rate quote before work begins. As reference points: whole-home surge protection runs $350–$850 installed and a typical 20kW whole-house standby generator $13,500–$17,000 all in. Both are estimates that vary with each home. No hidden fees.
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