Electrician Kotara Homes, units & businesses

Licensed electricians for Kotara and Kotara South. Residential and commercial electrical work, switchboard upgrades, lighting and fault finding, with a free quote before we start.

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Residential and Commercial Electricians in Kotara

Kotara is a mix of family homes, units, shops and offices around one of Newcastle’s busiest retail areas. That means we get called out for everything from a home switchboard upgrade to lighting in a shopfront or power for a small business fit-out.

Harris Electrical & Solar is a licensed electrical team based in Singleton and covering Newcastle and the Hunter. We look at the job, explain your options in plain English and give you a clear quote before any work starts.

If you are near Westfield Kotara or in the streets around it, call us on 02 6571 3848. Businesses can also see our commercial electrical page, and we cover greater Newcastle too.

Residential Electrical Services

Electrical Work We Do in Kotara

Because Kotara has both homes and businesses, we do both. Here is a snapshot of the work we do most. Our residential and commercial pages have more.

Switchboard Upgrades & Safety Switches

Many homes and units in Kotara were built decades ago and still have boards with ceramic fuses or no safety switches. We replace them with a modern board, and we also upgrade shop and office boards that are maxed out. More on switchboard upgrades.

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Lighting & LED Upgrades

Shopfronts, offices and homes all need different lighting. We install LED downlights, panel lights, track lighting, and outdoor and security lighting.

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Power Points, Fans & Appliances

Extra power points, USB outlets, dedicated circuits for equipment and appliances, and ceiling fans, for homes and small businesses alike. Quick jobs are fine too.

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Rewires & Renovations

Renovating a unit or fitting out a tenancy? We handle new wiring, rewires of older places and electrical fit-off, working around your builder and your timeline.

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Smoke Alarms & Safety Checks

Landlords and property managers in NSW have to keep working smoke alarms in rental properties. We install and replace hardwired and interconnected alarms and test the safety switches at the same visit.

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Fault Finding & Emergency Repairs

Power out in the shop, a safety switch that will not hold or lights flickering at home? We trace the fault and fix it properly, and we know a business cannot always afford to wait.

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Replace existing light with ceiling fans . Excellent job , the electricians were very friendly and respectful of my home and very tidy. I was very grateful and impressed that my job was brought forward by 3 days due to another job of theirs completing early. The entire experience from our initial phone enquiry to scheduling and final install was seamless. We will definitely recommend them to anyone needing work done. Thanks Guys
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Great job and service these guys stay with you until the customer is satisfied. Great after sales service.
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David Weaver
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Highly recommend Harris Electrical and Solar! They recently installed a Sigenergy solar system for us, and the entire experience was outstanding. The team was incredibly professional, friendly, and took the time to explain how everything works, including setting up the mySigen monitoring app. The installation itself is neat, tidy, and running perfectly. It is rare to find a team that combines top-tier technical expertise with such great customer service. Thank you for a fantastic job!
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Vanessa Stacey
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Harris Electrical are amazing. Despite not installing our off-grid system. They were able to help us over the phone and then when it wasn't the system issue but something else they came out with a generator (in case) on a Sat evening to help restore power. Then they trained us on the system so we can be more self sufficient and followed through with check-ins over the coming days. I am highly impressed especially after the lack of service given to us by the original installer.
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Geoff Ferguson
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2 years ago we had a 10kw solar system & 8 kw inverter installed at our house by Harris Electrical & Solar.Kyle did a great job of designing the Solar System to suit our house perfectly,and organising everything to get the job done including switchboard modifications and HWS timer.Kyle spent a lot of time explaining how the system works and what we needed for the best system for us.The installation team were very professional and did a great job,very neat.The system works perfectly & were very happy with it,so 2 years later in August 2026 we asked Kyle about adding a battery.He designed a great system that suits our house and existing solar system.Also with a gateway for black out protection. It is all running really well & our electricity bill is tracking very low which is what we wanted.We would like to thank Kyle and the Harris Electrical and Solar team for their great work and we would highly recommend Harris Electrical and Solar.
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Very happy with the whole process of installing an extra solar system plus battery for our existing solar system. All installed in one day and working by mid afternoon. Sales and installation staff were excellent to work with. Thank you Harris electrical and solar Singleton. C J Medhurst.
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I've held off writing this review because I know you only get to do ONE Google review per business, and for such a huge investment, I wanted to give everyone (both the business and the review readers) the benefit of a full, complete and time-tested review. Cooper and the team installed our ground-mounted, 21.6kW Solaredge solar system in April 2023. We were huge electricity users at that stage, with underfloor heating (our main heating source for Winter) being a big chunk of our annual 38MW usage. With the prices of electricity starting to increase hand over fist, we had to think of better solutions to our needs. The solar system definitely helped our situation and kept our electricity costs at bay, despite price increase after increase. But I'll admit it was when Cooper and the team installed our 48kW Sigenergy battery in August 2025 that really tipped things in our favour, together with our moving over to Amber Electricity as our electricity provider, and being willing to monitor and utilise the wholesale electricity market. We also added a fireplace in June 2025 to move away from relying on the underfloor heating, as firewood on our property is free. Before any of these changes, our average monthly electricity bills were $476 from April 2019 to April 2023 (no adjustment for increases on earlier bills or for inflation). Since August last year, with the battery installed and being with Amber, our TOTAL cost with Amber for the last year has been a credit of $21.72. No, I'm not kidding. And that's the total cost, including daily supply charges and Amber's subscription fees. So we paid NOTHING for electricity and being connected to the grid, over the last year. In terms of payback periods, our high-end system (including ground-mounted solar, battery, blackout backup, relays to control the underfloor heating, all meterbox work and the fireplace installed) was not cheap, however from where we were previously and at the electricity prices we were paying in August 2025, our payback period on the whole lot is LESS THAN 5 YEARS. And if we separate the fireplace out and reduce our annual usage to take that into account, our solar system + battery still comes in at around 8-9 years payback, which is still pretty good (considering the bells and whistles it has, the quality, and the ground-mounting adding about $25k alone to the total cost). With regards the workmanship and professionalism of Harris Electrical & Solar, and the quality of the products installed, definitely 5 star! Cooper is wonderfully friendly, insanely knowledgeable and happy to explain things to me in the minute detail that my brain needs. The crew are so friendly and skilled and an absolute pleasure to have working here. They do a stellar job and leave the site wonderfully clean. There were, as there often are, some teething issues, but the guys came back whenever required and worked them out to get everything functioning properly. The concrete baseboard under the battery cracked when the battery was first installed, which was cosmetic only, but they focussed on getting the system up and running, and then return at a later date to take it apart, replace the baseboard and have it all working again by that same afternoon. We even had a power blackout the very first night that the battery was installed but were blissfully unaware, as the blackout backup on the battery kicked in without even a flicker - we were only alerted to the blackout when our neighbours saw our lights on and sent us a text! So yes, I VERY highly recommend Cooper and the team at Harris Electrical & Solar. We have been and will continue to be returning customers. And I love that they're local and focused on ongoing relationships with their clients, not just to get your money for an install and then forget you. Bravo, guys .. you've been instrumental in helping us massively reduce our electricity costs, immediately and well into the future.

Why Kotara Locals and Businesses Choose Harris

Whether it is your home or your business, you want an electrician who is easy to deal with, shows up on time and sticks to the quote. That is how we run every job.

Licensed & Insured Electricians

Licensed electricians, fully insured, and every job is tested and compliant before we sign it off.

Free Quotes, Clear Pricing

We look at the job, explain the options and give you a clear price first. For business work, we plan around your trading hours where we can.

Local Hunter Team

We are based in Singleton and work across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter, so Kotara is right in our service area.

Reliable & Tidy

We work around your day, let you know when we are on the way and keep the site tidy, whether it is a home or a shop that is open to customers.

Your One Stop Shop

Electrical, Level 2 work, EV chargers and air conditioning from one team. Businesses wanting to cut power bills can also ask about commercial solar.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions


Yes. We handle lighting, power, switchboards, fit-outs and fault finding for shops, offices and other businesses. See our commercial electrical page or call us to talk it through.


We will plan the job around your hours where we can. Tell us when you are open and we will talk through what suits.


Yes, though in a unit block the main board may be shared or owned by the strata. Tell us your setup and we will explain what we can do on your side and what needs to go through the strata or the network.


Often, if you use most of your power during the day. We can look at your usage and roof and give you honest advice. See commercial solar in Newcastle.


It depends on the job, access and the condition of your existing wiring. We give you a free quote before we start so you know the cost upfront.


Yes. If you have an urgent electrical fault at home or at your business, call us on 02 6571 3848 and we will get someone to you as quickly as we can.

24/7 emergency repair

If the power has gone out in your shop or home, a power point is burning or the safety switch will not reset, switch off the affected circuit if it is safe and call 02 6571 3848. We will get someone to you as quickly as we can.

Book an Electrician in Kotara

Got a job at home or at the shop in Kotara? Call 02 6571 3848 or send the form and we will come back to you with a clear quote.

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