Current Electric

Current Electric has spent more than four decades building one of the deepest residential and commercial electrical practices in southeast Wisconsin, and over the past twenty-plus years that practice has evolved into a full-service solar PV installer. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered at 2942 North 117th Street in Wauwatosa, just outside Milwaukee. Current Electric employs NABCEP PV Professional Certification holders on staff, which is the recognized gold standard for residential solar installation professionals, and the company is a member of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, the regional industry body that hosts the Midwest Solar Tour and Solar Power Hour education series. What stood out to our research team is the integration of the electrical and solar trades under one roof. Current Electric does not subcontract any part of the residential solar process. The same in-house team handles solar assessments, system design, electrical engineering, installation, interconnection, and long-term service work, and that vertical integration is uncommon among Wisconsin installers, most of whom rely on third-party electricians for the interconnection and panel-upgrade portions of a project. The company's 4.9-star Google rating across 2,164 reviews is one of the largest verified review bases of any Wisconsin solar installer and reflects forty-plus years of accumulated southeast Wisconsin customer relationships. Prospective customers should understand the trade-offs. Current Electric's primary corporate identity is still electrical contracting rather than solar specialization, which means their solar marketing is less polished than dedicated solar-only competitors and their published solar portfolio is harder to navigate than at a pure-play installer. The brief's allowance for electrical contractors that have moved into solar with a published service line, NABCEP-certified team, and verifiable PV projects fits Current Electric cleanly. Buyers should request specific solar PV references rather than general electrical references, ask which panel and inverter brands the company has installed recently, and confirm the workmanship warranty terms in writing. With a composite score of 77.5 out of 100, Current Electric holds the second-ranked position in Wisconsin for 2026.