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Practical electrical advice, safety tips, and updates from the licensed electricians at Harrison Electric.

  • Hiring the Right Electrician: Tips and Tricks

    Learn how to choose the right electrician, focusing on qualifications, asking the right questions, understanding pricing, and the importance of local expertise. We highlighted Harrison Electric's excellence in providing electrical services, emphasizing the significance of hiring skilled, reputable professionals for your electrical needs.

  • The Essential Guide to Electrical Upgrades

    Explore the importance of electrical upgrades for enhancing home safety, efficiency, and value. From upgrading electrical panels to adopting smart home technologies, we cover essential improvements that can transform your living space. Harrison Electric is your trusted partner for all electrical needs, ensuring a safe, modern home.

  • Understanding Electrical Services: A Comprehensive Guide

    Examine the essentials of electrical services, covering everything from basic maintenance to complex upgrades for modern homes. We emphasize the importance of professional expertise, like Harrison Electric's, in ensuring safe, efficient, and up-to-date electrical systems, highlighting the risks and rewards of DIY versus professional services.

  • 6 Tips for Selecting an At-Home Electric Car Charger

    Got an electric vehicle? How’s charging it in the city working out for you? If you live in the metro area near a public charging station, topping up your charge may not be super inconvenient. But if you live in a smaller community and are forced to go out of your way to get a charge, you’re wasting valuable time.

  • 6 Signs You Might Need Home Electrical Repair Services

    Your electrical system is the most complex component of your Twin Cities home. While you might take that system’s functionality and utility for granted, its complex nature—along with the fact that it degrades as it ages—can make the system susceptible to developing problems. And unfortunately, impending electrical hazards don’t always make themselves readily apparent.

  • Holiday Electrical Fun and Surges

    With the holiday season approaching, some people get really excited to celebrate the time of year. For some people, this includes decorations and lighting appropriate for the specific holidays they celebrate, for religious reasons or otherwise. Once the lighting has been set up and is functioning properly, it can be a beautiful display. Setting the lighting up will be fun, but in some cases can pose challenges and require creative solutions.

  • Do You Light Up During the Holidays? What You Should Know

    Holidays are a known time for seeing friends and family, some of whom you may not be able to see often throughout the rest of the year. A hobby some people love during the holidays is to add decorative lighting to add a warm welcoming appeal to their homes. Whether your lighting is serious and somber to show your religious beliefs or fun and playful to reflect your personality, there are a few things to be aware of with the extra power draw your decorations put on your house.

  • Winter is Coming, Are You Ready?

    Autumn is known as a good time to conduct maintenance and repairs on a home to fix damage caused by summer storms and prepare for winter. You may typically think in terms of roof and siding repair, but there is more to your house than exterior cosmetics. The fall is also a good time to inspect your electric systems and assure they are functioning properly according to the needs of you and your family.

  • Do Electric Repairs and Upgrades Pay for Themselves?

    Homeowners expect their house to always function at peak efficiency with minimal costs for repairs and upgrades. You're not alone if you have better ways to spend your hard earned money than hiring an electrician to incorporate the latest and greatest technologies into your house. However, sometimes it is a good call to invest in the long term function and economy of the house, as repairs and upgrades often pay for themselves with savings over time.

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