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Electrician in Apex, NC

Apex runs its own electric utility, which changes how a panel upgrade, a generator or solar gets scheduled here.

Craver Electric serves all of Apex, Wake County, about 14 miles from downtown Raleigh.

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Who permits electrical work in Apex

The Town of Apex Building Inspections and Permitting department issues electrical permits and performs inspections, and the town's own guidance is that all installations or modifications to electrical systems require a permit.

Who supplies the power in Apex

Apex is a municipal electric provider and has been a member of ElectriCities since 1917. Apex Electric serves homes inside town limits, parts of Cary and some rural areas nearby. Some Apex addresses are on Duke Energy instead, which the town's own solar application asks about, so check your bill.

For a home on Apex Electric, a temporary disconnect for a generator install, solar install or meter base repair needs 24 business hours of notice, is scheduled Monday through Friday between 7:30am and 2:30pm, cannot be requested more than 7 days ahead, and any required inspection has to be scheduled first. Residential solar goes through a combined permit and interconnection application capped at 20 kW, and after inspection the town changes the meter within 3 business days; the system cannot run until the town confirms the meter swap by email.

How a panel upgrade goes in Apex

  1. Load calculation and a written quote. The size of the new service comes from the arithmetic on your Apex house, not a default.
  2. Permit. Pulled with Town of Apex Building Inspections and Permitting.
  3. Disconnect. The meter is pulled in coordination with Apex Electric, with 24 business hours of notice and the inspection already scheduled, or Duke Energy for the Apex addresses it serves.
  4. Inspection. The finished work is inspected by Town of Apex inspectors.
  5. Reconnect and paperwork. Power is restored and you keep the permit and inspection record for when you sell.

Adding an EV charger or a generator in Apex

A Level 2 charger in Apex is a new 240 volt circuit, so it is permitted with Town of Apex Building Inspections and Permitting and inspected by Town of Apex inspectors. The first question is whether the service has room for it; if it does not, the options are a lower charger setting, a load management device, or a service upgrade coordinated with Apex Electric, with 24 business hours of notice and the inspection already scheduled, or Duke Energy for the Apex addresses it serves.

A generator wired into the house in Apex needs a transfer switch or listed interlock, and that work is permitted the same way.

On Apex Electric, most chargers never need the meter pulled, but if the charger comes with a service upgrade, Apex's disconnect scheduling rules apply to that part of the job.

What Apex houses are like

69.4% of housing units in Apex were built in 2000 or later, 3.9% were built before 1980, and the median home was built in 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020 to 2024, all housing units).

The Apex Historic District downtown was listed on the National Register in 1994, with boundary increases in 1995, 2002 and 2008.

Most Apex calls are about capacity in a newer house: whether the panel can take a Level 2 charger, a generator, or a finished basement, which a load calculation settles first.

Neighborhoods we cover in Apex

All of Apex, including:

  • Scotts Mill
  • Hempstead at Beaver Creek
  • Haddon Hall

Common questions from Apex homeowners

Who issues electrical permits in Apex?

The Town of Apex Building Inspections and Permitting department issues electrical permits and performs inspections, and the town's own guidance is that all installations or modifications to electrical systems require a permit.

Who is the electric utility in Apex?

Apex is a municipal electric provider and has been a member of ElectriCities since 1917. Apex Electric serves homes inside town limits, parts of Cary and some rural areas nearby. Some Apex addresses are on Duke Energy instead, which the town's own solar application asks about, so check your bill.

Do I need a permit to replace a panel or add a 240 volt circuit in Apex?

Yes. North Carolina's small-project permit exemption excludes new or replaced electrical wiring and equipment, so both need a permit and an inspection.

Do you work in Scotts Mill, Hempstead at Beaver Creek and Haddon Hall?

Yes. Craver Electric covers all of Apex, including those neighborhoods. Apex is about 14 miles from downtown Raleigh.

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