Answering service for electrical contractors

24/7 Answering Service for Electrical Contractors

Electrical calls arrive with urgency attached: half the house is dark, a panel is buzzing, a storm took the service line down. EZO answers live, records exactly what the caller is describing, and applies the escalation rules your licensed electricians set.

Agents follow your script word for word on safety language — we document and route, your electricians diagnose.

Power-loss and partial-outage calls

Most after-hours electrical calls start with lost power. We capture what is out, when it started, and whether the neighborhood is affected, so your electrician knows before the drive whether it is a service call or a utility issue.

  • Whole-property versus partial circuit outages
  • Whether neighboring properties are also dark
  • Breakers that trip immediately after reset
  • Recent storm, flood or vehicle-impact events

Safety-related calls and emergency intake

Burning smells, sparking outlets, hot panels and downed lines follow the highest-priority path you define, including any 911 instruction you want read to the caller first.

  • Sparking outlets, switches or panels
  • Burning odor or visible smoke
  • Downed service lines and damaged meter bases
  • Water contact with electrical equipment

On-call electrician escalation

Licensed staff is scarce after hours, so escalation has to be precise. We follow your rotation, your attempt intervals and your fallback contact — and we log every attempt with timestamps.

  • Rotation by night, week or region
  • Call and text notification sequence
  • Escalation to a second electrician or owner
  • Timestamped attempt log on every ticket

Scheduling and service requests

Non-urgent work — panel upgrades, EV charger installs, lighting, ceiling fans, code corrections and inspections — is captured with your booking questions and passed to your scheduler.

  • Panel and service upgrades
  • EV charger and generator installations
  • Lighting, fixture and outlet work
  • Inspection and code-correction requests

Overflow during storms and busy days

When a storm rolls through, your office line stops being enough. Overflow answering absorbs the surge; AI receptionist backup coverage adds continuity when calls stack up at the same moment.

  • Simultaneous storm-driven calls
  • Rollover when office lines are busy
  • Continuity during crew meetings and travel days

Commercial and property accounts

Facility contacts need a different conversation than homeowners. We can capture purchase-order details, site contacts and authorization steps before dispatching.

  • Authorized caller verification
  • PO or work-order reference capture
  • Site access and escort requirements

What we collect on an electrical call

Intake fields are built with you before go-live, so every message arrives with the details your team needs to act on it.

  • Caller name, callback number and service address
  • What lost power and when it started
  • Whether nearby properties are also without power
  • Any smoke, burning smell, sparks or heat at a panel or outlet
  • Breaker behavior after reset attempts
  • Recent weather, flooding or impact events
  • Residential, commercial or property-management caller
  • Site access, escort and after-hours entry requirements
  • Existing customer status or prior work at the address
  • Purchase-order or authorization reference for commercial work

Frequently asked questions

Do your agents give electrical safety advice?
Never on their own. Agents read only the safety statement you write — for example, telling a caller who reports smoke or burning odor to leave the property and call 911 — and then follow your escalation rules.
Can you check whether the outage is the utility's problem?
We can ask the questions you specify, such as whether neighbors also lost power or whether only certain circuits are out, and record the answers. The determination stays with your electrician.
Can EZO handle generator and service-upgrade inquiries?
Yes. Sales-type inquiries can follow a separate lead script with the qualifying details you want, then route to your estimator instead of the on-call technician.
Can we route commercial and residential calls to different people?
Yes. Routing can branch on property type, service type, account name or time of day.
Can you cover storm outages?
Yes. Storm nights are the most common reason electrical contractors add coverage. We take the overflow, log every caller and escalate the ones that meet your criteria.

Cover your emergency electrical line

Give us your escalation criteria and on-call rotation. Live answering plans start at $100/month.