Straight answers from the Colonial Electric team: what the work costs, what the code now requires, and how to tell a good electrician from a bad one.
Warning signs of an electrical fire hazard, smoke alarm age rules and panel checks for Albany and Schenectady homes, timed for Fire Prevention Week, Oct 4 to 10.
Colonial Electric is part of Excellent Electrician, carries the Technician Seal of Safety and is Green Screened. What those three marks mean for homeowners in Schenectady, Albany and the Capital Region.
New York jumped from the 2017 to the 2023 electrical code on December 31, 2025. Here is what a panel upgrade now has to include, with the code sections, and what to ask before you sign.
Albany requires a master electrician’s license. Colonie issues none at all. A verified, city-by-city guide to who has to be licensed before they touch your wiring.