Bates Electric of St. Louis

Bates Electric of St. Louis is an electrician in St. Louis, MO, serving homeowners, commercial teams, builders, and facility managers across St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, and St. Louis City. Licensed electrical work has been the company's focus since 1992, and it operates under Missouri Electrician License #20190033743. The team handles panel upgrades and replacements, electrical repairs, safety inspections, aluminum wiring remediation, whole-home generator installation, EV charger installation, and commercial electrical service. Bates Electric works strictly in electrical trades, with no plumbing or HVAC, so every technician on a job is an electrical specialist. The company holds a 4.8 rating from 1,370 reviews.

Much of the work reflects the age of St. Louis housing. Tens of thousands of area homes, particularly multi-family buildings from the 1960s and 1970s, were wired with aluminum, and Bates Electric installs aluminum-to-copper butt connectors as a code-compliant alternative to a full rewire. The company also replaces Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels, documented fire hazards common in homes built between the 1950s and late 1980s, and has completed hundreds of such replacements across the metro. In the oldest neighborhoods, including South City and Tower Grove, knob-and-tube wiring is replaced without gutting walls. Pre-1970s panels without a main breaker, common in South County and inner-ring suburbs, are brought up to current code. On jobs requiring it, Bates Electric handles permits, inspections, Ameren Missouri coordination, and meter disconnects and reconnections.

A commercial division serves the metro, with current projects including 300- to 400-unit apartment complexes in South County and West County, retail buildouts, restaurant service upgrades, and office renovations. Emergency calls are dispatched to licensed electricians rather than a call center, and emergency repairs are documented for insurance purposes.

The business sits on Sierra Parkway in Arnold, less than a tenth of a mile from Black Creek and about half a mile from Jeffco Boulevard and Richardson Road. Telegraph Road is roughly seven-tenths of a mile away, and Rockport Heights Elementary School is about four-tenths of a mile from the location.

Bates Electric has built a strong local reputation on consistently high customer ratings and a large base of customer reviews, with recent customers citing panel replacement, wiring repairs, on-time arrivals, and clean work areas.

Services:

• Commercial Communications
• EV Charging Installation
• EV Charging Installations
• Industrial Electrical Work
• Industrial Lighting Design
• Residential Electrical Services
• Whole Home Generators