Englewood, CO
Englewood Electricians and Electrical Contractors
Licensed and insured electricians for homes and businesses in Englewood, working from our shop in Aurora. Free service estimates and 24/7 emergency calls.
- Arapahoe County
- Served from our Aurora shop
- 24/7 emergency calls
Flowers Electric provides Englewood electricians for homes and businesses inside the City of Englewood, from early 1900s houses in the older blocks to the storefronts and medical offices along its main corridors. We're a licensed and insured electrical contractor working out of our Aurora shop, and we handle the city permit and inspections on every job that needs them.
Englewood incorporated in 1903, and its housing shows it. Census estimates put the city's median home at 1964, with nearly half built before 1960. That shapes the work: upgrading what earlier owners left behind, carefully, without tearing out what's still sound.
Is Your Address Actually in Englewood?
Plenty of "Englewood" addresses aren't in the city at all. The city says addresses in the 80111 and 80112 ZIP codes fall outside its limits; those serve parts of Centennial, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village and unincorporated Arapahoe and Douglas counties, including much of the Tech Center. Even 80110 and 80113, the city's own ZIP codes, are shared with Sheridan and Cherry Hills Village.
The jurisdiction decides who permits the work, so we confirm it from the address before we quote.
Older Homes, Updated Carefully
The northwest part of the city is the oldest, with houses dating to the 1910s, and the 1950s were Englewood's biggest building decade. In homes that age we commonly find:
- Fuse panels or small services that predate central air, modern kitchens and EVs. A panel upgrade is often the first project, and our article on fuse boxes and circuit breakers explains the difference.
- Two-prong outlets with no ground, which limit what you can plug in and call for GFCI protection in the right places.
- Wiring added in layers, with each owner's project spliced into the last. Our troubleshooting service sorts out what's safe and what isn't.
Englewood also has Arapahoe Acres, a mid-century modern neighborhood built between 1949 and 1957 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. If a home is designated as a city historic landmark, exterior work needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission first; interior work doesn't.
Permits and Contractor Registration
The Building and Codes Division of Englewood's Community Development Department issues permits and runs inspections, using the 2023 National Electrical Code with local amendments. Permits and inspection requests both go through the city's online iMS system, and rough electrical, plumbing and mechanical inspections are scheduled together. Inspectors work weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Electrical contractors need a City of Englewood certificate of registration, renewed every year, backed by a city license and Colorado master and contractor licenses. Any electrician you hire should be able to show you all three.
South Broadway, CityCenter and the Medical District
Broadway traces back to 1864, when the first road south from Denver was plowed, and Englewood's business district has grown up along it. Every new tenant in an older storefront brings tenant finish wiring, equipment circuits and lighting changes. CityCenter Englewood replaced the Cinderella City mall, once the largest mall west of the Mississippi, and now sits beside Englewood Station on RTD's C Line. Around Hampden Avenue, Swedish Medical Center and Craig Hospital anchor a cluster of medical offices with their own electrical demands.
Our commercial electrical service handles all of it, and we work as the electrical subcontractor for general contractors. Englewood businesses open at least two years can apply for the city's Business Acceleration Grant, which reimburses up to $10,000 of permanent improvements, generally the kind that need a building permit. Check the program rules, but electrical upgrades to a building you occupy can fit that description.
Setting Up Service in Englewood
Call 720-390-2077 with your Englewood address and what's going on. Estimates are free, and we answer emergency calls 24/7 for sparking, burning smells or lost power. If there's smoke, fire or a downed line, call 911 first.
FAQ
Englewood electrical questions
Inside the City of Englewood, the Building and Codes Division of the Community Development Department issues electrical permits and handles inspections through the city's iMS system. Addresses with an Englewood mailing address in the 80111 or 80112 ZIP codes are outside the city, so their permits come from Centennial, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village or the county.
A working fuse box is not automatically unsafe, but it usually means a small service with few circuits, and it limits what you can add. If fuses blow often, someone has installed oversized fuses, or you are planning a kitchen, air conditioning or an EV, replacing it with a breaker panel is the sensible next step.
The city requires electrical contractors to hold an Englewood certificate of registration, renewed yearly, along with a city license and Colorado master and contractor licenses. Permitted work also has to pass city inspection. Ask any electrician you are considering to confirm their registration before the job starts.
Most streetlights in Englewood are owned and maintained by Xcel Energy, so a streetlight outage is reported through the city's 311 service or to Xcel, not to a private electrician. Lights on your own property, such as a driveway or garage fixture, are the owner's responsibility, and that is work we can do.
Need an electrician in Englewood?
Call now, or request service online. Tell us what has stopped working or what you are planning, and where the property is.