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1895 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA, 95132
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Tension Electric

Tension Electric is a full-service electrical contractor, family-owned, servicing residential and commercial customers throughout the Bay Area. We take great pride in our total customer satisfaction.
License No. 1140157-C10

From BuildZoom: Tension Electric , 1895 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA (Employee: Jordan Danilo Torres Chavarria) holds a Electrical license according to the California license board.

Their BuildZoom score of 112 ranks in the top 3% of 336,931 California licensed contractors.

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Tension Electric Contact Information

Phone: (650) 630-3289
Address: 1895 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132

Tension Electric San Jose

Quality

112
97th percentile
Pro tip: We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
Tension Electric has a BuildZoom score of 112, which places them above 97% of 336,931 contractors in California.

Activity

6 projects
2025
Our building permit records indicate that Tension Electric has worked on at least 6.0 projects over the past year.

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Experience

5 projects
Electrical projects
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Tension Electric mostly works on electrical project projects.

Pricing

2 projects
< $5k
Value Not Public: 4.0 projects
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Tension Electric Reviews
5 out of 5 stars, based on 2 reviews

  • By David S.
    September 16, 2025
    Interior electrical for major renovation

    In addition to his excellent quality work, it’s obvious how much Jordan cares about making his customers happy.
    I can be extremely picky, hopefully always in a nice way, and he never once lost his cool or made me feel that he was annoyed by my requests for modifications or changes.
    I can highly recommend him for your electrical work and will definitely use him on any future work I might need.
    Try him, you won’t be disappointed!

  • By Vamshi
    September 16, 2025

    Great service, had installed new electrical panel and ev charger

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Building Permits by Tension Electric

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Upgrade main panel to 200 amp. dedicate circuit bed master bedroom living room and dining room all 20 amp. 2/0 feeder
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
E202512127725
Status:
filed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Electrical
2025-12-05
Relocation of main panel 200 amp upgrade. 40 lights 40 switches 40 receptacles 5 fans 1 dishwasher 2 garbage disposals 1 microwave 1 range 5 smoke detectors
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
E202512057587
Status:
filed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential electrical permit
2025-11-26
Replace main panel 200a to 200a
Valuation:
$2,300
Permit #:
BRELEC-25-0307
Status:
complete
Fee:
$676
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Regular building permit
2025-11-04
Main panel upgrade 100 amp to 200 amp same location
Valuation:
$2,200
Permit #:
BLD25-03802
Status:
issued
Fee:
$347
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Sfd - 200 mpu main panel upgrade 100 to 200 amps
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
2025-00002012
Status:
N/A
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Residential
R/r 100 amp subpanel
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLDG-25-030301
Status:
N/A
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Residential