Sterling is farm and orchard country between Leominster and the Wachusett Reservoir, home to the Sterling Fair and a mix of antique farmhouses, barns and newer homes on large lots. Electrical work here often means long runs to outbuildings, well pumps, and older farmhouse wiring that has been added to over many decades.
Sterling is one of the Massachusetts towns with its own municipal electric utility, the Sterling Municipal Light Department, which is known for pairing solar with battery storage at its substation. For service upgrades and meter work, the light department is the utility we coordinate with.
Where we work in Sterling
- Sterling center
- Farm and orchard roads
- Near the Wachusett Reservoir
- Routes 12 and 62
Common jobs in Sterling
- Power to barns, sheds and workshops
- Updating antique farmhouse wiring
- Generators for well pumps and heat
- Panel replacements and service upgrades
Electrical permits are filed with the Town of Sterling's inspector of wires. We file the permit and schedule the inspection for any job that needs one.
Sterling questions
Asked in Sterling.
Short answers to what people in Sterling ask most. More in the full Q&A.
Sparks, a burning smell, a hot panel or half the house dark? Turn off the breaker or the main if it’s safe to do so, then get an electrician out. For fire or smoke, get out and call 911. For a downed line, stay clear and call your utility.
Who provides electricity in Sterling, MA?
The Sterling Municipal Light Department, a town-owned utility. For service upgrades, meter changes or new services, we coordinate with the light department as well as the town's electrical inspector.
How do you get power out to a barn or workshop?
Usually with a properly sized feeder run underground or overhead to a subpanel in the outbuilding, with its own grounding and disconnect. The right wire size depends on the distance and what you plan to run out there, so we plan it from your actual loads.
Our farmhouse has wiring from several eras. Where do we start?
With an evaluation. We identify what is original, what has been added, and what is overloaded or unsafe, then lay out the work in priority order so you can budget it in stages if needed.
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