Defining Energy Nw
EV charger installer based in Granite Falls.
- License active
- Bond on file
15 jobs on Seattle permits, 2022 to 2025: 10 EV charger installations, 5 panel upgrades. 54th most EV charger permits of 148 contractors in Seattle.
What the public records show
From the state's license records and the city's permits, one question at a time.
| Question | Records show | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed? | License DEFINEN827QW, active in the state's records on Oct 3, 2026Electrical contractor | Checks out |
| Insurance and bond? | Bond $4,000 on file with the state, with no end date (it stays in force until the bond company cancels it)The state keeps no liability insurance records for electrical contractors, so ask for a certificate. | Bond on file |
| Jobs on record | 15 jobs on Seattle permits, 2022 to 2025: 10 EV charger installations, 5 panel upgradesThey are based in Granite Falls. Work outside Seattle is not in these records.54th most EV charger permits of 148 licensed contractors in Seattle. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Seattle permit records cover October 2021 to September 2026. |
Records: the state Department of Labor and Industries and City of Seattle permits.
Cost and timing
All EV charger jobs in Seattle: $1,500 to $5,500
Half of 3,686 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.
How to read this range
Contractors write a job value on the permit form, and the city uses it to set the permit fee. It is not the contract price, and it is often lower than what you pay. A quarter of the permits list less than this range, and a quarter list more. Use it to see if a quote is in the normal range.
Permit value (not a price)
Their typical permit lists $1,500 (half list more, half less)
That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. What EV charger jobs cost in Seattle.
Get 2 or 3 written quotes.
Permit timeline
Across Seattle, a EV charger permit stays open about 19 days, from permit to final inspection
This is not how long the crew works at your home: most of it is waiting for the inspection. Ask them how many days the work takes. How long EV charger jobs take.
Track record
Jobs per quarter
Where they work most
- 981032 jobs
- 981772 jobs
- 981171 job
- 981161 job
- 981061 job
Jobs by kind of work
Latest jobs
Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.
| Date | Work | ZIP | On the permit form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2025 | EV chargerInstall EV charger | 98117 | $2,500 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | EV chargerEV charger install | 98116 | $1,200 |
| May 19, 2025 | EV chargerEV charger install | 98106 | not stated |
| Oct 30, 2024 | EV charger | 98118 | not stated |
| Sep 16, 2024 | EV chargerInstall EV charger | 98136 | not stated |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Panel upgradeProviding infrastructure for DADU, and panel change in existing house (8/7/24 JTA See additional… | 98103 | $7,500 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | EV chargerInstall EV Charger | 98109 | not stated |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Panel upgradeReplace 200amp panel with new 200amp panel | 98103 | $2,500 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | EV chargerHardwire to establish a 40A connection with the existing #6 AL wire. Install EV charger | Not listed | not stated |
| Dec 6, 2023 | EV charger | 98125 | not stated |
| Dec 6, 2023 | EV charger | Not listed | not stated |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Panel upgradeNo details on the permit | 98177 | $12,000 |
| May 25, 2023 | Panel upgrade[Lake, 9/12/2023, per building permit this is a single family with a new basement ADU.] service… | 98122 | $15,000 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Panel upgradeReplace existing 200 amp panel with new 200amp panel | 98177 | $1,500 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | EV chargerEV Charger hook up | 98144 | $1,500 |
What to ask before you hire
About Defining Energy Nw
- Ask for a certificate of liability insurance.
- Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
- Search their name on the Better Business Bureau site, and read their reviews.
Worth asking any EV charger installer
- Is my panel big enough, or does it need an upgrade first?
- Where will the wire run, and what does each extra foot cost?
- Who pulls the permit, and who meets the inspector?
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