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Power to the People holds NCBELC #33298 and maintains a lifetime workmanship warranty — a meaningful credential for facility and property managers evaluating electrical contractors in the Asheville, NC market. Led by Andrew Holbein, the firm fields three crews out of West Asheville, providing consistent response times across Buncombe County and 12 surrounding municipalities. For property managers overseeing older Asheville building stock — particularly multifamily, mixed-use, and retail assets built across multiple eras — the team's documented experience with legacy wiring systems, including knob-and-tube, BX, and outdated Romex, is operationally relevant. Panel upgrades are a core service, with capacity work ranging from 100-to-200-amp replacements up to 400-amp service upgrades coordinated directly with Duke Energy. This positions the contractor well for multifamily operators planning EV charging infrastructure, a growing compliance and amenity concern across the region. Level 2 EVSE installations are offered with permit pulling and full Duke Energy coordination. Standby generator installations — covering automatic transfer switches, propane, and natural gas configurations — are available with annual service plans, giving facility managers a maintenance continuity option. The firm pulls all required permits, manages Buncombe County and City of Asheville Development Services inspections, and handles the inspection relationship in-house. Lighting system work, dedicated circuit installation, and panel-level code compliance round out the commercial-adjacent scope. While the company's primary market is residential, its licensed status, permit management capability, permits-and-inspection track record, and multi-crew capacity make it a viable option for smaller commercial, retail, and multifamily owners in greater Asheville who need a responsive, code-compliant local contractor without franchise overhead.
