Alpha Electric
Electricians · Key West, FL · Source details, contact options, quote requests, and local activity
This profile is tied to PO Box 230, Key West, FL 33041, not a Key West office. The company publishes PO Box 230 as its contact address and describes Key West and Lower Keys service. DBPR lists 2824 Patterson Avenue as the license main address. Neither source establishes a customer walk-in office, so RealReviews models Alpha as a Key West service-area electrician with a public mailing address.
About
RealReviews profileAlpha Electric is the existing RealReviews canonical for 305-428-2366 and alphaelectrickw.com, serving Key West and the Lower Keys. The company's contact page publishes PO Box 230, Key West, Florida 33041, while Florida DBPR identifies Bogdan Mihail Botis doing business as Alpha Electric LLC under registered electrical contractor credential ER13015511 and lists 2824 Patterson Avenue as the main license address. Those are mailing and regulator records, not proof of a public storefront. RealReviews therefore models Alpha as a service-area electrician and does not invent a walk-in office or map pin. The website publishes electrical repair and new-construction work. Its project gallery provides first-party evidence of completed examples labeled boat-lift electric, pool-equipment electric, service and panel work, underground service, recessed lighting, smart switches and dimmers, and related installations. The gallery is evidence of displayed prior work, not a promise that every similar project is currently accepted. The July 26, 2026 audit found ER13015511 current and active with an August 31, 2028 expiration, and the Monroe County active-contractor register also listed Alpha and qualifier Bogdan Botis. The stored Google Places snapshot was 4.6 from seven reviews on May 1, 2026. No individual review bodies were imported, so RealReviews notes no sentiment theme.
Alpha Electric: what to know
RealReviews editorial research · checked 2026-07-26Alpha Electric is a credible Key West comparison when the customer needs repair, new-construction electrical work, or a project resembling the company's displayed panel, underground-service, lighting, pool-equipment, boat-lift, or control examples. The strongest evidence is identity and scope evidence, not review volume: the company publishes a Key West mailing address and Lower Keys coverage; DBPR and Monroe County records connect Bogdan Mihail Botis and ER13015511 to Alpha Electric LLC; and the gallery supplies concrete first-party project examples. Advance Alpha only after the registered credential and applicable local authority are current, the exact job is accepted, and the proposal identifies load basis, equipment, permit, inspection, utility, outage, restoration, commissioning, and warranty responsibilities.
Alpha is a service-area electrician, not a storefront claim
Alpha Electric publishes 305-428-2366, service in Key West and the Lower Keys, and PO Box 230 in Key West as its contact address. Florida DBPR lists 2824 Patterson Avenue as the main license address. Neither record says customers should arrive without an appointment, and a post-office box cannot be a walk-in shop. The existing RealReviews row has no public street address, which is safer than inventing one.
The enriched profile should display the PO Box only as mailing information and label the company as a Key West service-area provider. The Patterson address belongs in the credential evidence, not in a directions button. A quote request needs the actual service property, island or municipality, access details, parking, building rules, and permit jurisdiction. Coordinates should remain empty unless a real service or public location is separately verified and geocoded.
ER13015511 requires both state and local verification
DBPR identified Bogdan Mihail Botis doing business as Alpha Electric LLC under ER13015511, a Registered Electrical Contractor credential. At the July 26, 2026 audit it was current and active with an August 31, 2028 expiration. The Monroe County active-contractor register also listed Alpha, Botis, and the same credential. That is strong identity evidence.
A registered credential differs from a statewide certified credential because contracting authority depends on the jurisdictions where the contractor is registered. Recheck DBPR and the authority having jurisdiction for the service address. Confirm that the proposal names Alpha Electric LLC, identifies ER13015511, and states who obtains the permit. License and county-list status do not prove an open permit, insurance, crew assignment, inspection result, price, or workmanship.
The project gallery answers scope, not future performance
Alpha's official gallery labels examples including boat-lift electric, pool-equipment electric, a pool controller, 200A and 400A panel work, underground service, recessed lighting, and smart switches or dimmers. That is much more specific than a directory's generic electrician category. It shows that the company chose to present work in those areas.
The gallery does not provide customer verification, project dates, addresses, complete scopes, permit numbers, inspection outcomes, prices, or current acceptance. Use it to ask better questions: which displayed project most closely matches the request, what part Alpha performed, what equipment was installed, which permit and inspection applied, and what has changed in the company's current offering. Never describe a photograph as an independent endorsement or a guarantee.
If the patio circuit fails after rain, buy the diagnosis first
Picture the call: the patio lights work all week, rain arrives, and one protective device opens. That history belongs in the request. So do the affected circuit, the first date it happened, recent storms or contractor work, the panel label, and photos taken without removing an energized cover. Heat, smoke, arcing, or a burning odor changes the call from quote shopping to an immediate safety response.
For an intermittent fault, a useful first authorization is the diagnostic charge and included time—not a guessed repair price. Set the hourly rate and an approval ceiling for any extended search. Alpha's visit record should identify what was tested, the condition found, measurements that matter, the repair or part used, the final operating test, and anything still unsafe. Wall, ceiling, cabinet, landscape, or equipment restoration is outside that authorization unless the written scope brings it in.
A 400A gallery photo is not a load calculation
Alpha displays 200A and 400A work. Which one belongs at a particular property depends on the existing service and the loads that will actually remain or be added. Put the current main and subpanels, equipment condition, open spaces, nuisance trips, and known insurance concerns beside the planned HVAC, water heater, vehicle charger, pool, elevator, kitchen, or rental loads. Label photos help without asking the owner to open a panel.
The quote should carry the calculation behind its recommendation. A service change also needs the proposed panel and breaker models, meter and utility work, grounding and bonding, surge protection, feeders, labels, temporary power, expected outage, permit, inspections, finish repair, disposal, commissioning, and warranty. With those items visible, keeping 200A and moving to 400A become competing designs instead of competing photo captions.
Underground price follows the route
A useful sketch marks the origin, destination, approximate length, required load, known utilities, easements, surface changes, drainage, access, and deadline. Alpha's gallery proves only that the company has displayed underground-service work. It says nothing about the safe route across the next property. Utility locating comes before digging; a route that may cross an easement or uncertain boundary also needs the appropriate survey answer first.
Split the work order at the inspection-before-cover point. Before cover come locating, trench control, dewatering, conduit, required depth and warning, pull boxes, conductors, terminations, grounding, and the inspection. After cover come backfill, compaction, landscape, pavement or paver restoration, route documentation, testing, and cleanup. Name whether Alpha, the owner, a general contractor, or an excavator owns each side and the cost of a concealed conflict.
- Rain-related trip
- Authorize diagnosis, state the included time and approval ceiling, and require the tested condition and final operating result in the handoff.
- 200A or 400A
- Require the existing-load record and proposed-load calculation. Panel size is the result of that work, not the starting assumption.
- Underground route
- Set the route only after locating and any boundary or easement question. Assign both sides of the inspection-before-cover handoff.
- Alpha evidence boundary
- ER13015511 and gallery labels support identity and scope questions. They do not prove the next permit, inspection, price, or outcome.
Pool and boat-lift electrical scopes stop at named interfaces
Alpha's gallery includes pool-equipment, pool-controller, and boat-lift electrical examples. Waterfront and wet-location work can involve power, controls, disconnects, grounding, bonding, corrosion-resistant equipment, lighting, communications, motor loads, and shutdown coordination. The customer should provide equipment models, loads, controller, existing service, distance, waterfront access, current symptoms, and the pool or lift contractor's scope.
Write the boundary one trade at a time: Alpha for accepted design and electrical installation; the pool or lift contractor for its machine; a plumber for water work; a structural party for pilings or supports; and the named party for trenching. The agreement still has to place bonding where applicable, control wiring, startup, permits, inspections, and manufacturer commissioning. It should also identify environment-suitable materials, maintenance, and warranty. A gallery photograph cannot assign an unnamed specialty.
Smart controls are not done until every load passes a scene test
Alpha's gallery shows recessed lighting, dimmers, and smart switches. Turn the request into an acceptance test: each fixture reaches the intended brightness and color temperature; wet or damp locations use suitable products; every dimmer works with its lamp or driver; and each requested scene works from the wall control and, if included, the app or hub. Fixture count, ceiling construction, existing wiring and neutrals, control locations, trim, account ownership, and patching expectations determine how that test is reached.
Attach a product schedule with models and quantities to the quote. It should cover compatibility, circuit and protective-device work, boxes, trim, controls, labeling, commissioning, account handoff, owner training, finish restoration, and warranty. Connectivity, firmware, and third-party integrations need a named support owner after Alpha proves the electrical installation. Owner-supplied products also need written return, failure, and extra-labor rules before installation.
New construction needs a bid that survives coordination
Alpha advertises new-construction electrical work. Send issued plans, specifications, load information, fixture and equipment schedules, alternates, owner-supplied items, project address, permit jurisdiction, bid date, construction schedule, phasing, site logistics, temporary-power needs, and required closeout. If documents are incomplete, list assumptions and allowances instead of asking for an undefined total.
Compare bids line by line: service, distribution, feeders, branch circuits, devices, lighting, controls, low-voltage boundaries, life-safety interfaces, generator or solar exclusions, excavation, equipment connections, utility fees, permits, inspections, testing, labeling, coordination drawings, changes, payment milestones, retainage, lien releases, as-builts, manuals, training, punch list, and warranty. The cheapest number is not comparable when several systems remain unassigned.
What Alpha's 4.6 from seven ratings can—and cannot—tell you
RealReviews captured a 4.6 Google Places aggregate based on seven ratings on May 1, 2026. That number confirms a small public rating footprint attached to the matching Alpha identity. It does not reveal whether those customers hired Alpha for troubleshooting, a panel, a boat lift, or new construction, because the underlying review texts were not imported. The BuildZoom listing is an additional identity cross-check, while Alpha's gallery is first-party project evidence; neither fills that missing customer-experience record.
RealReviews therefore states no recurring praise or complaint. Read current source-platform reviews by job type and record the project, date, estimate, schedule, permit, inspection, quoted and final cost, communication, change orders, completion test, and warranty response. A first-party RealReviews submission should include those details. That evidence is more useful than repeating a small average as if it predicted a panel, boat-lift, or troubleshooting outcome.
The Alpha shortlist decision
Keep Alpha on the shortlist if ER13015511 and the locally applicable registration check out for the job address, Alpha accepts this exact scope, and its proposal explains the electrical choice rather than merely naming equipment. For repair work, that means a diagnostic authorization and a testable handoff. For project work, it means the load or design basis, permit and inspection owner, outage, interfaces with other trades, restoration, commissioning, and warranty.
Pause the decision when the jurisdiction is unresolved, the quote uses the gallery as proof of a future outcome, or trenching, utility work, controls, finish repair, and closeout have no owner. Because Alpha is modeled as a service-area business, the work order also needs the service property, arrival and parking plan, access contact, and person allowed to approve more work. Keep the credential check, proposal, permits, inspection record, test results, changes, invoice, and warranty together.
Your file for Alpha Electric
- Treat PO Box 230 as mailing information and do not assume a customer office at the DBPR address.
- Recheck ER13015511 and the applicable local registration for the service property.
- Identify the actual permit jurisdiction and permit applicant.
- Provide plans, load or symptom details, equipment, access, photographs, schedule, and outage constraints.
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Sources and update dates- Editorial research checked 2026-07-26
- 9 approved source records
- Google Places snapshot checked May 2026
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