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Find a Location

Gulf Coast Electric has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • Gulf Coast Electric

      8 Commerce Dr Destin, FL 32541-2359

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Gulf Coast Electric

      PO Box 1785 Destin, FL 32540-1785

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforGulf Coast Electric

    Electrician
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    3/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 6/1/1986

    Years in Business: 44

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Gulf Coast Electric has 2 locations, listed below.

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      • Gulf Coast Electric

        8 Commerce Dr Destin, FL 32541-2359

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Gulf Coast Electric

        PO Box 1785 Destin, FL 32540-1785

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      8 Commerce Dr, Destin, FL 32541-2359
      BBB File Opened:
      6/1/1986
      Years in Business:
      44
      Business Started:
      3/19/1980
      Business Started Locally:
      3/19/1980
      Business Incorporated:
      2/3/1984
      Accredited Since:
      6/1/1986
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      BBB records show a license number of EC13009649 for this business, issued by DBPR (Tallahassee). The expiration date of this license is 8/31/2024.

      These agencies may include:

      DBPR (Tallahassee)

      1940 N Monroe St

      Tallahassee FL 32399

      (850) 487-1395

      https://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr

      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • The Emerald Group of Florida, Inc
      Business Management
      • Mr. Darrell Taylor, CEO
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Darrell Taylor, CEO

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Darrell Taylor, CEO
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (850) 654-4887
        Primary Fax

      Website Addresses

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: Hiring an electrician

      Customer Complaints

      2 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/24/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      We unfortunately had work done in March 2023. We were billed for 7 hours of electrical work plus a service fee and received maybe 3 hours of work. Totalling ($819) when hardly anything was completed. 1 incorrect light fixture replaced and not removed. 1 GFI outlet placed to replace a regular outlet, 12 of 13 requested can-light shells removed and replaced with only screw build caps. Light switch added but not to code and exposed electrical wires remain. Job site not cleaned upon completion. Hole in wall created in visible area and blank plate placed to cover it. We will have to pay to have the hole repaired and the exposed wires properly covered. We also had to remove and replaced the incorrect light fixture that was hung. Estimated total hours of work are 3. $82.00 was for materials which we have no break down for. We supplied the screw in can-light bulb caps. I have emailed the company twice and have not had any response. I attached the invoice. Note that the items listed on this were not completed.
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      Customer Reviews

      2 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Brooks S

      1 star

      01/22/2024

      I called about getting a temp pole installed and they set an appointment. I blocked off half of a day to meet them. They never showed up. They apologized and set up another appointment. They started working on getting a temp pole installed. They didn't seem to know what they were doing throughout the process. I've now been waiting for about three months and nothing has been done. I called and they said that the person I was working with hasn't been working there in a while. No one bothered to call me. We are now back at square one. They completely wasted three months of my time. Stay away from these unorganized and unprofessional people.

      Gulf Coast Electric Response

      02/08/2024

      Mr ********* this is all out of our control. Both our estimator and our company Treasurer stated to you in October that your neighborhood was brand new and didn’t have ANY services available. We stated that we needed to wait until your power company actually brings power wires into your new construction area. There is NOTHING that we can do until that happens. It is completely out of our control as we are not the power company. Our call logs show we also left you two messages in December to follow up without a response from you. We spoke with you in January 2024 and tried to discuss the issue with you, and you cussed at our employee and hung up on them. You refuse to answer our calls to try to help you at this point. As of the date of this review, we drove through your neighborhood and we still see nothing but basically a dirt field. We still don't see evidence of any power services ran to your area, so we still cannot perform any work for you until that happens. You need to contact your local power provider and see when they plan to launch in your area.

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