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Which electricians does AI name in Washington, DC?

Kolb Electric was the electrician AI named most often in Washington, DC: in 11 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 36 different electricians. The 6 named most often held 46% of all mentions.

Perplexity named AJ Long Electric most often (4 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Kolb Electric most often (10 of 10 answers).

Answers collected November 4, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The electricians AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Kolb ElectricNamed by Perplexity and Gemini11 of 20
AJ Long ElectricNamed by Perplexity4 of 20
Jaffe ElectricNamed by Gemini4 of 20
Clinton Electric CompanyNamed by Gemini3 of 20
MelFoster ElectricNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Wilcox ElectricNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Granberry and Sons ElectricNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Vital ElectricNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
W A Electrical ServiceNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
B&B ElectricNamed by Gemini1 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

8 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. AJ Long Electric (4)
  2. MelFoster Electric (3)
  3. Granberry and Sons Electric (2)
  4. Vital Electric (2)
  5. W A Electrical Service (2)
  6. Bravo Works (1)
  7. DM Precision Electric (1)
  8. Emergency Electrician Expert (1)
  9. Hawkins Electric (1)
  10. J A Electric LLC (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Kolb Electric (10)
  2. Jaffe Electric (4)
  3. Clinton Electric Company (3)
  4. Wilcox Electric (3)
  5. B&B Electric (1)
  6. B&D Electrical (1)
  7. CroppMetcalfe (1)
  8. Dash Electric (1)
  9. Haddix Electric (1)
  10. John Goudie Electric (1)

What AI named for each question

The businesses each AI tool named in its answer to each question, in the order the answer named them.

  1. I need an emergency electrician in Washington, DC right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Hawkins Electric
    2. AJ Long Electric

    Gemini

    1. Kolb Electric
    2. CroppMetcalfe
    3. Jaffe Electric

  2. How much does electrical panel upgrade cost in Washington, DC, and which electricians charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. AJ Long Electric
    2. MelFoster Electric
    3. R&A Services

    Gemini

    1. M&M Electric
    2. Kolb Electric
    3. McCarthy Electric
    4. Haddix Electric

  3. Who is the most trusted electrician in Washington, DC?

    Perplexity

    1. MelFoster Electric

    Gemini

    1. Kolb Electric
    2. John Goudie Electric
    3. Wilcox Electric
    4. Clinton Electric Company

  4. Which electrical company in Washington, DC is best for outlet and switch repair?

    Perplexity

    1. Granberry and Sons Electric
    2. W A Electrical Service

    Gemini

    1. Kolb Electric
    2. Jaffe Electric
    3. Mylestone Electric
    4. Dash Electric

  5. Half my house lost power in Washington, DC. Which electrician can come today?

    Perplexity

    1. Schmidt's Electrical
    2. Kellogg Electric
    3. Emergency Electrician Expert
    4. Mr. Electric of Northwest DC
    5. AJ Long Electric
    6. Shepherd Electric

    Gemini

    1. Pepco
    2. Kolb Electric
    3. Jaffe Electric
    4. Willett Electric

  6. Who is the most affordable electrician near Washington, DC?

    Perplexity

    No business named

    Gemini

    1. Kolb Electric
    2. Wade Electric
    3. Michael Bonsby HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical

  7. Which electricians in Washington, DC have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Granberry and Sons Electric
    2. MelFoster Electric
    3. Vital Electric
    4. Precise Building Services
    5. J A Electric LLC
    6. W A Electrical Service

    Gemini

    1. Kolb Electric
    2. Jaffe Electric
    3. Wilkinson Electric
    4. Clinton Electric Company
    5. Turn It On Electric

  8. I need ceiling fan installation in Washington, DC. Which local electrician do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. Bravo Works
    2. Vital Electric
    3. DM Precision Electric

    Gemini

    1. Kolb Electric
    2. B&D Electrical
    3. Wilcox Electric
    4. Clinton Electric Company

  9. Is there a 24 hour electrician in Washington, DC that answers the phone at night?

    Perplexity

    1. AJ Long Electric
    2. Kolb Electric

    Gemini

    1. Kolb Electric
    2. O'Connell Electric
    3. Wilcox Electric

  10. What is a reasonable price for light fixture installation in Washington, DC, and who should I get quotes from?

    Perplexity

    No business named

    Gemini

    1. Kolb Electric
    2. B&B Electric

Sources AI cited

10 of the 20 answers cited sources. The sites cited most, by the number of answers citing them:

  1. consumeraffairs.com (8)
  2. thumbtack.com (6)
  3. ajlongelectric.com (5)
  4. angi.com (5)
  5. prosgrade.com (4)
  6. homeguide.com (3)
  7. checkbook.org (2)
  8. kelloggelectric.com (2)
  9. kolbelectric.com (2)
  10. yellowpages.com (2)

Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what it learned in training, without a web search, so it cites no sources.

What the most-named electricians have in common

1 of the 6 were named by both Perplexity and Gemini. The rest were named by one tool only, which is common: the tools search and remember differently.

2 of the 6 had their own website among the sources the answers cited, and AI gave a website for 3 of them.

By the kind of question: 4 of them came up for urgent requests, 3 for questions about price, 5 for questions about trust and reviews, and 4 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

We asked 10 questions a customer might ask about electricians in Washington, DC, once on each AI tool, through each tool's official API. For example:

  • I need an emergency electrician in Washington, DC right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted electrician in Washington, DC?
  • Which electrical company in Washington, DC is best for outlet and switch repair?

Perplexity searches the web and shows its sources. Gemini (model knowledge) answers without a web search, from what the model learned in training, so its picks can be out of date. A language model read each answer and listed the businesses it named, and a business counts once per answer. These results describe what AI said on these dates. They are not a rating of any business's work.

Data as of November 4, 2026.

Corrections

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Which electricians does AI name most in Washington, DC?

Kolb Electric was the electrician AI named most often in Washington, DC: in 11 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between November 4, 2026 and November 4, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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