For Electrical Business Owners

How to Grow a Electrical Business in 2026 — Self-Generated Leads from Permit Data

Three things separate growing electrical contractors from stalled ones: (1) consistent inbound from self-generated channels, (2) data-driven sales intelligence on where construction is starting in their service area, and (3) systems that scale without paying $89/lead aggregators. PermitGrab is the data layer for all three.

1,061
US cities live
310,281
permits, last 90 days
154,583
contractor profiles
20,856
enriched with phone

Filed this week — live sample

● Pulled from official city records, updated daily

Real permits filed in the last 7 days. Contractor names and phone numbers unmask on the trial.

Date City Trade Contractor Phone Value
2026-06-30 Long Beach, NJ General Construction H••• U••••••• INC (888) •••-••87
2026-06-30 Long Beach, NJ HVAC C••••••• T••••••• INC (562) •••-••65
2026-06-30 Long Beach, NJ General Construction A•••••• G•••• LLC (800) •••-••90
2026-06-30 Long Beach, NJ General Construction M••••• W•••• (310) •••-••60
2026-06-30 Long Beach, NJ HVAC M••••••• B••••••• C••••••• INC (949) •••-••83
2026-06-30 Long Beach, NJ HVAC V•••• C••••••• LLC (310) •••-••79
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What you get

Every count above is live from the PermitGrab database. Here's what's in the product.

Self-generated leads from public building permits — no shared form-fills
Daily email of new electrical permits in your zip codes
Owner names + addresses + phones where the city publishes them
Export to ServiceTitan, JobNimbus, Jobber, Housecall Pro via CSV
$149/mo flat — fraction of Angi/HomeAdvisor per-lead cost at scale
Cancel anytime — no annual contracts, no shared-lead bidding
Simple pricing
$149/mo
Cancel anytime. No annual contract.
  • All 770+ US cities included
  • Daily permit collection + owner enrichment
  • CSV export to any CRM
  • Email digest with today's hot leads
  • First 10 reveals every month are free
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Frequently asked questions

Real questions contractors have asked us. If yours isn't here, email [email protected].

How is permit data different from Angi/HomeAdvisor for growing my electrical business?

Angi sells shared homeowner form-fills to 4-5 contractors at once at $35-89 per lead — your phone competes with 3 others, the homeowner ghosts most of you, and your CAC is brutal. Permit data is different: it's public record, non-exclusive in a different way (no contractor races you to it because most don't know it exists), and the homeowner has already committed to the project by pulling a permit. Conversion math is typically 3-5x better.

Do I still need door-knocking or referral marketing if I use PermitGrab?

Yes — PermitGrab augments, doesn't replace. Most growing contractors run 3-5 lead channels in parallel: organic referrals, door-knocking, paid Google Ads, old-customer reactivation, and permit data prospecting. PermitGrab plugs into the last one — it's the systematized version of what storm-chaser roofers have always done manually.

Are these leads shared with other contractors?

No. Building permits are public records — every PermitGrab subscriber in a given city sees the same underlying list, but unlike Angi and HomeAdvisor, we don't sell the same lead 5 times to compete with you. You decide who to call.

How fresh are the leads?

We collect permits daily from the city and county portals. Most cities show permits within 24-48 hours of issuance. The 'Today's Hot Leads' block on each city page shows permits issued in the last 7 days.

Do they include phone numbers?

Yes — owner phones where available (from enrichment), plus the contractor's business phone where the permit data publishes it. Coverage varies by city — Phoenix, Miami-Dade, San Antonio currently top 3 by phone count.

How much does it cost?

PermitGrab is $149/month flat. No annual contract. Cancel anytime. No per-lead fee, no shared-lead surcharge, no surprises.

Can I try before paying?

Yes. Start a 14-day free trial with full Pro access — every contractor and owner phone, unlimited reveals, CSV export, and city alerts. A card is required to start, but cancel in one click anytime before day 14 and you won't be charged. After that it's $149/month, cancel anytime.

Can I import the leads into my CRM?

Yes — CSV export is included on Pro. Works with ServiceTitan, Jobber, Housecall Pro, JobNimbus, HubSpot, and any CRM that accepts CSV.

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