AC repair in Georgetown

Georgetown Utility Systems (300-1 Industrial Ave.; 512-930-3640) handles new service, billing and outage reports for electricity. Its electric page doesn't map the service area, so confirm on your bill that GUS serves your address. Then ask GUS whether it offers anything for a high-efficiency unit and what paperwork it needs from the contractor.

ERCOT set an all-time peak of 91,089 megawatts on July 22, 2026, above the 85,508 MW record of August 10, 2023 (both unofficial until final settlement). Book a tune-up in spring, ahead of the summer peak.

Georgetown mechanical permits

Georgetown requires a permit to install or replace mechanical systems, handled with inspections through MGO Connect. That reaches beyond city limits: a property in the ETJ or county still needs city permits when Georgetown provides its water, wastewater or electricity. A full system change-out should come with a permit number. Texas cities can't charge TDLR-licensed HVAC contractors registration fees (since September 1, 2021), but permit fees apply.

A TDLR license is required to install, repair or maintain air conditioning or heating in Texas, and it is valid statewide, so no separate city license is needed. Each HVAC company must employ a licensed contractor at every permanent location. Check the contractor and technicians on TDLR's License Data Search. The helpers on the job must be registered with TDLR as technicians and work under the contractor's supervision. An owner working on a home they solely own is outside the licensing law, but check the city's permit rules before starting.

• Class A licenses cover any size; Class B covers cooling up to 25 tons and heating up to 1.5 million BTU per hour.
• Class B contractors must carry at least $100,000 per occurrence of liability insurance; Class A, $300,000.
• Licensees must give cities a list of agents authorized to pull permits under their license, and may not misrepresent the need for service.

HomeGuide puts AC repair at $150 to $650 on average nationally, with technicians at $75 to $150 an hour and big out-of-warranty repairs at $650 to $2,500 or more. A standard-efficiency central unit replacement runs $5,000 to $8,300. These are national figures, so test Georgetown quotes against them.

Texas is in the federal Southeast region, so a split-system AC installed since January 1, 2023 must be at least 14.3 SEER2 below 45,000 Btu/h or 13.8 SEER2 at 45,000 Btu/h and up. New systems are limited to refrigerants with a global warming potential of 700 or less from January 1, 2025, though systems whose parts were all made or imported before then have no installation deadline. The Texas HVAC guide explains the rest.

If the job also involves plumbing, see Georgetown plumbers. See the Georgetown hub for utilities, and Round Rock AC repair, where Oncor delivers the power.