Tennessee contractor license
Carl Nelson Electric Service
Expired Expired August 31, 2026
Monetary limit: $300,000. Expired, but still in the renewal grace period.
- License number
- 81976
- License type
- CE Electrical Contracting
- Location
- Cosby, TN
- Issued by
- Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors
What this license means
Tennessee requires a contractor license for jobs of $25,000 or more, and the license sets a monetary limit on how big a single job can be. The classifications say what kind of work Carl Nelson Electric Service may contract for. Smaller home improvement jobs may need a county home improvement license instead.
Before you hire Carl Nelson Electric Service
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Confirm the record on the official site
Our copy is from the state's file dated November 12, 2026. The official record is live and also lists complaints and discipline, which our data doesn't include.
Search 81976 on search.cloud.commerce.tn.gov (opens official site)
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Make sure the name on the contract matches
The contract, the permit and the license should all name Carl Nelson Electric Service. A different company name on the paperwork usually means someone else is working under this license.
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Check the license covers your job
This is a ce electrical contracting license. If your job is a different trade, the contractor needs that license too, or a licensed sub for that part.
Is this your license, or is something wrong?
This status comes from Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors' public license data, file dated November 12, 2026, and it may have changed since. The official record is the one that counts. If it's wrong, the state has to fix it. If our page is the problem, or you want this record off our site, email us or see our corrections page.
Hiring in Tennessee
See the Tennessee contractor licensing guide for which work needs a license, small-job limits, and how to file a complaint, or the step-by-step check. Or look up another contractor.