Laura L.
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MIKE V was personable and exceeded all expectations. He answered all the questions we had. We will definitely be utilizing their services again
Date: November 2026
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“MIKE V was personable and exceeded all expectations. He answered all the questions we had. We will definitely be utilizing their services again”
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The Thomas Edison difference
Thomas Edison Electric's Carbon County electricians work for a multigenerational, family-owned company, licensed in Pennsylvania under PA075449. They are direct employees who live and work around the county, and each one heads out from home in a fully stocked TEE van. More than 37,000 jobs have taken us through the door since 2021.
We work in Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Palmerton, Lansford, Nesquehoning, Summit Hill, Weatherly, Bowmanstown and up around Lake Harmony and Albrightsville. Many of the houses date to the early seventies, and the electrical needs are real. Panels are out of room, aluminum wiring was never addressed, and outlets have no ground. We fix those and we put in the new things too, from EV chargers to standby generators.
Three electric providers serve Carbon County. We file service upgrade paperwork with the right one so your project doesn't wait.
Homes of the county's 1972 median vintage often have aluminum branch circuits and two-prong outlets. We correct them properly.
Our Carbon County electricians dispatch from home in fully stocked TEE vans, and we cover the five counties around Carbon with the same crews.
You approve the price on paper before anything starts. No surprise pricing when the job wraps up.
We promise a window. If we don't make it, we waive the dispatch fee. That's on us.
Financing is available too. Ask about flexible payment options for panel replacements or a generator.

We're dedicated to building lasting relationships with every client through exceptional service and guaranteed results.
Our team delivers safe, affordable, long-lasting electrical services.
Your time is precious. If we're late, we'll waive your dispatch fee.
Transparent pricing means written quotes with no surprises.
Most of Carbon County gets its power from PPL Electric Utilities, but two boroughs don't. Lehighton and Weatherly each run their own municipal electric systems. If you live in either one, you arrange your service upgrade, meter change or disconnect with the borough rather than PPL. The requirements are not the same. We ask for your address and file with the right one.
Where the line ends and our work begins is the same in every town. The utility owns the poles, the service drop and the meter. We own everything from the meter into the house. That's the main breaker, the panel, the branch circuits and every outlet, switch and fixture on them. A neighborhood outage is theirs to restore. A dead circuit, a breaker that won't hold or a panel that hums is ours, at any hour.
Carbon County borders Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties, and we serve all five with the same local electricians. We group scheduled projects whenever you'd like. A panel upgrade, a dedicated circuit for the garage and a safety inspection make more sense in one visit. Three separate visits waste your time.

A 1972 median build year puts Carbon County right in the aluminum wiring years. The metal moves more with heat than copper, so terminations loosen over the decades. A warm outlet cover, a crackling switch or lights that dim when the fridge kicks on are common warning signs. That's the first thing we check.
The panel is usually next. 100 amp service was standard in 1972 and it's tight for a modern house. Adding a mini split, an EV charger or a hot tub means a service upgrade to 200 amps. We coordinate that with PPL or with Lehighton or Weatherly's borough electric.
Beyond that, the usual list for this era:
Grounding two-prong outlets or protecting them with GFCI devices.
Dedicated circuits for a dryer, a range or a workshop.
Home EV charger installation, sized to the panel you actually have.
A standby generator with a transfer switch, for anyone who would rather not wait out an outage in the dark.
Electrical permits in Carbon County are a municipal matter under Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code. Most townships and boroughs contract with a third-party inspection agency rather than keep their own building department. That means the application, the fee and the inspector vary from Jim Thorpe to Palmerton to Nesquehoning. We know that going in. We file the permit under our license and schedule the inspections around your calendar. After that, we stand next to the inspector for the review.
Then the utility. For most of the county that's PPL Electric Utilities. A service upgrade or meter relocation goes through their process. In Lehighton and Weatherly, the borough's own electric department handles it. It has its own forms and its own crews for the disconnect. We coordinate whichever applies. Their equipment stops at the meter. Ours starts there, and we take responsibility for all of it.
Our Pennsylvania and New Jersey experts are ready to fix your electrical problems.



Laura L.
MIKE V was personable and exceeded all expectations. He answered all the questions we had. We will definitely be utilizing their services again
Date: November 2026
Dan M.
Awesome job by a great company! Generator installation was done cleanly and efficiently, and everyone was friendly and helpful
Date: November 2026
Grace S.
Arthur and AJ came out to do our Christmas lights for our house and were absolutely amazing! Both so personable and did the best job ever. Our house will look the best in the neighborhood for sure! Could not reccomend them more.
Date: November 2026
William M.
Perfect. Not a word I use very often. And my place has a variety of electrical issues, so I’m very happy . And on a Sunday!
Date: November 2026
Greg B.
Lou was a very competent, electrician, and great to have working on our project . She handled all the issues with a professional approach and we appreciated her friendliness as she worked.
Date: November 2026
Michael O.
Arthur and AJ were absolutely outstanding. Arguably the best experience I’ve ever had from a tradesman. Unbelievably skilled, careful, and personable. Would recommend these guys 100x over. Phenomenal work!
Date: November 2026
Terri A.
Don was very professional, answered any questions we had. Had a big job to do and stayed late to get it all done. Was very pleased with the service.
Date: November 2026
Myartfulgarden
Tyler was great, explaining each step along the way as he upgraded our old electrical system. Thank you!
Date: November 2026
Carbon County Electrical FAQs
Not necessarily. Lehighton runs its own borough electric system, and so does Weatherly. PPL Electric Utilities serves most of the rest of Carbon County. Your bill will say. The distinction matters for service upgrades and meter work, since the borough has its own procedure. We handle that coordination for you.
Loose aluminum wiring connections come up constantly. The county's median home dates to 1972, and aluminum branch circuits were standard then. We fix it with rated connectors at every outlet, switch and splice. Where the damage has gone too far, we rewire instead. An electrical safety inspection tells you which you need.
Sometimes, and we'll tell you honestly after we look. A Level 2 charger needs its own circuit and real capacity behind it. If the panel is already full or the load calculation is tight, a 200 amp upgrade is the right move. We coordinate that with PPL or your borough. The quote for both comes in writing.
Yes, every night of the year, holidays included. Our electricians dispatch from their own homes, so a call from Jim Thorpe or Palmerton goes to a licensed TEE employee with a stocked van. We serve the five counties that border Carbon as well: Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Luzerne and Schuylkill. If we arrive late, we waive the dispatch fee.

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