Mary K.
Electrical service
Don and Engeli are excellent workers. They are very professional and knowledgeable of their job. It was pleasure meeting them.
Date: October 2026
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“Don and Engeli are excellent workers. They are very professional and knowledgeable of their job. It was pleasure meeting them.”
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The Thomas Edison difference
Need a Gettysburg electrician? Thomas Edison Electric's crews are direct employees, never subcontractors, and each one dispatches from their own home in a fully stocked TEE van. Gettysburg is the seat of Adams County, covering ZIPs 17325 and 17326. McKnightstown is 6.3 miles off, with Biglerville at 6.9 and Orrtanna at 7.0.
We are a family-owned, multigenerational company, licensed in Pennsylvania under PA075449 and fully insured. Every electrician we send has passed a background check and trains weekly on current code. We answer 24/7, 365 days a year, holidays included, with a written quote before work starts. If we run late, we waive the dispatch fee.
Our Gettysburg-area electricians dispatch from home in fully stocked TEE vans, never a subcontractor.
Knob-and-tube remnants, fuse boxes and 60-amp services are routine work for our crews.
Service upgrades in Gettysburg mean utility coordination, and we make those calls for you.
The price is on paper before any tool comes out of the van.
Nights, weekends and holidays, 24/7, 365 days a year.
PA075449, over 37,000 jobs completed since 2021, rated 4.8 stars on Google, financing available.

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.
The typical Gettysburg home dates to 1942. Houses from that period often still carry knob-and-tube remnants, fuse boxes, 60-amp services and ungrounded outlets, especially in the older neighborhoods closer to the borough center. None of that is unusual for a town this age, and none of it has to stay that way.
Our electricians cover Gettysburg and the towns around it, from McKnightstown to Biglerville, all from their own stocked vans rather than a shared shop truck. That means a same-day repair is usually possible, not just an estimate visit followed by a wait for parts.
We also handle newer additions that a 1940s house was never wired for: EV chargers, whole-home generators and modern lighting. As a certified Generac dealer, we install and service standby generators too, which matter here as much as anywhere else in the county.

Start with the panel. A Gettysburg house from 1942 may still run on a fuse box or an early breaker panel rated for 60 amps, which was standard then but leaves little room now. Replacing it with a modern panel and breaker setup is one of our most common calls in the borough's older streets.
Next comes the wiring itself. Knob-and-tube remnants and ungrounded outlets are common finds once we open a wall or a panel box, and we correct both as part of the same visit whenever possible.
Finally, the additions a 1940s house never planned for. A Level 2 EV charger needs its own circuit, and a standby generator with an automatic transfer switch covers the next outage. Both start with a written quote before anything is scheduled.
Gettysburg Borough issues electrical permits under Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code. As in most boroughs its size, plan review and inspection go through a third-party agency rather than an in-house building department. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection and walk the inspector through the finished work, all covered by the quote you already signed off on.
Met-Ed is the main utility serving Gettysburg, and Adams Electric Cooperative covers other parts of the county. A panel swap, service upgrade or meter move needs a scheduled disconnect and reconnect, and we coordinate that directly with whichever utility bills you. A line down after a storm is the utility's repair to make. Everything from the meter into your house, any hour, is ours.
Our Pennsylvania and New Jersey experts are ready to resolve your electrical woes.



Mary K.
Don and Engeli are excellent workers. They are very professional and knowledgeable of their job. It was pleasure meeting them.
Date: October 2026
Joseph R.
Mike and Jim, were prompt and very quick to diagnose our electrical problems. They had us back up and running within an hour.
Date: October 2026
Judy T.
Michael was fantastic. He’s really great with dogs and he’s very knowledgeable. Would recommend him to anybody.
Date: October 2026
Michael N.
Steve P was absolutely awesome!! Knowledgeable and friendly he explained everything in easy terms and performed professional work in a timely manner. Would recommend Thomas Edison Electric for all electrical work in your home.
Date: October 2026
Kristen H.
Dennis is fantastic!! Very nice young man a great asset to your company. Thank you for having him be here for me. He made my day.
Date: October 2026
Matt
Lyle was fantastic to work with! He was very punctual, arriving right within the expected window the day of. While he was here he did good work, made sure to answer all questions during and after the job was completed, and cleaned up all traces of work being done like drywall dust and leftover bits of wire/wood scraps before leaving. 10/10, would entrust again.
Date: October 2026
Diana N.
Michael was delightful. He was very knowledgeable. Explained everything very thoroughly. He is a delight. And I would recommend him to anybody needs a great electrician. And the company is very fortunate to have him as an employee!
Date: October 2026
Daren T.
Don was absolutely fantastic! My man got our house up and running after the system was fried in less than one day. Glad to have found my electric company going forward!
Date: October 2026
Gettysburg Electrical FAQs
Yes. We answer 24/7, 365 days a year, holidays included, and our electricians dispatch from their own homes around the county rather than a distant shop. They arrive in fully stocked TEE vans, ready to finish most repairs the same day. Call 215-227-7000 whenever the problem shows up.
It depends on its condition, but it's worth checking. Knob-and-tube itself isn't automatically dangerous, though decades of add-ons, insulation contact or DIY splices often are. An electrical safety inspection tells you exactly what's behind the walls and what, if anything, needs attention first.
Look at your neighbors first. If the whole block is dark, that's a Met-Ed outage, and their crews handle the repair. If only your house lost power, or specific rooms did, the problem is likely on your side of the meter, and that side is ours, any hour of the day.
Usually, once we check the panel. A fuse box or an old 60-amp service typically needs replacing before either addition makes sense. We size the new panel for both the house as it stands and whatever you're planning to add, then give you a written quote for the whole project.

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