Nate
Electrical service
Excellent service. Don was very professional and showed up on time and got the work completed on time and cleaned up very well
Date: November 2026
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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 fix your electrical problems.



Nate
Excellent service. Don was very professional and showed up on time and got the work completed on time and cleaned up very well
Date: November 2026
Jason R.
I submitted a request on a Wed, Steve came out on a Friday. He was professional, communicated well, and did excellent work. I plan to have them come back very soon for additional work.
Date: November 2026
Debra S.
Michael was very helpful and informative and very patient with my situation. Would love to recommend him and the company to anybody who would like to use them.
Date: November 2026
Susan D.
Artur and AJ were fabulous. Very professional and friendly. Will continue to use this company for any electrical issue.
Date: November 2026
Phyllis G.
I was extremely pleased with meeting Dennis T and with the work he completed today. He has a lovely personality, a level of professionalism that I appreciated and I was comfortable with him in my home, even into the evening to complete the work. I'm glad to have found Thomas Edison Electric and I would use the service again. Thank you Dennis for making this visit less painful.
Date: October 2026
Carson R.
Hector was amazing! Friendly, informative, fast, and respectful. Would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for an electrician. He installed new outlets, dimmer switch’s and a fan. All projects were completed perfectly. Hector was also friendly and laid back and was kind enough to answer all of my questions.
Date: October 2026
Melody L.
We have an older Casablanca fan, it stopped functioning properly. Thomas Edison sent an electric technician out in two days. Nassim found the problem in the wall switch. I was given the opportunity to find a replacment switch . Once I secured the switch they were out in a few days. Installation was completed within an hour. Will use Thomas Edison again .
Date: October 2026
Vanessa R.
Our technician Dennis did an amazing job installing a new circuit panel and new outlets for us. We are so grateful and so happy to be able to plug multiple things in without tripping the breaker. Our lights also look so much brighter. Thank you so much! Very professional, very knowledgeable and estimates are fairly priced compared to the others around the area. Very happy overall. Highly recommend.
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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