Laura L.
Electrical service
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
Need a Shippensburg electrician? Thomas Edison Electric covers this Cumberland County borough of 5,620 people and ZIP 17257, plus Newburg and Walnut Bottom just up the road. Houses here typically date to 1953, old enough that fuse boxes, 60-amp service and ungrounded outlets still show up more often than you'd expect.
We send direct employees, never subcontractors, and each one dispatches from home in a fully stocked TEE van. Call 215-227-7000 any hour and you'll reach a real electrician, not an answering service, with PA license PA075449 backing every job.
Every Shippensburg job goes to a direct TEE employee dispatching from home in a stocked van.
A 1953 panel gets swapped for a modern one sized to your actual load.
Nights, weekends and holidays, the phone gets answered.
No surprise number at the end.
Miss the window and the dispatch fee is gone.
Over 37,000 jobs completed since 2021, rated 4.8 stars on Google.

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.
A fuse box from the Eisenhower era wasn't built for a modern kitchen, let alone a microwave, an air fryer and a laptop charger running at once. Breakers trip. Lights dim when the fridge kicks on. None of that means the house is unsafe, just that the panel is working harder than it was designed to.
We replace fuse panels with modern breaker boxes sized for how you actually live now, and correct ungrounded outlets room by room. If you're planning bigger work, like a home EV charger or a backup generator, we start with a look at what the existing service can handle.

Fuse box swaps top the list in Shippensburg, especially in homes built around 1953 that never moved past 60-amp service. A circuit breaker repair and upgrade modernizes the panel and clears room for more circuits.
Ungrounded outlets are the other regular call, particularly in bathrooms and kitchens where a two-prong receptacle sits near water. We add grounding or GFCI protection so the outlet actually protects you. For anyone renovating, dedicated circuits keep new appliances from tripping an already-busy panel.
Shippensburg Borough issues electrical permits under Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code, and it contracts inspections out to a third-party agency rather than staffing its own building department, the same setup you'll find in most Cumberland County towns. We file the permit and coordinate the inspection so you don't have to track down who to call.
PPL Electric Utilities supplies power here. A service upgrade means PPL disconnects and reconnects at the meter, which we schedule directly. A neighborhood-wide outage is PPL's job to fix; a dark house on a lit street is ours.
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
Shippensburg Electrical FAQs
Yes. Our line runs 24/7, 365 days a year, and the electrician who answers lives locally and dispatches from home in a fully stocked van. Nights, weekends and holidays are normal hours for us, not an emergency surcharge waiting to happen.
Not automatically, but it limits you. A 60-amp fuse panel from 1953 struggles with modern appliance loads and can't support things like a heat pump or EV charger. A breaker upgrade solves both the tripping and the capacity question at once.
That's PPL Electric Utilities. Outages on the pole or line side are theirs to restore. If your neighbors have lights and you don't, the trouble is likely inside your panel or wiring, and that's where we come in.
No. Weekend, holiday and overnight calls come at the same rate as a Tuesday afternoon. We also give you a written quote before work starts, so the price you see is the price you pay, whenever you call.

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