Pernell H.
Outlet & GFCI repair
Electricians was very knowledgeable about the job, explain everything that made me feel comfortable and trustworthy of them. I would recommend anyone to use this company
Date: November 2026
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“Electricians was very knowledgeable about the job, explain everything that made me feel comfortable and trustworthy of them. I would recommend anyone to use this company”
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The Thomas Edison difference
Wayne County has lakes in a good number of its town names. Most of its homes belong to the people who live in them. Thomas Edison Electric is family-owned, and our licensed Wayne County electricians live and work in the region. They serve Honesdale, Hamlin, Lake Ariel, Waymart, Beach Lake, Lakeville, Damascus and Newfoundland on a regular basis. We handle everything from a tripped main to a full panel replacement.
We hold PA license PA075449, carry full insurance, and have completed 40,010+ jobs since 2021. Every job starts with a written quote. If we arrive later than we said, we waive the dispatch fee.
Wayne County's wooded roads lose power when ice loads the trees, and we size and install generators that carry the house through it.
Both utilities serve Wayne County, and we coordinate the meter side of any upgrade with the one that bills you.
Honesdale, Hamlin, Waymart, Lake Ariel, Lakeville, Beach Lake and Pleasant Mount are all on our regular route.
Homes of the county's median era can carry now-recalled panel brands, and a quick inspection tells you whether yours is one.
24/7, 365 days, including the ice storm on a holiday weekend.
Price on paper before we start, and we waive the dispatch fee if we are late. PA license PA075449, insured.

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.
Honesdale calls go to our own electricians, who dispatch from home. Each one drives a fully stocked TEE van, and we walk through the job with you on the phone before it leaves the driveway. Wayne County borders Pike, Susquehanna, Lackawanna and Monroe. All four are in our service area. That means a crew is usually already nearby.
Two utilities serve the county. PPL Electric Utilities is the primary provider, and Penelec, part of FirstEnergy, serves the rest. On a panel upgrade, a service relocation or a new meter base, we arrange the disconnect and reconnect. We work with the one that serves your address. Their equipment stops at the meter. From there into the house, it is ours.
Wayne County is rural and heavily wooded. Winter storms bring trees down on lines more often than in most of Pennsylvania. That shapes a lot of what we do here. Standby generators with automatic transfer switches are steady work here, from Honesdale to Lake Como. So is surge protection that survives the power coming back, and so are post-storm repairs to damaged service masts. Between storms, we handle the everyday list: outlets, lighting, ceiling fans, EV chargers and dedicated circuits.

A Wayne County home built around 1980, the county median, is a solid starting point. Copper branch wiring was standard by then, and most houses got a 100 amp or 150 amp service. The problems are fewer and more specific.
The first is the panel brand. Certain panels sold in that period, Federal Pacific and Zinsco among them, have since faced recalls. Their breakers may not trip under a fault. We check the label during any safety inspection and replace the panel if it is one of them.
The second is capacity. A 100 amp service handled a 1980 household comfortably. Add a heat pump, a hot tub, a Level 2 EV charger and a well pump. The math stops working. The fix is a 200 amp upgrade with room for a generator transfer switch. In this county, you will want one.
The third is winter. Surge protection and a standby generator turn a three-day outage into an inconvenience instead of a frozen pipe.
Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code covers electrical permits in Wayne County, and each municipality handles its own. Most townships and boroughs in the county contract with a third-party inspection agency rather than running a building department. So the process in Honesdale differs from the process in Hamlin or Damascus. We deal with this on every job. The permit goes through your municipality, we schedule the inspection, and we are on site when the inspector arrives.
The utility question in Wayne County has two answers: PPL Electric Utilities or Penelec. Either way, a service upgrade means we coordinate the disconnect and meet their meter base specifications. Then we pass inspection and arrange the reconnect. After a storm, the utility restores the lines, the pole and the meter. If the storm tore the service mast off the house or flooded a basement panel, that is our side. We come out for it at any hour.
Our Pennsylvania and New Jersey experts are ready to fix your electrical problems.



Pernell H.
Electricians was very knowledgeable about the job, explain everything that made me feel comfortable and trustworthy of them. I would recommend anyone to use this company
Date: November 2026
Kenny S.
Aj and Artur came back and replaced power leading to the sub panel in our extension. Very clean and quick work! Excellent workers would highly recommend them!
Date: November 2026
Breanna W.
Lyle came out to our house to replace the wire from our breaker box to our shed he did a wonderful job and he explained everything he was doing as well as showing us what he was doing. He is very knowledgeable and polite if I could give more than 5 stars I definitely would.
Date: November 2026
Meggie M.
Such a positive experience! Hector swapped our old can lights for efficient new LEDs, and it looks amazing. His attention to detail was so good…when the original lights he purchased didn’t fit quite right, he went back to the store for a more precise fit. Highly recommend Thomas Edison electric!
Date: November 2026
Patricia Q.
Denny G did a fantastic job with our electrical box upgrade and for the many other things he did he was very thoughtful kind and did the absolute best and he knew what he was doing and really helped with our situation make it much better and fix all of our problems we couldn't be happier thank you Denny for all the hard work and days you spent to get our job done right will recommend!
Date: November 2026
JoAnne W.
Michael was very knowledgeable and was very patient. He helped me remove my dishwasher as a courtesy would recommend Michael V and Thomas Edison Electric to anybody that has electrical needs.
Date: November 2026
Contina
Ed was professional, on time, and he explained what was needed and the price options. Ed did a great job and cleaned up after himself. I would recommend to a friend.
Date: November 2026
Seleana K.
Nassim did a great job fixing my outlets and installing a new one in my hallway. He was very knowledgeable about everything and advised me that I needed to update my panel and outlets around my house. I’m very thankful for his help and will definitely ask for him again in the future. Thank you!
Date: November 2026
Wayne County Electrical FAQs
More often than in most of the state. Thick woods cover this rural county, and winter ice and snow bring limbs down on lines. We cannot change that, but we can make it matter less. A standby generator with an automatic transfer switch, sized to your panel, keeps heat and water running. It lasts until PPL or Penelec restores the line.
Usually a generator and a good look at the panel. A home in Lake Ariel, Lakeville or Lake Como can sit empty for stretches. It still needs the heat and sump pump running, even when nobody is there to notice an outage. We install the generator and add surge protection. We also check that the panel is not one of the recalled brands found in homes of the county's era.
Yes. A Level 2 charger wants a dedicated circuit. Whether your existing 100 amp or 150 amp panel can spare it depends on what else is on it. We do a load calculation first. Sometimes the charger fits as is. Sometimes it comes with a panel upgrade, and we quote both in writing so there is no surprise.
No. Every electrician who comes to Honesdale, Hamlin or Lake Ariel is a Thomas Edison Electric employee. We ask detailed questions when you call, and the van carries the stock for your specific job. Then we give you a realistic arrival window. If we miss it, we waive the dispatch fee. Service to Wayne County runs 24/7, 365 days a year.

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