Electrician in Kissimmee, FL
An electrician in Kissimmee works in a city that owns its own power company. The Kissimmee Utility Authority grew out of the electric system the City bought in 1901, and it was set up as its own authority by city charter in 1985. That decides who you call when a street goes dark. It is also a city where many homes are second homes and vacation rentals, so a panel can sit quiet for weeks and then carry every air conditioner, pool pump and charger at once. Thomas Edison Electric is a licensed Florida electrical contractor, EC13015487, working Kissimmee. Call (407) 490-0004 or request a visit online.
- Licensed & insured
- FL license EC13015487
- Family-owned
- 24/7 emergency service
At a glance
- Electric utility
- Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA), a municipally owned utility, serves the City of Kissimmee and parts of unincorporated Osceola County. Other utilities serve other parts of the county, so we confirm by address
- Electrical permits
- City of Kissimmee Permitting Division, 407-518-2379, inside the city limits; Osceola County Building Office, 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 1400, (407) 742-0200, for unincorporated addresses
- Codes in force
- The Florida Building Code as adopted by the State, which adopts the National Electrical Code
- Dispatched from
- Our Orlando-area electricians
- Emergency service
- Available 24/7 at (407) 490-0004
- License
- Florida EC13015487
When the Street Is Dark and When Only Your House Is
The first question on a no-power call is whether it is the utility or the house. If the whole street is dark, call KUA or whichever utility is on your bill. If the neighbors have light and you do not, the fault is past the meter, and past the meter is ours. A breaker that will not reset, a burning smell or a buzzing panel means switch that circuit off and call us. Smoke or flame means get out and call 911.
Kissimmee also has a lot of homes whose owners are not there. A rental or a second home often gets electrical attention only when something fails. A safety inspection of the panel, the GFCI devices and the smoke alarms is a cheap way to find the loose lug before a guest does.
Two Permit Desks, One Set of Rules
City or County
Inside the city limits, electrical work is permitted by the City of Kissimmee. Its permit list covers electrical work on existing homes, such as additions, alterations, a new service and repairs, as well as new wiring, meters and fixtures. Outside the city limits, the Osceola County Building Office handles it. Florida adopts the National Electrical Code through the Florida Building Code, so the standard is the same at either counter.
A Kissimmee mailing address does not tell you which desk applies. We check the parcel, pull the right permit and schedule the inspection, so you are not carrying paperwork between two offices.
Heavy Loads: Air Conditioning, Pools and EV Chargers
What a busy week does to a panel
A house that is occupied by a full group in July runs every air conditioner, the pool pump and heater, the ranges and the chargers in the garage at the same time. If the service is undersized or the panel is crowded, breakers trip and the lights dim when the air handler starts. A panel upgrade or service change is the fix, and an EV charger belongs on its own circuit sized to the service, not on a shared one.
Storm Season: Surge Protection and Standby Power
Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States. Whole-house surge protection at the service, per NEC 230.67, protects the air handler boards, smart devices and LED drivers that a surge damages first. For outages, a standby generator is an optional standby system under NEC article 702, with transfer equipment meeting 702.5 so it can never backfeed the line.
Electrical Services We Provide in Kissimmee
- Panel upgrades and service changes, including Federal Pacific and Zinsco replacements
- Standby generator installation under NEC article 702, transfer equipment per 702.5
- Whole-house surge protection at the service, per NEC 230.67
- EV charger installation, sized to the service
- Electrical safety inspections before a purchase or remodel
- Outlet repair and electrical troubleshooting for circuits that work only sometimes
- Ceiling fan installation and switch legs that control the light kit
- Pool, spa and pump circuits, bonded for a wet location
- Smoke and carbon monoxide detector installation, interconnected
Neighborhoods and ZIP Codes We Cover
We work the Kissimmee ZIPs 34741, 34743, 34744, 34746 and 34758, along with 34747.
- Downtown Kissimmee and the older neighborhoods around it
- The Lake Tohopekaliga shoreline and the lakefront homes there
- Celebration (34747) and the vacation-home communities
- The Poinciana side of 34758
Next door in Osceola County: St. Cloud (34769, 34771, 34772 and 34773); see our St. Cloud electrician page. See the full list of areas we serve.
Photos from our Orlando-area jobs
EV load controller, Sanford 
Receptacle wiring check, Apopka 
Old smoke detector, Maitland
Kissimmee Electrical Questions, Answered
Who do I call when the power is out in Kissimmee, KUA or you?
If the whole street is dark, call your utility. In the City of Kissimmee that is usually the Kissimmee Utility Authority, though other utilities serve other parts of Osceola County, so check your bill. If your neighbors have power and you do not, call us. The fault is in your house, and we find it.
Does the City or Osceola County pull my electrical permit?
Whichever one your parcel falls under, and we pull it either way. Inside the city limits it is the City of Kissimmee Permitting Division. For unincorporated addresses it is the Osceola County Building Office. A Kissimmee mailing address can be either.
Can you add EV charging to a vacation rental or second home?
Yes. A dedicated circuit sized to the charger and the service, permitted and inspected. We check the panel and the service first, because a busy home can have no spare capacity.
What does a standby generator involve on a Kissimmee lot?
Sizing to the loads you want covered, a transfer switch so the generator can never feed power back to the utility, a permit, and an inspection. Fuel, placement and setback requirements come from the permit desk for your parcel.
Book a Kissimmee Electrician
Tell us the address and we will tell you which desk permits the work and what to check first. Call Thomas Edison Electric at (407) 490-0004, request a visit online, or see our 24/7 emergency electricians if it cannot wait until morning.