Electrician Serving Pinellas County, FL

Licensed, woman-owned electrician serving Pinellas County, from Tarpon Springs to Tierra Verde, with 24/7 emergency service.

Keywest Lights & Electric has worked out of 6248 Seminole Blvd in Seminole since 2010, and Pinellas County is where most of our calls come from. We are a licensed (EC13014717), insured, woman-owned business doing everything from a single outlet to a full panel and service upgrade, plus remodels and commercial work.

Call (727) 476-7079, 24/7 for emergencies · Request service online

Illustration of a coastal Pinellas County neighborhood and causeway at sunset
Illustration: a barrier-island neighborhood and causeway, the kind of coastal Pinellas street we work on every week.

Pinellas County by the numbers

  • 948,563 residents (Census estimate, July 2025), about 1.1% fewer than in 2020. Pinellas is built out, so most of our work is on existing homes rather than new subdivisions.
  • The median home was built in 1977 (Census ACS 2020–2024), and 58.8% of homes predate 1980, the oldest housing of the three Tampa Bay counties.
  • 18.0% of homes are in buildings with 20 or more units, so condo and apartment work is a big share of the county.
  • 9.0% are mobile or manufactured homes, and 69.5% of homes are owner-occupied.

What a built-out county means for your wiring

A 1970s house was wired for a window unit, an electric range and a few lamps per room. Add central air, a pool pump, an EV and a home office, and the original 100- or 125-amp service and its panel are working hard. If your panel turns out to be a Federal Pacific or Zinsco, we replace those often. When an insurer asks for a four-point inspection, the panel is usually the first thing they look at.

Condos bring their own rules. Most associations require approval for anything beyond a like-for-like repair, and shared meter centers and building feeders limit how much a single unit can be upgraded. Manufactured homes have separate code requirements for service equipment and feeders. We sort those details out before quoting the job.

Permits: your city or Pinellas County

Most Pinellas cities, including St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Largo, run their own building departments. Pinellas County Building & Development Review Services (440 Court St., Clearwater, with permits through the county Access Portal) is the building official for unincorporated areas such as Palm Harbor, East Lake, Lealman, Bardmoor and Tierra Verde, and for six cities: Belleair Beach, Belleair Shore, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Oldsmar and Safety Harbor.

Two exceptions to know: Belleair Bluffs moved its permitting and inspections to SAFEbuilt on August 15, 2025, and North Redington Beach also contracts with SAFEbuilt. Whichever office has your address, we file the permit and meet the inspector.

Flood zones and storm repairs after Helene and Milton

Hurricane Helene pushed water higher than any storm on record here. The Clearwater Beach gauge peaked at 6.67 feet above mean higher high water on September 26, 2024, beating the 1993 Storm of the Century record of 4.02 feet, and St. Petersburg set a new record of 6.31 feet (National Weather Service, Tampa Bay). Thousands of homes took water above their outlets.

That matters for electrical work. Floodplain homes fall under the 50% (substantial improvement) rule, and unincorporated Pinellas uses a 49% threshold: a home is “substantially improved” once improvements reach 49% of the structure’s market value, land excluded, and utility and service equipment costs count toward that total. Past that line, the home must meet current floodplain rules, which can mean elevating it and raising its electrical equipment. Cities run their own substantial-damage process. The county also requires permits for storm repairs, utility equipment included, even when the work is already done (after-the-fact permits).

  • Replacing flood-damaged panels, breakers, outlets and wiring, with a permit
  • Relocating the meter and service equipment when a home is elevated, coordinated with the utility
  • Itemized scopes that make your substantial improvement paperwork easier

Utility: Duke Energy or Tampa Electric, depending on the address

Duke Energy Florida serves Pinellas County, and Tampa Electric (TECO) serves parts of it. Which one serves you depends on your address, so check your bill or the Florida Public Service Commission’s utility lookup. A service upgrade or meter relocation needs a utility disconnect and reconnect, and we schedule that with whichever company serves your address.

Recent KWLE work in Pinellas County

  • Largo: a 1975 home whose 4-point insurance inspection came back unsatisfactory, fixed in one day without replacing every panel.
  • Clearwater: an old exterior service with a separate meter and corroded panel replaced with a 150-amp meter/main combination.
  • Treasure Island: a complete electrical gut and remodel of American Legion Post 158, with three new panels, new lighting and door access control.
  • St. Petersburg: weathered dock wiring on a waterfront piling replaced with weatherproof boxes and conduit for the dock and boat lift.

More jobs, with photos, are on our projects page. We serve all of Pinellas County, along with planned work in Hillsborough and Pasco counties.

Electrical services in Pinellas County

Remodels, additions and construction projects

Beyond service calls, we wire remodels, additions and new buildings, working with your general contractor or directly with you. We take projects up to $2 million, are bonded up to $1 million, and are a woman-owned business.

Every job comes with our 2-year workmanship warranty (a full 5 years for Member Care Plan members).

Pinellas County FAQ

Do you offer 24/7 emergency service in Pinellas County? Yes. Emergency calls are answered 24/7 for Pinellas County homes and businesses: dead circuits, burning smells, storm damage and panels that won’t reset. Call (727) 476-7079.

My mailing address says Seminole or St. Petersburg, but I’m unincorporated. Who issues my permit? Pinellas County Building & Development Review Services. Bardmoor, Lealman, Palm Harbor, East Lake, Feather Sound, Tierra Verde and Bay Pines are all unincorporated, so the county is the building official there. We pull the permit either way.

My house is in a flood zone. Can electrical work count toward the 49% rule? Yes. In unincorporated Pinellas, improvement costs on a floodplain home, including utility and service equipment, count toward the 49% substantial improvement threshold. Cities run their own substantial-damage process. We give you an itemized scope so the cost breakdown is accurate, and the building official makes the determination.

Can you work in my condo unit? Yes. Expect association approval for anything beyond like-for-like repairs, and know that shared meter centers and building feeders can limit service upgrades. We review it with you and your association before work starts.

Is Duke Energy or TECO my utility? It depends on your address. Duke Energy Florida serves Pinellas County and Tampa Electric serves parts of it. Your bill or meter will say which one, and we coordinate disconnects and reconnects with either.

Electrician serving Pinellas County: call (727) 476-7079, 24/7 for emergencies, or request service online.

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