Which towns are covered?
- KnoxvilleKnox County
- FarragutKnox County
- PowellKnox County
- HallsKnox County
- KarnsKnox County
- Hardin ValleyKnox County
- CorrytonKnox County
- MaryvilleBlount County
- AlcoaBlount County
- Oak RidgeAnderson County
- ClintonAnderson County
- Lenoir CityLoudon County
If you don't see your town, call anyway. Distance mainly affects scheduling, and jobs farther out are often grouped with nearby work on the same day.
Who issues the electrical permit for your address?
That depends on which side of a city or county line the house sits on.
- Inside Knoxville city limits, electrical permits are bought from the City of Knoxville. Call 311 or 865-215-2857, or Plans Review and Inspections at 865-215-4311.
- In unincorporated Knox County, including Halls, Karns, Powell, Corryton, and Hardin Valley, Knox County runs its own licensing and inspections. The county's Codes Administration handles permits through its online Knox Permit Portal, with help at 865-215-2325.
- In Farragut, Maryville, Alcoa, Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Lenoir City, check with that town's codes office first. Where no local office inspects electrical work, the State of Tennessee does, and permits are sold through the state's online portal or by calling 615-741-7170.
Wherever you are in Tennessee, call 811 before digging for a generator gas line, a trench to a detached garage, or a post for an outdoor charger, so buried lines get marked first.
Does the electric utility change from town to town?
Yes. KUB serves Knoxville and most of Knox County. Several nearby towns have their own municipal utilities, such as Maryville Electric, the City of Alcoa's electric department, the Lenoir City Utilities Board, and the Clinton Utilities Board, and each sets its own rules for meter bases, service upgrades, and reconnects.
That's one reason panel and generator jobs get a visit before a price. Two houses of the same size, one in North Knoxville and one in Lenoir City, can have different utilities, different permit offices, and different inspection schedules.
What jobs come up most in each part of the area?
The work is similar everywhere, but a few patterns repeat:
- Panel upgrades and rewiring in older Knoxville neighborhoods and Fountain City
- EV chargers and added circuits in newer subdivisions in Hardin Valley, Farragut, and Karns
- Generators and transfer switches on larger lots in Corryton, Powell, and rural Blount County
- Lighting, ceiling fans, and repairs in homes of every age
The services list has details on each one.
Get an electrician out to your Knoxville home
Call to describe the problem or the project, or send the form. Someone will call back to set a time to look at it.