An Electrical Services Company for the Greater Akron Area

Homes in neighborhoods like Goodyear Heights, Firestone Park, and Ellet were built during Akron’s rubber industry boom, and their electrical systems reflect mid-century standards. The most common issues we see include 60-amp or 100-amp panels that can’t support modern appliance loads, cloth-wrapped wiring with cracking insulation that creates fire risk, ungrounded two-prong outlets throughout the house, and overloaded circuits where multiple rooms share a single 15-amp breaker. Some of these homes also have aluminum branch-circuit wiring installed during 1960s and 1970s renovations, which can develop loose connections at outlets and switches over time. We assess each Akron home individually and prioritize the safety-critical repairs first so you’re not paying for work that can wait.

Absolutely. Highland Square’s Craftsman bungalows, Tudors, and colonials are some of Akron’s most distinctive homes, and we understand that preserving original plasterwork, woodwork, and architectural detail matters. Our electricians fish new wiring through existing wall cavities, use flex conduit where standard Romex won’t route cleanly, and limit wall access to small, repairable openings. We can add grounded outlets, dedicated kitchen and bathroom circuits, whole-home surge protection, and modern lighting — all without gutting the walls. We’ve done this work in hundreds of older Akron homes, and we plan the approach with you before we touch anything.

Because our headquarters is right here on State Street in Akron, we can typically have an electrician on-site faster than any competitor coming from outside the city. For urgent situations like a sparking panel, burning smell from an outlet, or a complete loss of power to part of your home, we prioritize same-day response and often arrive within the hour during business hours. Our trucks are stocked with the parts and equipment needed for the most common emergency repairs, which means we can usually resolve the issue in a single visit rather than diagnosing the problem one day and returning another day to fix it.

Downtown Akron’s adaptive reuse projects — converting former industrial or office buildings into apartments, restaurants, and retail — consistently involve significant electrical scope. The existing electrical infrastructure was designed for a single commercial use, and converting to mixed-use typically requires upgrading the main service to support multiple metered tenants, installing separate sub-panels and metering for each unit, running residential-grade wiring with AFCI and GFCI protection in living spaces, adding fire alarm and emergency lighting systems that meet current commercial and residential codes simultaneously, and coordinating with the City of Akron building department on permits and inspections for the change of use. We’ve worked on adaptive reuse and commercial renovation projects throughout Summit County and understand how to navigate the permitting and inspection process in Akron.

Yes — and that range is one of the things that sets us apart. Many Akron-area electrical contractors specialize in either residential or commercial work, but ANR Electric has operated across all sectors since 2011. We install ceiling fans and upgrade panels in Akron homes the same week we’re wiring commercial tenant buildouts or maintaining industrial systems at local facilities. Our team includes electricians experienced in residential single-phase work, commercial three-phase systems, industrial controls, utility infrastructure, and low-voltage data cabling. This means one company can handle everything your property needs — whether it’s your house, your business, or both.