Lee’s Electric is a family-owned electrical contractor that has worked in Central Florida since 1972. Our office is in Sebring, and our licensed electricians work across Polk County, including Haines City, Dundee, Lake Wales and Winter Haven. We handle repairs, new circuits, panel replacements, generator hookups, EV chargers, solar and commercial work for homeowners, landlords, vacation-home owners and businesses in Haines City.
Haines City has changed fast. The old citrus town on the Ridge, built around Lake Eva and the rail line, is now one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Census Bureau estimates put it at 45,973 residents in mid-2025, up 10 percent in a single year. That means two very different kinds of electrical work here: keeping older houses near downtown safe and insurable, and finishing, upgrading and maintaining the thousands of new homes going up east and west of town.
Haines City has long been called the Gateway to the Highlands Ridge, and its historic core still shows it. The downtown commercial district along the railroad is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the streets around it and around Lake Eva are lined with houses from the 1920s land boom through the block ranch homes of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Homes that age can have ungrounded two-prong outlets, cloth-insulated wiring, undersized fuse boxes or older panels, and circuits that were stretched over the years as window units, central air and bigger kitchens were added.
When a single outlet, switch or circuit is acting up, our electrical repair service can track it down and fix it. When the house has outgrown its panel, or an insurer won’t write a policy because of it, our panel repair and replacement service covers new equipment sized for what you run today. We’ll tell you plainly whether a repair will do or the panel really needs to go.
Most of the city’s growth is in new subdivisions along US 27, US 17/92 and the roads toward Davenport and Lake Hamilton. A builder hands over a house with the basics wired, and then owners start asking for what wasn’t in the package: a ceiling fan box where there was only a light, more outlets in the garage, exterior lighting, security cameras, a dedicated circuit for a freezer or a garage workshop, or a 240-volt circuit for an EV charger.
Our electrical installation service handles those add-ons, plus whole-home surge protection at the panel and generator inlets. We also look at the problems that sometimes show up in the first year or two in a new house, such as a GFCI that keeps tripping, a dead circuit after a storm, or a breaker that won’t hold. If your home is still under the builder’s warranty, check with the builder first. We’re glad to help either way.
Haines City sits close to the Orlando attractions, and many homes in its resort and golf communities are rented by the night. The city now requires short-term rentals to be registered, starting March 1, 2026, and limits them to approved areas such as Balmoral Estates, Southern Dunes, Calabay Park and Villa Sorrento. Details are on the city’s short-term rental information hub, and registration includes self-certifying that the home meets minimum standards.
Rental homes take hard use. Pool pumps and heaters, game-room equipment, outdoor TVs and constant AC can wear out outlets, breakers and connections faster than in a home that’s lived in part-time. If you manage a rental, we can check the panel, GFCI and outdoor circuits between guests and fix what we find, so a tripped breaker doesn’t turn into a bad review.
Most of Haines City is served by Duke Energy Florida, while other parts of Polk County are on Tampa Electric (TECO). Your bill tells you which one you have. That matters for meter-base replacements and service upgrades, which need the utility to disconnect and reconnect power, and for rooftop solar, which needs the utility’s approval before it is turned on. We coordinate those steps with you. If you’re considering solar, start with our solar panel installation page.
Inland Polk County still gets hit by hurricanes, and summer lightning is a constant. The safe way to run a portable generator is through an inlet with an interlock kit or a transfer switch, never a backfed dryer outlet, which can put line crews in danger. We install both, and we can pair them with surge protection for the whole house.
Inside city limits, the City of Haines City Building Division handles plan review, permits and inspections, and the city says most electrical work requires a permit. Addresses outside the city limits fall under Polk County. When your job needs a permit, we pull it and schedule the inspections, so you don’t have to deal with the paperwork.
From the storefronts downtown to the shopping centers, restaurants and warehouses along US 27 and US 17/92, Haines City businesses need power that stays on. Our commercial electrician services cover tenant build-outs, lighting retrofits, dedicated equipment circuits, sign power and troubleshooting, scheduled to keep downtime short.
“I asked them to come put in a plug for my generator and then later to install some outside security cameras and lights. I am 100% pleased with the outcome of all. Very friendly, professional and efficient! Everything was completed quickly and correctly! They definitely know what they're doing! I will definitely only use them in the future!”
— Tracy Kent, Google review
“Very polite and friendly. Did exactly what I needed for the home inspection. Thank you so much!”
— Steve Holmes, Google review
Along with Haines City, our electricians work throughout the Ridge. If you live nearby, see our pages for an electrician in Dundee, Lake Wales and Winter Haven.
We work in the older neighborhoods around downtown and Lake Eva, the new subdivisions along US 27 and US 17/92, the resort and golf communities, and the unincorporated Polk County areas around the city.
Most Haines City addresses are on Duke Energy Florida. Some other parts of Polk County are on Tampa Electric (TECO), so check the name on your bill. It matters for meter work, service upgrades and solar, because the utility handles the disconnect, reconnect and interconnection.
Inside city limits, the City of Haines City Building Division issues permits and inspects the work, and most electrical work needs a permit. Outside city limits, Polk County handles it. We pull the permit and schedule inspections when your job needs one.
Yes. We add garage and outdoor outlets, ceiling fan boxes, exterior lights, security cameras, dedicated freezer or workshop circuits and EV charger circuits. If something the builder installed isn’t working and the house is still under warranty, check with the builder first.
Yes. We can look over the panel, GFCI outlets, outdoor and pool circuits and lighting, fix what we find and tell you what to watch. Short-term rentals in Haines City must also be registered with the city, starting March 1, 2026.
Through a generator inlet with an interlock kit or a transfer switch. Never plug a generator into a dryer or other outlet to backfeed the house, because it can energize the utility lines and endanger line crews.
Yes. We’ll check the panel and wiring, tell you whether a repair will do or a replacement is needed, handle the permit and coordinate the disconnect and reconnect with the utility.
Tell us what’s going on and where you are in Haines City, and we’ll set a time to come out. Call (863) 528-0270 or use our contact form to request service.