About Us
WB Electric, Incorporated is an Electrical Contracting company located in the beautiful town of Jim Thorpe in Eastern Pennsylvania. Serving Carbon County, Monroe County, Lehigh Valley and the surrounding areas. We provide the Commercial, Residential, Institutional and Industrial industries with: electrical, lighting design and installation, generator systems, industrial motor control and automation, lighting control, stage lighting, IT services, voice/data/video networks, and maintenance. We are also, a leader in designing, implementing, and servicing renewable energy products including Solar Electric, Solar Thermal, Wind systems, and Electric Vehicle charging solutions. Come see our installed solar thermal heating system at the Kettle Hill Professional building – we practice what we preach!
WB Electric was founded by Walter Bevilacqua, a licensed electrical contractor with more than 25 years of experience in the industry. Walt grew up around construction sites as his father and uncle were masons and his grandfather was a carpenter and cabinet maker. He has always loved seeing a set of drawings evolve from a project to a structure and finally to a family home or business.
Instead of moving directly into construction as a tradesman, Walter went to Tech School and then on to Penn State, majoring in industrial automation. He graduated in the late ’80s and worked for a few years constructing cell phone towers as the nation’s cellular networks expanded across the country. Through the ’90s he worked for two engineering firms offering his expertise both nationally and internationally.
In 2000, Walter started a family and made it back to construction. Today, he is one of the most successful electrical contractors in Northeastern PA, with a client list including Penn’s Peak, The Times News, Tractor Supply Company, Braden Airpark (Lehigh Valley International Airport), Martin Guitars, and some of the largest homebuilders operating in the Poconos. His company offers residential and commercial electrical contracting, sustainable energy consulting, sales and installation for both solar energy systems and wind power.
Today, the company has a retail sales and engineering office on Highway 903 in Penn Forest Township, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania and serves Carbon County, Monroe County, the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. The company’s solar photovoltaic installation business is currently growing throughout the northeast. The firm provides electrical lighting design and installation, generator systems, industrial motor control and automation, lighting control, stage lighting, voice/data/video networks and maintenance for the Commercial, Institutional, Residential and Industrial construction sectors. The company also provides a full line of solar panels and systems for residential and commercial properties as well as wind turbine sales and installation.