Three generations of doing it right.
Licensed, insured, and local to southern Indiana. We show up when we say we will, wire it right the first time, and the price you're quoted is the price you pay.
What we do
If It Has Wires, We Handle It
Dead outlet in the kitchen? Whole barn to wire? Same phone number. You'll get a straight answer on what it needs and what it costs, and if it doesn't need fixing, we'll tell you that too.
Home Wiring & Rewiring
New builds, remodels, and old farmhouse wiring that makes insurance companies nervous. We'll tell you what actually needs replacing and what can wait.
Panel Upgrades
Still on fuses, or got a panel your insurance company doesn't like? We replace breaker boxes and upgrade service to 200 amps, done to code and ready for inspection.
Troubleshooting & Repair
Breakers that trip when the dryer and microwave run at the same time. Lights that dim when the AC kicks on. We find the actual problem instead of resetting it and sending a bill.
Farm & Outbuildings
Barns, shops, pole buildings, well pumps, and stock tank heaters wired safe and solid.
Lighting & Fixtures
Ceiling fans, porch lights, shop lights, and fixture installs done clean, no drywall surprises.
Generators & Backup Power
Standby generator hookups and transfer switches, because out here the power does go out.
Don't see your job on the list? If it has wires, we've probably fixed it. Text us or call and ask.
For contractors & builders
Need a Sub Who Shows Up?
General contractors: Willis Electric subs on residential and commercial builds across southern Indiana. Licensed and insured in Indiana, and for Kentucky projects we work under your license, so your Louisville-side jobs are covered too.
- On schedule, every phase. Rough-in when you need rough-in. We don't hold up your timeline.
- Clean inspections. 40+ years of work that passes the first time.
- One man, one standard. The same electrician on your job start to finish. No revolving crew.
Got a build coming up? Call or text Charles directly to talk scope and scheduling.
The short version
ONE CALL: (812) 216-0735
Our word
Old-School Values.
Up-To-Code Work.
Around here, your name is your reputation, and ours is on every job we leave behind. That's why we run the business the way my dad and my grandfather ran theirs:
- We answer the phone. Or we call you back the same day. Every time.
- We show up when we said. Your time matters as much as ours.
- The quote is the price. No surprises on the invoice. Ever.
- We clean up after ourselves. You'll only know we were there because things work.
"A handshake still means something here."
— Willis Electric · Southern Indiana
Charles with his wife and daughter
The man behind the name
Meet Charles Willis
Electricity runs in the family. Charles learned the trade the old way: on the job, alongside men who believed a day's work should speak for itself. His dad and his grandfather built their names on showing up, doing it right, and standing behind it, and that's how Willis Electric runs today, four decades on.
After more than 40 years in electrical and construction work, and 14 of them licensed right here in the area, there isn't much he hasn't wired or built. Century-old farmhouses with knob-and-tube surprises. Commercial meter banks. Barns that hadn't seen an electrician since Eisenhower. He's the one who answers the phone, the one who shows up at your door, and the one whose name is on the invoice.
When you hire Willis Electric, the man who quotes the job is the man who does the job. No sales guy, no crew of strangers, no franchise call center. Just your neighbor, born and based in Paoli, Indiana.
Off the clock
Family Man First
When the tools go back in the truck, Charles is a husband and a dad. His family is the reason the work gets done right: every job carries his name, and his name goes home to the dinner table.
That matters more than it sounds. The man you're letting into your home has a family of his own, and he treats your house the way he'd want somebody treating theirs. Boots wiped, mess cleaned up, door locked behind him.
Raised right. Raising his own the same way.
Visiting Mom and Dad
Out west with the family
On the job
Family
With his brothers and sister
Hiking with the family
Backyard games
Ireland
Sweden
His daughter's wedding
Walking her down the aisle
The proudest walk there isAsk around
Our Reputation Is Local
Around here word of mouth is the only advertising that counts. Ask your neighbors about the Willis name, chances are somebody on your road already has our number.
Where we work
Proudly Serving Southern Indiana
Home base is Paoli, and we run service calls all across Orange County and the surrounding towns. For the right job, we'll travel up to 100 miles out, that covers everything from Bloomington to Louisville. Kentucky projects? We sub under contractor licenses across the river. Not sure if you're in range? Call us. Worst case, we'll point you to someone who can help.
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Whatchu talkin' bout?
Tell Us What Needs Fixing
Call or text, whatever's easier. If we're up a ladder, leave a message or shoot a text and we'll get back to you the same day.