Panther Electric is based in Tacoma and serves, in the company’s own words, “pretty much every neighborhood in between Seattle and Tacoma.” Each town below has its own page with local housing, utility and permit notes.
Tacoma & the west side
Home base, the Sound and the towns just across the water.
- Tacoma, WAHome base, and the oldest houses on the route.Utility: Tacoma Power (Tacoma Public Utilities)
- University Place, WAMid-century houses ready for modern loads.Utility: Tacoma Power
- Steilacoom, WAWashington’s oldest town, with its own electric utility.Utility: Town of Steilacoom municipal electric utility
- Gig Harbor, WAAcross the Narrows, on Peninsula Light territory.Utility: Peninsula Light Co. (member-owned cooperative) serves most of the peninsula
North toward Seattle
The I-5 stretch Panther serves, all the way into the city.
East Pierce & the plateau
Newer neighborhoods, lakes and room to add.
Also served
The rest of the list.
Panther’s service area also includes Auburn, Burien, Covington, Des Moines, Edgewood, Fircrest, Kent, Lake Tapps, Milton, Ruston, SeaTac and Sumner, plus the rest of Pierce County. Not sure about your address? Call and ask.
Call (253) 306-8493Local knowledge
Permits follow the city line.
Tacoma issues its own electrical permits through Planning and Development Services, and Seattle through SDCI. Most other towns in the area go through Washington L&I. Panther confirms the right office for your address and pulls the permit for any job that needs one.