Marina electrical. Dock to disconnect.
Dock pedestals, ELCI and GFCI protection, shore-power circuits, marina-area lighting, and bonding for the entire dock structure. East Tennessee has miles of lakefront. The electrical work that keeps it safe is highly code-driven and we know the chapter.
Electric shock drowning is preventable.
Most freshwater drownings near docks are not just drownings — they are electric shock drownings caused by an energized dock or boat shocking the swimmer into paralysis. NEC Article 555 covers marina electrical and is one of the most prescriptive sections in the code. Every dock circuit needs ELCI protection (Equipment Leakage Circuit Interrupter), every metal piece needs bonding, and every pedestal needs a disconnect.
We work on Douglas Lake, Fort Loudon Lake, Lake Norris, Cherokee Lake, and the smaller East Tennessee waterfront markets. Private docks, marina pedestals, boathouse electrical, and commercial waterfront facilities all fall under NEC Article 555 with its dedicated inspection requirements.
The core marina-electrical scope is the pedestal (the dock power column with the GFCI-protected outlets), the supply circuit from shore to the dock (ELCI-protected at the shore-side panel), the bonding system that ties all dock metal to a shore ground, and the area lighting that lights the dock at night. Every one of those has specific weatherproof, corrosion-resistant, and inspection requirements.
For marina commercial operators, we also handle the dock-master facilities (pump-out station electrical, fueling system electrical, store and office wiring), and we work alongside your marine contractor on full dock rebuild or replacement projects. We coordinate the timeline so the dock is powered the moment it’s ready for slips.
- Typical scope
- Pedestals · ELCI / GFCI · shore supply · bonding · area lighting · fueling
- Typical timeline
- Quoted per scope · multi-day for full marina installs
- Typical price
- Itemized per project · pedestal swap typical $1,200-$2,000 per unit
- Permit
- Pulled by us · marina electrical is permit-required in all TN waterfront jurisdictions
- Inspection
- Coordinated through county and TVA-LPC where applicable
- Warranty
- 2 years labor · marine-grade hardware manufacturer warranty
Marina electrical capabilities.
Dock pedestals + slip power
30A and 50A shore-power pedestals (Eaton, Marinco, Hubbell). Code-compliant slip circuits with GFCI protection, weatherproof boxes, and clearly labeled disconnects.
ELCI on every supply circuit
NEC 555.35 requires Equipment Leakage Circuit Interrupter protection on every shore-power supply at 30mA threshold. We install at the shore-side panel and verify trip thresholds.
Bonding the dock structure
Every metal cleat, ladder, rail, and pedestal frame gets tied into the dock’s bonding network with marine-grade wire and stainless connectors. The dock as a whole returns to a shore-side ground.
Marina area lighting
Dusk-to-dawn dock and slip lighting, walkway lighting, security illumination. Marine-rated fixtures with IP66 or better, LED with cold-weather drivers.
Fueling and pump-out
Marina fueling system electrical (intrinsically safe wiring for the pump and control circuit), pump-out station 240V, dock-master shed wiring.
Dock rebuild coordination
Working alongside your marine contractor on full dock replacement — we sequence the electrical scope so power is restored the day the new dock is in.
Field log.
Where we install this.
Same-day truck rolls across the East Tennessee corridor. Sevier, Knox, Blount, Jefferson, and Cocke counties primarily.
- Sevierville, TN
- Pigeon Forge, TN
- Gatlinburg, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Farragut, TN
- Powell, TN
- Maryville, TN
- Alcoa, TN
- Seymour, TN
- Townsend, TN
- Dandridge, TN
- Jefferson City, TN
Five steps. No surprise invoices.
Text or call us first
Describe the job. We follow up with a phone chat to scope it, then we send your quote. Same-day for most residential.
On-site walk-through
For larger jobs, we come out, look at the panel, and talk through what you actually want. Free. No “let me get back to you.”
Itemized estimate
Every line item priced. Materials, labor, permit, inspection. You see exactly where the dollars go before you sign anything.
Job day · permits handled
We pull permits, coordinate with the county inspector, and arrive when we said we would. We protect your floors. We label every breaker. We test every circuit before we leave.
Inspection & sign-off
Inspector signs off, we walk you through what changed, we hand over the documentation. If anything ever flickers, you have our cell.
Our marina rebuilt 24 slips in the off-season. Volt Pro ran the shore supply, every pedestal, and the dock-master facility electrical. Power-on the day the dock was finished. Inspector signed off without a single re-trip.
Five things we get asked every week.
What is ELCI and why does my dock need it?
Do private docks need permits?
My dock pedestal is tripping every time someone plugs a boat in — what is wrong?
Can you swap a 30A pedestal for a 50A?
Do you work on private docks or only commercial marinas?
Dock electrical project to scope?
On-site walk-through within the week. Itemized estimate before any work starts.
If it shocks you, we got you. A licensed Tennessee electrician serving Sevierville, Knoxville, and the Smoky Mountains corridor since 2018.