Thornton Electrical Services

06/15/2026

There are moments as a business owner that make you stop and feel proud and this is one of them.

Jonathan Albright and Todd West have each dedicated over 20 years to Thornton Electrical Services. Together, that’s 40+ years of electrical experience, countless service calls, installs, problem solving, and taking care of our customers.

Recently, we sent them on a road trip to Generac University in Pennsylvania, where they completed testing and were officially recertified to continue installing, servicing, and maintaining Generac generators.

Experience is something earned. Choosing to keep learning after decades in the field says even more.

Jonathan and Todd thank you for your loyalty, hard work, and for representing TES with professionalism and pride. We appreciate you and are proud to have you on our team.

⚡ Thornton Electrical Services
Lighting the way since 1997

05/26/2026

Meet our new mechanic Sparky!

Meet our newest
apprentice.. Sparky 🐻
He's already been spotted all over
Portsmouth working on lights, piers, and causing a little trouble along the way. If you see him around town give him a wave, just don’t leave your lunch unattended. 🤣


05/26/2026

Meet our newest mechanic, Sparky 🐻

He's already been spotted all over
Portsmouth working on lights, docks, pools and causing a little trouble along the way.

If you see him around town, give him a wave...just don't leave your lunch unattended. 🤣

05/22/2026

Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful
Memorial Day weekend! ♥️🤍💙

05/07/2026

We are proud to be a small part of bringing this space to life for the upcoming mural festivities in Portsmouth!

Thornton Electrical Services recently installed festoon lighting in the alleyway to help highlight the artist’s creations for the annual mural festival happening May 8th - 9th.

A huge thank you to everyone involved in making this happen, especially Julie Chop and Portsmouth Armie Navie for getting us involved. We’re excited to support public art, local businesses, and the continued growth of our downtown community. Be sure to come out and experience the festivities and give us a call for all your festoon lighting needs!

City of Portsmouth, VA Government
Support Portsmouth Public Art

04/30/2026

Summer Ready!😎

Boat lift ready
Deck lit
Pool powered
Pier power safe

Because "we'll deal with it later" turns into
"call someone now"
real quick 🆘

We can help! 757-966-2889

04/08/2026

This is what we call TEAMWORK.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Proud of our crew for delivering top-notch service!

04/05/2026

04/02/2026

Tony said his trophies didn’t matter… so I handled it.

Tony owner of Thornton Electrical Services and a licensed captain who has raced sailboats competitively for years — had all of his trophies sitting on open shelves like they didn’t matter.

So while he was out of town, I bought a $300 cabinet, had the girls in the office, Ashley Albright and Tabitha Thornton put it together, and we moved everything in where it actually belonged.

Then our guys, Jonathan Albright and John McRae, added LED lighting using materials we already had and completely changed the look.

Proof you don’t need anything fancy… just the right people.

It’s the kind of detail work we love — and something we’re happy to bring into your home or business.