York County, Maine
Licensed, insured electrical work for Arundel homes and businesses, with the owner on every job.
Arundel covers about 24 square miles between Kennebunkport, Kennebunk, Biddeford, Dayton and Lyman, crossed by Route 1, Route 111 and the Maine Turnpike. Once the rural inland half of Kennebunkport, it became its own town in 1915 and has since changed from a farming community into a residential one for people who work in Biddeford, Saco, Portland and the Kennebunks. About 4,400 people live here. Goodnow Electric, a licensed Maine master electrician based in Westbrook, handles panels, generators, EV chargers, wiring and lighting in Arundel.
By housing age, Arundel is one of the youngest towns in York County. The Census puts its median year built at 1992, with about 35 percent of homes built between 1980 and 1999 and another 33 percent since 2000. Only about 10 percent predate 1960. The feature that sets Arundel apart is manufactured housing: roughly 15 percent of homes are mobile homes, a much larger share than in the coastal towns next door. Older manufactured homes often came with 100 amp panels, and some from the 1960s and 1970s have aluminum branch wiring. The 1980s and 1990s houses are often on 100 or 150 amp services that were fine when they were built. About 78 percent of homes are single-family detached, and about 82 percent are owner-occupied.
Heating oil dominates in Arundel, used by about 62 percent of occupied homes according to Census estimates. Propane heats about 22 percent and wood about 10 percent, far more than in Kennebunk or Kennebunkport, while electricity heats only about 6 percent and utility gas does not appear at all. That means the move to heat pumps is still mostly ahead for Arundel homes, and each conversion will add real load to services that were sized for an oil burner. Many residents commute on Route 1 and the Turnpike, which makes home EV charging a practical next step as well.
Arundel sits between two utility territories. Kennebunk Light & Power District, the consumer-owned utility founded in Kennebunk in 1893, lists Arundel in its service area along with Kennebunk, Wells and Lyman, so whether your account is with the district or with Central Maine Power decides who restores your power and schedules a disconnect. Arundel's 45 miles of town roads run through a lot of woodland, and wet snow is especially hard on those lines: on April 4, 2024, heavy, sticky snow and strong winds caused widespread outages across southwest Maine. Homes on private wells lose water along with power.
The area was part of Cape Porpoise when the first mill grant was issued in 1681, and 100-acre lots were laid out along River Road. The Kennebunk River later turned sawmills, fulling mills and a gristmill, and the town had a brickyard. After Kennebunkport took that name in 1821, the rural inland section split off as North Kennebunkport, with 564 residents in 1920. In 1957, after Kenneth Roberts' Chronicles of Arundel novels, the town voted to change its name back to Arundel. Down East magazine named it the best place to live in Maine in 2014.
Arundel keeps its own electrical permit application, with fees for service entrances, generators, solar arrays, well pumps and sewage pumps. The town's Code Enforcement page lists a commercial electrical inspector and notes that electrical inspections require 48 hours' notice. Building, plumbing and site development permits also go through the town, and its building permit packet includes radon system requirements, which usually means a fan on its own circuit. Across Maine, installations begun on or after July 1, 2026 follow the 2026 National Electrical Code as adopted by the Electricians' Examining Board.
Commercial, solar, smart home and new construction work are covered on our full list of electrical services.
Close to Arundel, we also work in Kennebunkport, Kennebunk, Biddeford, Dayton, Lyman, and Saco. Every town we serve is listed on our service area page.
Planning ahead? Read electrical planning for a new home in Southern Maine, whole-house vs. portable generators for Maine homes, and why LED lighting upgrades pay back fastest.
More resources: answers to common electrical questions, our generator sizing guide, and electrical tips and guides for Maine homeowners.
“I highly recommend Goodnow Electric! We had a couple of small issues at my mother's house, and my initial call was responded to quickly by Brett with a "can do". Before those little things were scheduled, another more concerning issue cropped up.”
Joyce Brown • May 2025 • Google Review
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