T. K. Lyden Electric & Generator is a Shrewsbury electrical contractor with a second specialism in standby power. The residential side covers wiring, repairs, service upgrades, lighting, ceiling fans and new-home electrical work; the generator side covers Generac and Kohler sales, installation, maintenance and annual service, with factory training claimed for Generac, Kohler and Briggs & Stratton. The stated service area runs from Shrewsbury and Worcester out to Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Marlborough and Sturbridge.
The history is long. The company's own account has Timothy K. Lyden starting it in 1975 after apprenticing and earning his Massachusetts licence, having served as a ship electrician during the Vietnam Conflict; it describes itself as family-operated, locally owned and veteran-owned, at 51 years in business. The Better Business Bureau, which has accredited the company since 2021 and grades it A+, records the same 1975 start.
Licensing needs a closer look than usual here. Massachusetts electrician licence 21802 is confirmed active against the state registry, but the registry's holder of record is Nicola N. Galante rather than the founder — a licence held by a master electrician on staff is ordinary enough, and it is still the name on the state's file. The BBB lists a second electrician number, 22527, both expiring 31 July 2028, plus construction supervisor licence CS-073192, and the company's own site adds two New Hampshire numbers, 18796 and 14969. Only 21802 has been checked against a registry, so ask which licence covers the job and confirm it.
Recent feedback is thin but positive, especially on generators. A customer writing in February 2026 uses the company for annual generator service every year and says it does a great job, and in August 2025 a homeowner whose entire house was rewired praised crews who worked in extreme conditions, stayed on task and kept in contact throughout. A Reddit commenter in Worcester reported in 2022 that the company got someone out on a day's notice and seemed to do good work. Against that, the single customer review visible on the BBB profile is strongly negative — with only a handful of written accounts anywhere, one unhappy customer counts for a lot, so ask for references from a job like yours.
For a Central Massachusetts homeowner putting in a standby generator or upgrading a panel, this is a long-established, accredited shop with factory-trained generator technicians. Get the licence number that will appear on the permit, and a written price covering the transfer switch, the fuel hookup and the annual service.
