Knighten Electric

Company Overview

As a family-run business, Knighten Electric offers comprehensive electrical contracting with more than 20 years of expertise in the Lowcountry region of SC.
With a career spanning around 25 years, Oree Knighten has worked in home, industrial, and factory sectors.
Prior to relocating to South Carolina, he served as an electrical superintendent at a salt mine in Louisiana for over a decade.
He oversaw the electrical program, created safety protocols, designed programmable logic controls, and supervised a crew.
Wanting to start his own business and prioritize family time, he relocated with his family to the Lowcountry to launch Knighten Electric.
Amanda and Oree Knighten are the proud owners of Knighten Electric.
Amanda contributes her background in communications and sales to the construction industry in South Carolina.
Oree has dedicated around 24 years to the electrical field.
He began his career by learning the trade through residential and commercial service calls while enrolled in a five-year electrical training program.
He advanced his career in diverse commercial and industrial settings, such as a paper mill, a nuclear power plant, and a salt mine.
Oree transitioned into project management, where he learned the significance of adhering to budgets and timelines.
Before relocating to SC, Oree served as the Electrical Superintendent for a salt mine, where he furthered his education in programmable logic controls.
After visiting the Bluffton/Hilton Head area, the Knightens decided it was time for a change and to pursue their dream of self-employment in a new state.