# BBEC Canonical page: https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/electricians/bbec/ BBEC has one Google listing, with 12 reviews and a rating of 4.6. Ratings from Google, checked 10 November 2026. Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County **4.6** from 12 Google reviews - 24/7 service [Visit website](http://www.bbecinc.com/) **55.5** out of 100 formula v1.5 Score: 55.5 out of 100 (formula v1.5, data of 13 November 2026). Place 649 of 672 in the full directory ranking of Pennsylvania. Not in the family-run ranking: no family-run statement found and ownership: owned by a larger corporation. ## Key facts - **Based in:** Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County (ZIP 17050) - **Phone:** (717) 697-5425 (from its Google listing) - **Website:** [http://www.bbecinc.com/](http://www.bbecinc.com/) - **Google rating:** 4.6 average from 12 reviews. Ratings from Google, checked 10 November 2026. [Main listing](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11045566447599003400&g_mp=Cidnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLlNlYXJjaFRleHQQAhgEIAA). - **Ownership:** Owned by a larger corporation, confirmed by an independent source. Parent named in the sources: HB Global (through HB Mechanical Group). Ownership points under the formula: -10. Sources: [company website](https://www.bbecelectric.com/who-we-are), [company website](https://www.bbecelectric.com/leadership), [investor website](https://hb-global.com/), [investor website](https://hb-global.com/our-brands), [investor website](https://www.hbmechanicalgroup.com/ownership), [business directory](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_text=BBEC&find_loc=Mechanicsburg%2C+PA). Researched 11 November 2026. - **Family-run:** Not found: no family-run statement was found. - **Founded:** Not found on the company's website. ## Why it ranks here BBEC scores 55.5 out of 100, and most of its points come from the Google rating (32.7 of 44.4 possible) and claim accuracy (22.2 of 22.2 possible). It loses the most on the number of reviews, 11.7 of 16.7 points, with 12 Google reviews against the 5,000 needed for full credit. Its ownership (owned by a larger corporation) takes 10 points off the score under the formula. It earns no bonus points: we did not find published prices, 24/7 service shown in its Google hours or a written workmanship warranty with a stated term on its website. **Score breakdown, formula v1.5 ([method](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/methodology/))** | Part | Weight | Value | Points | Possible | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | Google rating, adjusted for review count | 40% | 0.737 | 32.7 | 44.4 | | Number of Google reviews | 15% | 0.301 | 5.0 | 16.7 | | Accuracy of the company's own claims | 20% | 1.000 | 22.2 | 22.2 | | Years in business | 10% | 0.000 | 0.0 | 11.1 | | State registration check | 10% | not used yet | | | | Transparency (website, phone, address, hours) | 5% | 1.000 | 5.6 | 5.6 | | Weighted score | | | 65.5 | 100.0 | | Ownership points | | | -10 | | | **Final score** | | | **55.5** | 100.0 | ## How it compares in Pennsylvania **BBEC compared with the median of the ranked companies, data of 13 November 2026. Ratings from Google. Years in business count only an exact founding year, so their medians cover the 176 ranked companies statewide that have one (13 in Cumberland County).** | Measure | BBEC | Median of the 672 ranked in Pennsylvania | Median of the 28 ranked in Cumberland County | |---|---:|---:|---:| | Score | 55.5 | 73.5 | 76.0 | | Google rating | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | | Google reviews | 12 | 33 | 28 | | Years in business | not counted | 26 | 18 | - Place 649 of 672 in the full directory ranking of Pennsylvania, ahead of 3.4% of the 672 ranked companies. - Ranked 28th in Cumberland County, the only county where it has a Google listing or says it serves (Google listing there). - Ranked 20th in Mechanicsburg, the only town where it has a Google listing or says it serves (Google listing there). ## Where it ranks - [Cumberland County](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/county/cumberland/): 28th in the directory ranking; Google listing there. - [Dauphin County](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/county/dauphin/): 32nd in the directory ranking; based 9 miles away. - [Perry County](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/county/perry/): 20th in the directory ranking; based 7 miles away. - [York County](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/county/york/): 58th in the directory ranking; based 8 miles away. - [Dillsburg](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/town/dillsburg/): 22nd in the directory ranking; based 8 miles away. - [Harrisburg](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/town/harrisburg/): 23rd in the directory ranking; based 9 miles away. - [Mechanicsburg](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/town/mechanicsburg/): 20th in the directory ranking; Google listing there. ## Other electricians in Cumberland County **The ranked companies of Cumberland County placed nearest to BBEC in the county's full directory ranking. Data of 13 November 2026. [All of Cumberland County](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/county/cumberland/).** | Place in county | Company | Score | |---:|---|---:| | 22 | [Gaffney's Electrical Contracting, Inc.](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/electricians/gaffneys-electrical-contracting/) Dillsburg, York County | **67.4** | | 23 | [Don Dunlap's Electric](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/electricians/don-dunlaps-electric/) Shippensburg, Cumberland County | **65.3** | | 24 | [Sebastian Electric](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/electricians/sebastian-electric/) Enola, Cumberland County | **64.4** | | 25 | [Z.C. Electric](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/electricians/z-c-electric/) Fayetteville, Franklin County | **61.7** | | 26 | [R B Hobaugh & Son Inc](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/electricians/r-b-hobaugh-son/) Lemoyne, Cumberland County | **61.6** | | 27 | [W S Carey Electrical Contractor](https://bestelectricianspennsylvania.com/pa/electricians/w-s-carey-electrical-contractor/) Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County | **59.9** | ## Google listings **Google listings of BBEC. Ratings from Google, read on the dates shown** | Listing | Town | County | Rating | Reviews | Read on | |---|---|---|---:|---:|---| | [BBEC](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11045566447599003400&g_mp=Cidnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLlNlYXJjaFRleHQQAhgEIAA) | Mechanicsburg | Cumberland | 4.6 | 12 | 2026-11-10 | ## Claims checked Each statement found on the company's website was compared with records we did not get from the company. The results use three terms only: supported, no independent record, and inconsistent with records. **Claims on the company's website compared with independent records** | Claim | Result | What we found | Sources | Score effect | Checked | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Founding year | **no independent record** | The earliest independent record we found is from 1997; the company states it was founded in about 1986 (worked out from a number of years), and the records found are not enough to confirm or contradict that (only one kind of record was found; the stated year is approximate; web records cannot show anything about years before 1996). | [claim](https://www.bbecelectric.com/); [domain registration (1997-12-05)](https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/bbecinc.com) | none | 2026-11-10 | | Number of locations | **supported** | The site publishes 1 location; we found 1 Google listing for the company (ratio 1.0). | [claim](https://www.bbecelectric.com/); [Google listings (1) (2026-11-10)](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11045566447599003400) | none | 2026-11-10 | ## Services and what the company says about itself - **Work named on its website:** Commercial work, emergency service and residential work ([website](http://www.bbecinc.com/), read 10 November 2026). - **24/7 service:** The website says so; Google's hours do not show it open 24 hours: "Call Us 24/7" ([page](https://www.bbecelectric.com/)). - **Website read:** 10 November 2026 ## Questions ### Is BBEC family-run? We found no family-run statement on its website (read 10 November 2026), so it is not in the family-run ranking. Source: [company website](http://www.bbecinc.com/). ### How many Google reviews does BBEC have? BBEC has 12 Google reviews, with an average rating of 4.6, read 10 November 2026. Source: [Google listing](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11045566447599003400&g_mp=Cidnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLlNlYXJjaFRleHQQAhgEIAA). ### Which counties does BBEC serve? It has Google listings in Cumberland County. ### Is BBEC open 24 hours? Its website says it offers 24/7 service; its Google hours do not show it open 24 hours. Source: [company website](https://www.bbecelectric.com/). ### How is the score calculated? Its score of 55.5 comes from one formula used for every company (v1.5): the Google rating adjusted for review count, the number of reviews, claim accuracy, years in business and transparency, then ownership and bonus points. The method page gives every rule. 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