American Electric Supply

What American Electric Supply does

American Electric Supply is a privately held regional wholesale distributor of industrial and commercial electrical products, headquartered at 361 Maple St., Corona, California. Founded in 1984 as a California LLC, the company stocks more than 99,000 SKUs spanning conduit, wiring devices, lighting, switchgear, wire, tools, and related electrical supplies, and delivers them to job sites across five Southern California counties (Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and San Diego) as well as Arizona and Nevada using a dedicated 18-truck fleet that supports 1-2 day fulfillment. The business serves both commercial customers (construction, renovation, and maintenance projects) and industrial customers (large-scale projects of almost any size), with inside sales staff averaging more than 18 years of electrical wholesaling experience providing technical support.

The revenue model is straightforward wholesale hardware sales: the company purchases electrical products from suppliers and resells them at a margin to commercial and industrial end users, with pricing not publicly disclosed and characterized as transaction-based. Go-to-market is primarily inside sales supported by field delivery, with the company website (amelect.com) serving as a top-of-funnel information and contact channel and a 24/7 emergency service available in addition to standard Monday-Friday warehouse hours. The company does not offer a mobile app, public API, or disclosed software platform, and has no patents, certifications, or awards on file.

In May 2026, Graybar, a Fortune 500 electrical distributor headquartered in St. Louis, announced an agreement to acquire American Electric Supply, pending AES shareholder approval. Under the announced terms, AES would continue to operate under its existing name as a Graybar subsidiary, retaining the same team, locations, and suppliers, with the deal framed as a footprint expansion for Graybar into Southern California.

Name

American Electric Supply

Legal name

American Electric Supply, LLC

Website

https://amelect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

American Electric Supply is a privately held Corona, California-based wholesale distributor of industrial and commercial electrical products, stocking 99,000+ SKUs and delivering to job sites across Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada via an owned 18-truck fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Products Distribution

NAICS

Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42361)

SIC

Wholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies (5063)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Supplies Retail (Wiring, Switches, Breakers, Conduit) (CRAIADAE)

Keywords

• Electrical products distribution
• Industrial electrical supplies
• Commercial electrical wholesale
• Conduit and wiring devices
• Electrical job site delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Corona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electrical Products Distribution: Wholesale distribution of electrical products including conduit, wiring devices, and thousands of other electrical supplies to commercial and industrial customers. Revenue generated through product sales with delivery to job sites within 1-2 days of ordering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

American Electric Supply is a wholesale distributor of industrial and commercial electrical products, stocking over 99,000 SKUs including conduit, wiring devices, lighting, switch gear, wire, and tools. Products are sold to commercial and industrial customers across Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada, with direct delivery to job sites within 1–2 days of ordering via the company's owned fleet of 18 trucks.

Product overview

American Electric Supply is a premier provider of industrial and commercial electrical products in Southern California, operating as a single unified distribution business since 1984. The company stocks over 99,000 electrical products ranging from conduit to wiring devices, serving commercial and industrial customers across Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and San Diego counties with same-day or next-day delivery via their fleet of 18 trucks. The core offering is electrical products distribution with a focus on technical expertise and rapid fulfillment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial and Commercial Electrical Products Distribution Wholesale distribution of over 99,000 electrical products including conduit, wiring devices, lighting, switch gear, wire, and tools to commercial and industrial customers across Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada, with direct delivery to job sites within 1-2 days of ordering via an owned 18-truck fleet.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Platt Electric Supply: West-coast focused electrical distributor now operating as part of Rexel, with a multi-state branch network and long history. Directly comparable to AES in region, product line (wiring, conduit, lighting, switch gear), and contractor/industrial customer focus.
• Mayer Electric Supply: Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regional electrical distributor with a multi-state branch network and Inside/outside sales model. Operates in the same mid-sized distributor segment as AES with overlapping product range, customer mix, and regional branch expansion strategy.
• Elliott Electric Supply: Privately held regional electrical distributor in the south-central U.S. with branch-led operations targeting commercial and industrial customers. Similar mid-sized distributor profile, product breadth, and customer mix as AES, making it a strong independent comparator.
• Crum Electric Supply: Family-owned, 90+ year old independent electrical distributor in the intermountain West. Closely comparable to AES in family/independent ownership heritage, branch-led inside-sales model, and focus on commercial and industrial electrical products in a multi-state regional footprint.
• Border States Electric: Employee-owned regional electrical distributor with operations in the western and central U.S. Mirrors AES's branch-based, contractor-focused distribution model with comparable product mix and inside-sales-driven GTM.
• Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED): One of the largest U.S. electrical distributors with a multi-state branch footprint including Southern California. Closest direct competitor to AES in terms of contractor/industrial focus, branch-based service, and product breadth across electrical supplies.

Broad incumbents

• Graybar: Fortune 500 electrical distributor that has announced an agreement to acquire American Electric Supply. Operates nationally across the U.S. and Canada with a broad industrial and commercial electrical portfolio, making it the most relevant incumbent comparable both as acquirer and as a scaled competitor in the same distribution model.
• WESCO International: Public global electrical, communications, and utility distributor with significant California presence. Closely comparable to AES in industrial and commercial electrical supply, with broader reach into datacom and utility adjacencies.
• Sonepar North America: North American arm of Paris-based Sonepar, the world's largest independent electrical distributor. Competes head-to-head with AES in California via branch locations, full-line electrical product portfolios, and similar commercial/industrial customer focus.
• Rexel USA: U.S. arm of global electrical distributor Rexel Group, operating hundreds of branches nationwide including in California. Overlaps directly with AES in conduit, wiring devices, switch gear, and lighting distribution to commercial and industrial customers through a similar inside-sales-plus-fleet model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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