Short answer
Commercial electrical service covers the maintenance, repair and upgrades that keep a business building running: lighting repair and ballast and lamp replacement, new circuits for equipment, panel work, and troubleshooting. For property managers and business owners, the priority is fixing it right with as little downtime as possible. Select Electric serves commercial and light industrial customers in Midland, Bay and Saginaw Counties.
In a business, an electrical problem is rarely just an electrical problem. Dark aisles, a dead circuit at a register or a machine that won't start cost you customers and hours. We work for property managers, business owners and facility staff who need the work done correctly and scheduled with their operation in mind.
What We Do for Commercial Buildings
Electrical Maintenance
Looking after the electrical system before it fails: checking panels for signs of heat and loose connections, testing emergency and exit lighting, replacing worn devices, and fixing small problems before they turn into shutdowns.
Light Fixture Ballast and Lamp Replacement
Fluorescent and HID fixtures fail at the ballast, the lamps or the sockets. We repair them, or retrofit them to LED when that makes more sense. See energy-efficient lighting upgrades.
Circuits, Panels and Equipment
New circuits and receptacles, dedicated circuits for equipment, motor and machine connections, and panel installation and upgrades.
Everything Else a Building Needs
Parking lot lighting, surge protection, generators, motion-sensor lighting, smoke detectors and alarms, phone, cable and data wiring, and design-build remodels.
Common Calls
- Banks of fixtures out, strobing or buzzing. See shop or office lights flickering or out.
- Pole lights dark, cycling or on all day. See parking lot lights out or cycling.
- Breakers tripping when equipment starts. See breaker keeps tripping.
- New equipment, a new tenant layout or added workstations that need power.
Why Maintenance Pays for Itself
Most commercial electrical failures give warning first: a breaker that runs hot, a connection that discolors, a bank of lights that starts to strobe, an exit sign with a dead battery. Catching those early costs less than a breakdown in the middle of the business day, and it keeps the building ready for insurance and fire inspections. Panel schedules that actually match the circuits also make every future repair faster.
How We Work With Businesses
- Tell us about the building. What's wrong or what you need, your hours, and who our contact on site is.
- Assess and quote. We look at the problem or scope and give you a written quote.
- Schedule around you. Shutdowns and noisy work planned for times that affect your business least, as the job allows.
- Do the work. With permits and inspections where your city, township or the State requires them.
- Report back. What we did, what we found, and anything we recommend keeping an eye on.
What It Costs
This work is priced per job, because the building, the distances and what's already in the panel are different every time. Ask for a written quote that lists the materials and everything included. For what drives electrical prices in general, see what electrical work costs.
Local Detail: Serving Businesses in Midland, Bay and Saginaw Counties
Select Electric works for commercial and light industrial customers as well as homeowners, and has served the Great Lakes Bay Region since 1983. We are also a Consumers Energy Trade Ally, which is useful when a business is planning a lighting upgrade: rebates may be available, with eligibility and amounts set by Consumers Energy's programs. Ask about ongoing maintenance for your building when you call.
Call (989) 835-3587.
Common Questions
Can you work around our business hours?
We plan work, and especially any shutdowns, around your operating hours as much as the job allows. Tell us when the building is busiest and when a power interruption would cost you the most, and we'll schedule around it.
Do you offer maintenance agreements?
Ask us about ongoing maintenance when you call (989) 835-3587. We can talk through what your building needs and how we can help keep up with it.
Our fluorescent fixtures keep failing. Should we replace ballasts or go to LED?
Replacing a failed ballast and lamps restores the fixture, but fluorescent ballasts and tubes are becoming harder to source, and LED uses considerably less energy. For a few fixtures, repair may make sense. For a whole building, an LED retrofit is usually worth pricing out. See our page on energy-efficient lighting upgrades.
What counts as light industrial?
Small manufacturing, fabrication and assembly shops, warehouses, and similar facilities. Work there often includes 208 or 480 volt equipment circuits, motor connections, high-bay lighting and distribution panels.
Is Select Electric licensed and insured?
Yes. Select Electric is licensed and insured, employs licensed electricians, and has served Midland, Bay and Saginaw Counties since 1983.