Commercial Electrical Contractor in Sacramento

Commercial electrical services

When should a business call a commercial electrician?

• You're signing a lease on a new space and the layout, lighting or power doesn't fit how you'll use it.
• You're adding equipment with a nameplate that calls for its own circuit or 240V power.
• Breakers trip during busy hours, or the panel has no open spaces left.
• Your lighting is old fluorescent or HID and you want lower bills and less maintenance.
• A landlord, fire inspector or insurer flagged something during a walkthrough.
• You notice heat, buzzing or a burning smell at a panel, outlet or fixture. Turn that circuit off and call.

Do LED lighting retrofits have to meet Title 24?

Often, yes. California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6) cover lighting in nonresidential buildings, and alterations to existing lighting can trigger them. Under the 2022 code, a project that alters 10 percent or more of the luminaires serving an enclosed space has to meet the lighting alteration rules. Swapping lamps, ballasts or drivers, or only adding controls, is one of the exceptions.

The 2025 Energy Code applies to projects whose permits are applied for on or after January 1, 2026. Its lighting control rules include:

Which rules apply depends on how much of the lighting you change and how the space is used. We check this during the walkthrough so the fixtures and controls you buy will pass inspection.

Looking for incentives? SMUD's business programs change over time. Its Complete Energy Solutions program offers a free energy assessment, and its Custom Retrofit program must pre-approve projects before installation. Check with SMUD or PG&E before you order fixtures so you don't miss a program that requires sign-off first.

Tenant improvement, retrofit or new circuit: what's involved?

Typical commercial electrical projects

Project	What it usually includes	Permit and plans
Tenant improvement	New or moved outlets, lighting and switching, circuits for the new layout, panel changes	Building permit with electrical plans when the existing electrical system is altered
LED lighting retrofit	New fixtures or retrofit kits, occupancy and dimming controls, daylight zones	Permit, plus Title 24 compliance forms when the alteration rules are triggered
New equipment circuit	Load check, breaker, wire and disconnect sized to the equipment	Usually a permit for a new circuit
Panel or service upgrade	Load calculation, new panel or subpanel, utility coordination for a bigger service	Permit, inspection and utility approval

How we keep your business open

1. Site walkthrough. We look at the panel, the existing wiring, the ceiling and how the space is used day to day.
2. Free estimate. Scope, equipment, permit needs and a clear price before any work starts.
3. Permit. We submit to the City of Sacramento, Sacramento County or your city. The City of Sacramento takes commercial plan submittals online through its Accela portal.
4. Shutoff plan. We agree ahead of time on which circuits go down, when, and for how long, so you can plan staff and customers around it.
5. Install. Work is staged by area where possible, and the site is cleaned up at the end of each day.
6. Testing and inspection. We test circuits and controls, meet the inspector, and hand over an updated panel directory.

Our crews work Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM. For businesses open during those hours, we plan the noisy work and any outage around your slowest times.

Working with building owners and general contractors

On a tenant improvement, the electrical scope often sits inside a larger project. We work directly for business owners and property managers, and as the electrical sub for general contractors. That means pricing from your plans, coordinating rough-in with framing and ceilings, and meeting the inspector for the electrical sign-offs. For home projects, see our remodel and addition electrical page.

Where we do commercial work

Our shop is in Natomas, and we serve businesses across Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties, including Roseville, Elk Grove, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights and Davis. We coordinate with SMUD, PG&E or Roseville Electric, depending on who serves your building.

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