A Commercial Electrician Built for Small Businesses
Current Electrical Systems began as a commercial electrical contractor, with work for some of the region’s most recognized organizations, including Google, Amazon, Toyota Research and Zoller. Under owner Tim Lambert, our focus moved to homes, but we kept serving small businesses that need a reliable commercial electrician.
That’s our lane today: light commercial electrical work for offices, shops, studios and small restaurants around Ann Arbor. On every project, we bring the same care we put into every home.
Commercial Electrical Services We Offer
Here are the jobs we handle most often for business owners and property managers:
- Office and retail lighting upgrades
- LED retrofits of fluorescent and older fixtures
- Tenant build-out and renovation wiring
- Dedicated circuits for equipment and appliances
- Exterior building and parking lot lighting
- Outlet and circuit additions for new workstations
- Panel replacements and subpanels
- Troubleshooting and electrical repairs
Office and Retail Lighting Upgrades
Lighting shapes how a space feels to customers and staff. Dim or flickering fixtures make a store look tired and an office harder to work in.
We upgrade lighting in offices, retail shops and waiting rooms, from new fixture layouts to display and accent lighting that shows off your products. If you’d like to see more of our lighting work, visit our lighting installation page.
LED Retrofits for Existing Fixtures
Many small businesses still run fluorescent tubes that hum, flicker and need regular ballast replacements. An LED retrofit replaces the tubes and ballasts with LED components, or swaps the fixture entirely.
The payoff is lower energy use, far fewer lamp changes and brighter, more even light. We’ll look at your existing fixtures and recommend whether retrofitting or replacing makes more sense.
Tenant Build-Out Wiring
When you lease a new space, the electrical often needs to change to fit your layout. We wire small tenant build-outs, including:
- New walls with outlets and switches
- Lighting layouts for offices, retail floors and back rooms
- Dedicated circuits for kitchens, break rooms and equipment
- Panel work and subpanels when the space needs more capacity
We pull the permit, coordinate with your contractor and landlord, and meet the inspector. Bringing us in early helps avoid surprises once the walls are closed.
Dedicated Circuits for Equipment
Commercial equipment often needs its own circuit. Coffee machines, commercial refrigerators, ice machines, printers, compressors and shop tools can trip shared circuits or run poorly if they don’t get enough power.
We check each machine’s requirements, confirm your panel can handle the load and install dedicated circuits sized to match. Adding surge protection at the panel is also a smart way to protect expensive equipment.
Exterior and Parking Lot Lighting
Good exterior lighting helps customers find you and makes staff feel safer walking to their cars after close. We install and repair wall packs, entry lighting, sign lighting and parking lot fixtures, and we can add timers or photocells so the lights run when you need them.
Small Restaurant and Shop Work
Small restaurants, cafés, salons and workshops have electrical needs that change as the business grows. We add circuits for new equipment, update lighting, repair outlets and switches and track down breakers that keep tripping.
Our workday starts at 6:00am, which helps many businesses get work done before customers arrive.
What Affects the Cost of Commercial Electrical Work
We estimate each commercial project after walking the space with you. The main things that shape the scope are:
- The size of the space and number of fixtures or circuits
- Ceiling type and height, including drop ceilings and open structure
- Panel capacity and whether a subpanel is needed
- Permit and inspection requirements for the work
- Timing, such as work scheduled before opening hours
To start, contact us with a short description of the project and we’ll set up a walkthrough.
Why Small Businesses Choose Current Electrical Systems
We’ve worked around Ann Arbor since 1994, starting as a commercial contractor, and our electricians are union trained through IBEW Local 252. We’re honest about what fits our shop, clear about scope before work begins and careful to keep your business running while we work. There’s no scheduling fee, and you pay only for the time we work.