Commercial service
Tenant improvements, light commercial buildouts, retail and office service, multifamily, and ongoing facility maintenance.
Keil Electric commercial service covers tenant improvements, light commercial buildouts, retail and office service, multifamily building electrical, and ongoing maintenance. Both locations handle commercial scopes with named project contacts and scheduled coordination - not a residential dispatch model.
Same scope on either side. Pick the shop that covers your area and we will route you to the right crew.
The commercial scope at both franchises covers tenant improvements, retail and office service, restaurant electrical, multifamily building electrical, and property management contracts. Each has its own typical patterns and code requirements.
Commercial requests get a named project lead who handles scoping, quoting, scheduling, change orders, and inspection coordination. The project lead is the single point of contact for the work.
Commercial code includes occupancy classifications (Group B, M, A, R), emergency systems per NEC 700, exit signs per NFPA 101, and Title 24 in California. We confirm the applicable code at scope and design to it.
TIs, retail, restaurant, and office work often runs after hours or on weekends. We schedule the work to keep the building operational during business hours and price after-hours work accordingly.
Property managers and facility leads can engage on recurring contracts: routine inspections, light maintenance, emergency response within an SLA, and known-issue tracking across a portfolio of properties.
Commercial requests route through the named-contact form on each location page, not the residential dispatch queue. The form captures property type, scope, and the project contact.
A project lead is assigned and visits the property with the GC, property manager, or tenant. The visit produces detailed scope documentation including any occupancy-specific code requirements.
When the local AHJ requires a permit, commercial permits often require additional documentation (load calcs, single-line diagrams, panel schedules). The project lead pulls the permit and coordinates with the AHJ. Permit requirements vary by district.
Work scheduled to match the building's operating window. After-hours and weekend work is the norm for retail, restaurant, and office. We plan around the property's service hours.
Final inspection per AHJ. Project lead walks through with the GC or property manager. Documentation handed off including as-built drawings, panel schedules, and warranty terms.
Not every job requires a permit. When the local AHJ requires one, we pull it, schedule the inspection, and stay with the job until it passes. No paperwork on you.
Written warranty: 5-year on outlets, fixtures, and EV chargers; 10-year on wire and breakers; lifetime on panelboxes and surge protection. Parts and labor. Transfers with the home.
Commercial electrical work has additional safety dimensions beyond residential. Don't energize tenant improvements without proper temporary lighting and exit signage during construction (OSHA 1926). Don't modify common-area electrical without HOA or property manager approval. Don't exceed panel ratings for tenant equipment without a load calculation. Don't run multiple high-draw loads on shared circuits in retail or restaurant settings. Emergency systems (NEC 700) have specific testing and maintenance requirements that we follow. Title 24 in California and similar state energy codes have lighting control and dimming requirements that affect installation. We confirm all applicable code at the scope phase, not at inspection.
Real work from our San Diego and Austin shops. Same standards, same warranty, every job.
For commercial electrician services, here's the honest comparison. We'd tell you the same thing if we weren't trying to win the job.
Commercial electrical work runs on different rules than residential. Project schedules align with the building’s operating window, not the homeowner’s availability. Communication runs through a named contact (general contractor, project manager, facility lead, or property manager) rather than the resident. Code requirements include occupancy classifications and emergency systems that don’t apply to homes. Pricing structures account for hourly schedules, after-hours premiums, and material take-offs that homes don’t need.
both shops handle light commercial. The San Diego location covers commercial work across San Diego County under California license #1109913. The Austin location covers the Austin metro under Texas license #40645. Common scopes include tenant improvements, retail and office service, restaurant electrical, multifamily building service, and ongoing facility maintenance contracts.
This page is the umbrella for commercial work. Specific commercial scopes (panel work, TI buildouts, multifamily) follow the same dispatch and quote process. The first call routes the project to the commercial side rather than residential dispatch.
Tenant improvements (TIs). Office, retail, and light industrial space buildouts that involve new electrical scope: panels, sub-panels, distribution, lighting, dedicated circuits for tenant equipment. We work with the GC, the architect, and the tenant.
Retail and office service. Existing space that needs changes: new outlets for new equipment, lighting upgrades, panel additions, low-voltage cabling for IT, security system electrical.
Restaurant electrical. Hood vents, equipment circuits, dedicated kitchen panels, GFCI on prep stations. Restaurant work has additional code requirements (NEC 645 for IT equipment in some scopes, NEC 422 for appliance circuits).
Multifamily building service. Common-area electrical, building service entrance, common lighting, parking lot lighting, security system electrical. Unit-level electrical inside multifamily is sometimes commercial scope (when the property manager is the customer) and sometimes residential scope (when the unit owner is the customer).
Property management and facility maintenance. Recurring service contracts for property managers covering routine inspection, repair, and emergency response across a portfolio of properties.
EV charger installations at commercial properties. Multi-port charging stations, parking lot chargers, dedicated commercial circuits with appropriate metering.
Commercial requests come through the named-contact form on each location page. The form routes to the commercial side of the business, not the residential dispatch queue. We assign a project lead who is the single point of contact for the work.
The project lead handles scoping, quoting, scheduling, and coordination with the GC or property manager. Change orders go through the project lead with written documentation. Inspections and final walkthroughs happen with the project lead present.
Commercial occupancy classifications (Group B for office, Group M for mercantile, Group A for assembly, Group R for residential) trigger different code requirements than single-family residential. Emergency lighting per NEC 700, exit signs per NFPA 101, GFCI requirements per occupancy, and panel sizing per occupancy load calculations all matter.
Some commercial spaces have specific code: NEC 517 for healthcare facilities, NEC 518 for places of assembly, NEC 645 for IT equipment rooms, NEC 410.137 for sign and outline lighting. We confirm the applicable code at scope.
Title 24 in California adds energy code requirements: occupancy sensors, dimming controls, daylight harvesting, lighting power density limits. Texas has different energy code requirements at the state level with city-level amendments.
Tenant improvement and retail work often runs after hours so the building stays operational during business hours. Restaurant work runs in off-hours so the kitchen can serve service hours. Office work runs on weekends or evenings. We schedule the work to match the building’s operating window and price after-hours work accordingly.
Property managers and facility leads often need recurring electrical service: routine inspections, light maintenance, emergency response, and known-issue tracking. We offer maintenance contracts with cadence and scope set per the property’s needs.
Common contract scopes include quarterly panel inspections, annual electrical safety audits, common-area lighting maintenance, parking lot lighting service, and emergency response within a defined service-level window.
We don’t handle high-voltage utility work (above 600V) or substation-level electrical. We don’t handle industrial process electrical (manufacturing equipment, large-motor controls, PLC programming). We don’t handle the very large commercial buildouts (multi-story office buildings, large-scale developments). For those, we refer to commercial-specialty firms.
We do handle the long tail of light commercial work that fits the residential-to-light-commercial scale: TIs, retail, restaurant, multifamily, property management.
Commercial electrical work covers a different set of code sections, sizing logic, and coordination requirements than residential. The scope categories we run:
Most common commercial scope. The building owner provides a base service, and tenants subdivide that service for their specific use. TI work covers panel modifications, branch-circuit additions for the tenant’s equipment, lighting per the tenant’s layout, and any specialty circuits the tenant’s business requires (data center loads, kitchen equipment in a restaurant TI, dental or medical equipment in a healthcare TI).
TI scopes work within the existing service capacity and the existing panel infrastructure. Coordination with the building owner is required for any work that affects shared building systems.
Office buildings under ~10,000 sq ft, retail spaces, small warehouses, professional offices, and similar. Full electrical scope from service entrance through finishes: panel sizing per NEC 220 commercial methods, branch-circuit layout, lighting design per Title 24 (CA) or IECC (TX adoption) energy-code requirements, emergency egress lighting per NEC 700 where occupancy code requires it.
High electrical density per square foot, refrigeration, cooking equipment, exhaust fans, dish machines, point-of-sale systems. Specific scope considerations: NEC 422 for cooking equipment, NEC 220 demand factors for kitchen loads, dedicated circuits for major appliances, and coordination with kitchen-equipment vendors for specific connection requirements.
Lighting design (general, accent, display), point-of-sale and back-office circuits, security system circuits, signage circuits per NEC 600. Energy code applies, Title 24 in CA, IECC in TX as adopted, setting lighting power density limits and control requirements.
Diagnostic, repair, and small modifications for existing commercial buildings. Common scopes: tripping breakers under load, hot-termination diagnostics, exit sign and emergency lighting maintenance, code corrections from inspection findings, equipment additions or replacements that require new branch circuits.
Commercial work runs under different NEC sections than residential. The major differences:
Commercial work usually involves multiple parties:
Many commercial customers prefer a service relationship for ongoing electrical maintenance, a single contractor who knows the building, has documented panel schedules, and responds to service calls during business hours and after hours. The arrangement typically covers:
For one-time scopes, a TI buildout, a panel addition, a lighting retrofit, the work is project-priced with fixed scope and fixed cost. The two arrangements coexist; many of our commercial customers have both an active project on the books and an ongoing service relationship.
The brand has earned commercial accounts across multiple industries, banking, retail, hospitality, warehouse, and others. Each has its own scope considerations: banks have specific security-system integration needs, retail has signage and display lighting requirements, hospitality has guest-room and back-of-house separation, warehouse has high-bay lighting and material-handling equipment. Our commercial scopes are coordinated with the customer’s facilities team or property manager to match the specific requirements of the operation.
Tenant improvements, light commercial buildouts, retail electrical service, office electrical, multifamily building service, restaurant electrical, and ongoing facility maintenance contracts.
Yes. Commercial projects have a named contact on our side who coordinates scheduling, scope changes, and inspections with the GC, project manager, or facility lead.
Yes, when the project requires it. Tenant retail and office work often runs after hours; we schedule the work to match the building's operating window.
Both locations offer recurring electrical maintenance for property managers and facility owners. Cadence and scope are set per the property's needs.
Commercial requests use the named-contact form on each location page, not the standard service request flow. Response goes through the project lead rather than residential dispatch.
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