Commercial electrical services in the DMV
Commercial kitchens run hard on their electrical systems — high-draw equipment, refrigeration that can't lose power, and panels that were often sized for a previous tenant's much lighter load. NEXUS BUILD provides licensed commercial electrical work across DC, Maryland, and Virginia, from a tripping breaker to a full service upgrade.
Our electricians work alongside our kitchen construction crews, so they know commercial food equipment: what a rack oven actually draws, why the walk-in needs its own circuit, and what inspectors look for in a kitchen panel schedule.
Electrical services
- Dedicated circuits for kitchen and refrigeration equipment
- Panel upgrades, subpanels, and service capacity increases
- Troubleshooting nuisance trips, voltage drops, and overheating circuits
- Interior, exterior, and emergency/exit lighting — including LED retrofits
- Code-correction work from inspection reports and violation notices
- New equipment hookups with permits and inspection coordination
- 24/7 emergency response for outages and electrical failures
The under-powered kitchen problem
Most electrical calls we get trace back to the same cause: equipment added over the years to a panel that was never upsized. We'll tell you whether you need a repair, a circuit, or a service upgrade — with the load calculation to prove it, not a guess.
Frequently asked questions
Why does my equipment keep tripping the breaker?
Usually an overloaded or shared circuit, sometimes a failing compressor drawing locked-rotor current. We diagnose with meters, not trial and error, and quote the fix — often a dedicated circuit.
Do you pull permits for electrical work?
Yes — panel changes, new circuits, and service upgrades are permitted and inspected in every DMV jurisdiction we work in. Unpermitted electrical work surfaces at the worst time: your sale, your insurance claim, or your fire.
Can you respond to a power failure after hours?
Yes — 24/7 at (202) 827-6511. Refrigeration on the line means an outage is an emergency, and we treat it like one.
Electrical issue slowing you down?
Describe the symptom — tripping, flickering, dead circuit, or a new equipment install — and we'll dispatch or schedule the right electrician.