Commercial-Industrial Electrician

Expert commercial electricians in Vancouver, WA – from design-build to maintenance, we ensure compliance, security, and efficiency at every stage.

Prairie Electric has one of the largest teams of skilled commercial electricians in the Pacific Northwest.

We’re equipped to handle projects of any scale. Whether it’s a new build or specific electrical challenges unique to your commercial space, our contractors serve Vancouver, Portland, and communities across Washington and Oregon, bringing extensive experience to every job.

Once power is connected to a site, our design-build team ensures that the electrical system is up to code throughout the facility. This includes essential components like emergency lighting, surge suppression, and lightning protection. For added security, we install fire alarms, intercom systems, CCTV, and security cameras.

If you’re facing power outages, surges, or other electrical issues, we provide repairs, maintenance, and upgrades tailored to commercial settings. Our expertise allows us to identify issues swiftly and resolve them efficiently to keep your operations running smoothly.

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PANEL SHOP

Prairie Electric has been working with prefabricated and automated panels for more than 35 years.

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DESIGN BUILD

The electrical design-build contractors at Prairie Electric have the staff resources to see any facility design or upgrade to completion.

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Industrial

Our industrial expertise instills confidence in our clients, from design-build to PLC programming and automated conveyor systems.

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New Construction

For more than three decades, Prairie Electric has been providing high-quality commercial electrical work for our customers.

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TRANSPORTATION UTILITY

Over our 35 years in business, Prairie Electric has grown to be one of the most trusted electrical contractors in Portland and Vancouver for utility services.

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SERVICE

Our Service Division takes great pride in providing fast, quality electrical work in Vancouver, WA and all surrounding areas.

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TYPES OF PROJECTS

Prefabrication
Shop

Assembling your electrical products off-site saves time and often cost, as it allows us to fully build everything out before installation. In our climate-controlled environment, we are allowed the space to make sure that your build is completed efficiently. This makes for a much smoother installation process in your commercial space.

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Electrical Distribut­ion System Design

Are you in need of a new or improved electrical distribution system design? You’ve come to the right place. The award-winning experts at Prairie Electric have both the knowledge and expertise to get your electrical systems up and running in no time, whether you’re located in Vancouver, WA or Pasco, WA – we have the experts you need local to your site.

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Commercial Outdoor Lighting

Commercial outdoor lighting guides customers in parking lots, enhances nighttime security, and extends playtime at ballparks. For industrial uses, it enables off-hours service, maintenance, and repairs. We have extensive experience with facilities of all sizes in Vancouver, WA, and surrounding areas in Washington and Northern Oregon.

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Data Cabling

When setting up telecom, smart tech, surveillance, A/V, and high-speed internet, partner with specialized electricians. You need commercial electrical contractors up-to-date on the latest cabling for your specific project. We have the expertise to install any structured or data cabling your building needs.

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Subdivision Electrical Design

We design and install a wide array of essential electrical services to new and existing subdivisions. Some of these services include street lighting installation, photometric work, line extensions, directional boring, traffic signal installation, transformer installation, high-voltage underground wiring, and dry utility coordination.

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Industrial Electricians

For industrial projects, it’s our experience and knowledge that instills confidence in everyone that hires us.

Some of our most notable work has been in factories, warehouses, power plants, food processing plants and rock and mineral mining.

Some of our industrial services and expertise include design-build, our UL 508 panel shopPLC programming, and automated conveyor systems.

One of our specialties is automation engineering. Our electric design build team is capable of building and installing any automated system your space needs, including an interface that is easy-to-use and machinery that is guaranteed to last.

We also specialize in custom industrial design, offering turnkey integrative solutions that bring you from concept to launch.

A large, brightly-lit warehouse with multiple conveyor belts and sorting chutes in operation, maintained by a skilled electrician in Vancouver WA and staffed by workers in safety gear.Open electrical control panel with various circuit breakers, relays, and wiring inside a metal enclosure, meticulously set up by a skilled electrician in Vancouver, WA, mounted in an industrial setting.

Program design

We work through the first phase of your software’s life cycle to clarify and input exactly what your program needs to accomplish. Our team plans how the program will meet previously defined requirements, as well as outlining how it will meet future needs once its completed.

Design review

We recognize milestones for reviewing a product’s development and evaluating the current design against the requirements established at the onset of the project. We don’t launch until the design reveals it can accomplish its intended results.

Application evaluations

After the product is implemented, our team conducts application evaluations to assess and improve the performance and productivity of your system. Our top priority is to provide you with a product that meets your requirements and will pose few complications in the future.

Automated Conveyor Systems

Our work includes programming that is designed to render manifest systems capable of labeling and/or sorting products.

We also deliver products and programmable solutions for peripheral technologies related to automated conveyor systems including robotic arms, automated bottling systems, and more.

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Industrial PLC Programming

Prairie Electric has delivered advanced PLC programming solutions to leading manufacturers such as Reser’s Fine Foods, Pacific Foods, and Darigold. 

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Featured Projects

See the expertise and precision we bring to every electrical challenge, from commercial fixes to large-scale industrial installations.

Commercial Project

Ridgefield Middle School

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Residential Project

The Springs at The Waterfront

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Making the world move through the flip of a switch is our passion, and we want the opportunity to quote your next project.

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