Commercial LED & Lighting Retrofits

Commercial LED Lighting Upgrades in Northern Virginia

LED retrofits for offices, retail, restaurants, and exterior parking-lot lighting across NoVA. Cut energy and maintenance cost with fixtures that last 5-10× longer than the fluorescent or metal-halide they replace. We package the rebate documentation so your property manager can file with Dominion or Pepco.

Virginia Class A · Licensed Master Electrician · Utility-rebate documentation included · Phased install scheduling

Why LED retrofits are usually a fast yes

A typical commercial LED retrofit cuts lighting electricity use by 50-75%, eliminates ballast-replacement maintenance, and qualifies for utility rebates that offset a meaningful share of the install cost. We do these jobs every month for small offices, retail spaces, restaurants, and property managers — the math works on most properties whose lighting is older than ~10 years.

For the full commercial offering set — repairs, panel upgrades, EV charging, inspections, and tenant fit-outs — see our commercial electrical hub. For residential recessed-lighting work, the residential page covers home applications.

Lighting upgrades we handle most often

Office troffer retrofit

Drop-in LED panels replacing 2×4 fluorescent troffers in suspended ceilings. Often paired with occupancy sensors and dimming controls. Most office suites finish in 1-2 days.

Retail can light → LED

Existing recessed can lights converted to LED disc retrofits — same look, dramatically lower energy, dimmable. Plus replacement fixtures where the original cans are end-of-life.

High-bay LED

Warehouse and retail back-of-house high-bay metal-halide → LED. Big energy and maintenance savings; warm-up-free start matters for inventory-side work.

Restaurant ambiance + kitchen

Dimming-controlled dining room LED, plus brighter color-accurate LED on the line. Wet-rated where required for over-sink and food-prep zones.

Parking-lot pole LEDs

Metal-halide pole heads → LED with photocells and timers. Safer (no warm-up, no light degradation), 60-70% energy reduction.

Exterior wall packs and security

Wall-mounted security LEDs replacing high-pressure-sodium or older HID fixtures. Motion-activated options available.

Where we fit — and where we don't

Honest scope on commercial lighting work.

Best fit

·Office and retail LED retrofits
·Restaurant ambiance + kitchen LED
·Parking-lot pole upgrades (1-2 manlift days)
·Wall-pack security lighting
·Dimming and occupancy-sensor controls
·Property-manager portfolio retrofits

Not the right fit

·Stadium / athletic-field lighting
·Large warehouse high-bay full re-design (we handle in-place retrofits, not full lighting design from scratch)
·Architectural specialty (museum-grade, theatrical)
·Industrial-process lighting (cleanroom, hazardous-location)

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of commercial lighting upgrades do you handle?

Interior LED retrofits (fluorescent troffer → LED panel or tube replacement; can lights → LED; high-bay → LED), under-cabinet and display lighting for retail, dimming-and-controls upgrades, and exterior fixtures including parking-lot poles and wall-pack security lighting. Most jobs are 1- to 3-day installs.

Do you handle utility-rebate paperwork?

Yes. Dominion and Pepco both offer commercial LED rebates for qualifying retrofits, and we provide the documentation you need to file (fixture-spec sheets, before/after counts, post-install verification). We don't file the rebate on your behalf, but we package everything for your office or property manager to submit.

Can you keep our business open while you work?

Yes — most lighting retrofits are phased so one zone is dark at a time. For sales floors and dining rooms we schedule after-hours work; for back-of-house and offices we can usually work during operating hours with phased outages.

Do you handle parking-lot and exterior lighting?

Yes for standard pole-mounted parking-lot LEDs and wall-pack security lighting on small-commercial properties. We use a manlift when the pole height requires it. For stadium-scale, large-warehouse, or athletic-field lighting, that's a specialty contractor scope.

What's the typical ROI on a commercial LED retrofit?

Depends on your current technology, hours of operation, and local rebate. Going from T12 fluorescents or metal-halide parking-lot fixtures to LED typically pays back in 18-30 months after the rebate. We provide a written estimate with installed cost so you can run the math against your actual electricity bill.

Planning a commercial LED retrofit?

Send us a fixture count and a recent electricity bill; we'll walk the property, scope the retrofit, and write a quote with payback math you can run against your real usage.