 
    Specialty Electrical
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Contact Us Today for Expert Electrical Services
For comprehensive and professional electrical services, please do not hesitate to contact us today to discuss your specific needs and schedule a consultation.
Contact UsSPECIFIC NEEDS, SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS
Increase Your Productivity and Efficiency with Specialty Electrical Solutions
Our specialty electrical solutions help industrial, commercial, and healthcare clients increase their productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness.

After nearly 100 years in business, our team has worked with many customers that have specific electrical needs. These unique situations may come up as part of a new design and construction project, facility remodel, or on their own. No matter how the issue presents itself, our design, estimating, and construction experts are ready to provide their expertise to meet your specific need.
Our specialty electrical services include, but are not limited to:
- Underground design and construction
- Prefabrication
- LED lighting conversion
- Power quality testing
- Lighting controls
- System integration
- Coordination studies
- Arc flash studies
- NFPA 70B compliance
- Preventative maintenance
- Infrared thermography
- Life safety systems
- Mission critical/backup generation
- Value engineering
Many of these services require data gathering and analysis to determine the correct solution for each client’s unique situation. Our design team has not only the expertise to determine the correct solution for our industrial, commercial, and healthcare clients, we also have the ability to calculate the associated return on investment. The next step is to design the solution and create the appropriate plan to maximize our clients’ return on investment. We use our technical expertise and nearly 100 years of experience to ensure each solution is the right one, can be constructed as efficiently as possible, and delivers the maximum return for our clients.
We also provide our specialty electrical services to other construction professionals. Our team works with:
- Engineering firms and owners to value engineer drawings for cost and constructibility
- Contractors in a variety of trades to prefabricate electrical equipment for projects
- Control specialists on system planning and installation
- Energy managers on specifying and installing efficiency projects.
Add us to your project team to take advantage of our expertise and ability to bring specialized solutions to unique power and energy-related challenges.
Paulson Electric Assists with NFPA 70B Compliance
NFPA 70B is a critical standard for electrical equipment maintenance, ensuring safety and reliability in commercial and industrial environments. Compliance with NFPA 70B involves implementing a comprehensive Electrical Maintenance Program (EMP). EMPs often include regular inspections, testing, cleaning, and repairs. We have the expertise and experience to design and implement EMPs to keep you OSHA compliant and operating efficiently.
Which Paulson Electric location should I contact for specialty electrical services?
We deliver specialty electrical services from each of our locations in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Waterloo, Iowa. We also deliver specialty electrical solutions for industrial, commercial, and healthcare clients across the Midwest. Contact any one of our locations to discuss how we can help maximize your facility’s productivity.
Why is Paulson Electric the right choice to deliver my mission critical electrical services?
We deliver mission critical electrical services essential for ensuring uninterrupted power to vital operations for our healthcare, commercial, industrial, and emergency response customers. We have the expertise needed to design, install, and maintain reliable systems that meet stringent safety and performance standards. Our knowledge and experience help prevent costly downtime, protect sensitive equipment, and ensure continuous operation during emergencies.
How do you determine the rate of return on investment in specialty electrical services?
Our customers rely on us for specialty electrical services for a variety of reasons. Some, including mission critical and arc flash studies, are required for regulatory compliance. Others, like LED lighting retrofits, infrared thermography, prefabrication, and preventative maintenance come with an associated return on investment. For those solutions, we gather and analyze data from our customers to establish their baseline cost. We then use our expertise and experience to design a solution and calculate post project costs to determine the payback. Let us know if you’re interested in a conversation about how our services can improve your bottom line!

