COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL
Electrician in Mackay for commercial and industrial work
Three-phase upgrades, switchboards, EV chargers and meter changes. RPEQ-engineered, AS/NZS tested.
24-hour fixed-quote turnaround for Mackay businesses.
Next Phase Solar delivers commercial electrical work for Mackay businesses up to 500 A service: three-phase upgrades, switchboards, EV chargers and meter changes. Work is RPEQ-engineered and tested to AS/NZS standards.
Brands and systems we work with
How we work
From scope call to Certificate of Electrical Safety, a five-stage path
Scope call
Week 0. 30 minutes. We cover the upgrade scope, existing service size, switchboard age, target capacity, EV charger needs and whether RPEQ engineering applies.
Site survey
Week 1. Brad inspects on site: switchboard condition, cable size and route, earthing, available space, fault-current expectations. Photos and a survey sheet stay on file.
Design and fixed quote
Week 2. Drawings, materials list and RPEQ sign-off when service exceeds 100 A. Fixed-price quote, no variations unless scope changes in writing.
Ergon and meter paperwork
Week 3 to 5. We lodge the after-meter and metering forms with Ergon for service-size changes, new meter points or EV-charger sub-circuits. Lead time managed before the crew mobilises.
Install, energise and CoES
Week 5 to 6. Switchboard built off-site where possible. On-site cable pull, terminations and energising in agreed windows. Insulation, earth fault loop and polarity tests, Certificate of Electrical Safety lodged, handover folder with as-built drawings and RPEQ docs.
Scope of work
What commercial electrical work in Mackay includes
- A site survey covering switchboard condition, cable size and route, and earthing
- Drawings, materials list and RPEQ sign-off on any service over 100 A
- A fixed quote rather than an hourly estimate
- Ergon after-meter and metering forms lodged for you
- Switchboard built off-site where possible, to cut the on-site window
- A Certificate of Electrical Safety lodged within the 30 days Queensland requires
Sectors we serve
Industries we cover across Mackay and the Bowen Basin
Solar and electrical work for regional QLD operators, fitted around your shutdown windows and budget cycles.
Agribusiness and irrigation
14 sites since 2022
Sugar mills, irrigation pumps and cane farm sheds. Daytime grid draw cut by 60 to 75 percent on average.
Mining and resources
9 sites since 2022
Workshops, admin buildings and accommodation villages on Bowen Basin contracts.
Logistics and cold storage
7 sites since 2022
Cold rooms, freight depots and refrigerated transport hubs. Battery-backed for nightly load shedding.
Light industrial and workshops
11 sites since 2022
Fabrication shops, mechanic bays and trade premises with high daytime load profiles.
Where the work happens
Project counts by service and industry
Mackay-region sites Brad and the crew have delivered.
| Service | Sugar and agribusiness | Mining and resources | Hospitality and tourism | Trades and logistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial solar | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Battery and microgrid | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Three-phase upgrades | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| EV charging infrastructure | 2 | 1 |
Project counts reflect work delivered by Brad and the Mackay crew.
Service areas
Mackay-local service hub, with project crews across the Whitsundays and Bowen Basin.
Recent commercial work, by the numbers
Mackay-region projects delivered in the last 18 months. References available on request.
1.2 MW
Installed since 2022
48 h
Quote turnaround
37
Sites commissioned
0
Hand-back surprises
Procurement
Safety record matters when you sign a contract
Mid-tier QLD operators ask for these numbers before they sign. Here they are.
0
LTI in last 24 months
100%
Crew SWMS-compliant
$20M
Public liability cover
Licensed
QLD electrical contractor
Audit packs available on request: SWMS, JSA, insurance certificates and the electrical contractor licence the work is carried out under.
Request compliance pack- Public Liability: $20M cover across every site
- Working at Heights: All field crew certified
- White Card: Required for any construction site work
Frequently asked questions
About commercial electrical.
For solar over 5 kW per phase or any EV charger over 7 kW, yes. Single-phase services are limited to 5 kW solar inverters under Ergon's connection rules. Three-phase also lets you spread load and run higher-capacity equipment without tripping. We assess the existing service before quoting.
Any commercial service over 100 A, any work that materially changes fault-current at the switchboard, and most multi-tenant or industrial installs in QLD require an RPEQ (Registered Professional Engineer Queensland) drawing set. We bring an RPEQ partner in on day one of design, included in the quote, no surprise fee at the end.
CoES is the QLD-required certificate confirming the work meets AS/NZS 3000 and was tested. It must be lodged with the network within 30 days of energising. We lodge it for you and hand you a digital copy with the as-built drawings at project handover.
Yes, for any commercial site. Switchboard cutover and final energising happen in the agreed window (typically Sunday morning or after-hours). The cable pull and pre-wire happen during normal hours with no impact on power.
Site survey + design: 1 week. Ergon paperwork (service-size change): 4 to 6 weeks lead time. On-site install + meter swap: 1 to 2 days. Total roughly 6 to 8 weeks from kick-off to energised.
Yes. $20M Public Liability across every site, current certificate available on request. We also carry Working at Heights and Confined Space tickets for any work above 2 m or inside switch rooms.
Yes. In Queensland, electrical installation work has to be carried out under an electrical contractor licence, and the contractor has to be licensed to contract with you for it. Every electrical job we take on is done under a Queensland electrical contractor licence, and we put the licence details on the paperwork so you can check them against the public register yourself.
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