NFPA 70B-compliant infrared electrical inspections. Insurance-accepted reports. Find problems before they become failures — or fires.
What Is IR Thermal Scanning
Infrared thermal scanning uses a calibrated thermographic camera to detect heat anomalies in electrical systems — without touching a single wire or taking anything offline. Overloaded circuits, loose connections, failing breakers, and unbalanced loads all generate excess heat before they generate a problem. IR scanning finds them first.
This is not a gimmick. Thermal imaging is the single most cost-effective form of electrical preventive maintenance available. A single scan of a commercial switchgear panel can identify a $50 connection repair before it becomes a $50,000 shutdown, a fire, or a liability claim. Insurance carriers know this — which is why many now require annual IR inspections as a condition of your policy or a route to premium discounts.
Common Findings
Every scan is different — but these are the defects we find regularly across Denver commercial and industrial facilities.
Every scan produces a written report with thermal images, visible-light comparison photos, temperature readings, defect classification (immediate action / monitor / routine), and repair priority. The report is formatted to meet insurance carrier requirements and NFPA 70B documentation standards. It's yours to keep, submit to your insurer, and use to schedule corrective work — whether you use us for the repairs or not.
Common Questions
No — and that's one of the biggest advantages of IR thermal scanning. The inspection is performed with systems under normal operating load. In fact, the equipment needs to be running at or above 40% load for thermal anomalies to be detectable. We schedule around your operation, work around live equipment safely, and produce zero downtime. The scan itself takes 2–4 hours for most commercial panels and switchgear.
NFPA 70B is the National Fire Protection Association's Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance. It provides guidelines for inspection frequency, methodology, and reporting that are widely adopted by insurance carriers and risk management programs as the industry standard for electrical preventive maintenance. When your insurer asks for an "infrared inspection report," they want one that meets NFPA 70B documentation requirements. That's what we provide.
NFPA 70B recommends annual inspections for most commercial and industrial facilities. High-criticality facilities — hospitals, data centers, food processing plants, 24/7 operations — often scan every 6 months. Some insurance carriers require annual scanning as a policy condition, particularly for facilities with large electrical infrastructure. After the first scan establishes your baseline, recurring scans are faster and cheaper since we know your system's layout.
Yes. Our reports are formatted to meet insurance carrier documentation requirements and include all required elements: thermal and visible-light images, temperature readings, defect classification, equipment identification, and recommended corrective action. We have provided reports accepted by major commercial carriers operating in Colorado. If your carrier has specific format requirements, let us know in advance and we'll accommodate them.
Pricing depends on the number of panels, switchgear, and equipment included in the scope. A small commercial building with 1–2 panels typically starts around $400–$600. Large industrial facilities with extensive switchgear and motor control centers are quoted individually. The cost of one IR scan is almost always a fraction of the emergency repair, downtime, or insurance claim it prevents. We provide a fixed quote before scheduling.
No downtime required. Insurance-accepted reports. Denver metro and Front Range.
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