Power.
Protection.
Control.
CBA Electric is a field-proven electrical and low-voltage contractor that installs GlowRail perimeter security, solar site lighting, commercial gate operators, access control and camera systems — turnkey, from site walk to hand-off — across Michigan, Illinois, Missouri and beyond.
- Turnkey installs, start to finish
- Buy outright or spread it out monthly
- Multi-state crews: MI · IL · MO
- Licensed electrical backbone
Light the fence. Watch the yard. Mark the intruder.
A continuous amber line on every foot of fence, four AI cameras on two solar poles, and a red alarm zone that shows exactly where someone came over. It's 100% solar, so nothing gets trenched.
One contractor for the whole site.
Perimeter, lighting, entry, cameras and power usually mean three or four vendors. We handle all of it: designed to work together, installed by one crew, supported by one phone call.
GlowRail Perimeter
A solar amber light line on your fence top rail, AI cameras and red alarm zones with live talk-down.
Learn moreSolar Site Lighting
Off-grid LED pole lighting for lots, yards and drives. No trenching through concrete, no power bill.
Learn moreGates & Access Control
Commercial slide and swing gate operators, keypads, card readers and app-based entry.
Learn moreCameras & Intrusion
IP camera systems, intrusion detection and remote viewing, tied into your gates and lighting.
Learn moreSolar Tower Services
Install, relocation and field service for solar-powered mobile surveillance towers.
Learn moreCommercial Electrical
Commercial, industrial, low-voltage and service work behind every install.
Learn moreFrom site walk to switched on
Site Walk
We look at the property, the problem and what's already there — power, gates, cameras, lighting.
Design & Quote
A clear layout and one fixed, all-in price. No surprise change orders.
Install
Our crew handles bases, poles, operators, wiring and devices with minimal disruption.
Hand-off & Support
Walkthrough, training, documentation — and one number to call afterward.
Midwest-based. Built to travel.
Our crews work regularly across Michigan, Illinois — including the Chicago / Cook County area — and Missouri. For multi-site portfolios and larger lighting or security rollouts, we travel wherever the work is.
Ready to walk the site?
Tell us what you're working with and we'll set up a site walk or put together pricing.
Light the fence.
Watch the yard.
Mark the intruder.
GlowRail puts a continuous amber line on every foot of your fence and AI cameras on every corner. When someone comes over, that stretch turns red, the lights come up and a live operator talks them down. It's 100% solar, so nothing gets trenched. Designed, installed and serviced by CBA Electric across Michigan, Illinois and Missouri.
Your fence line, lit and watching.
GlowRail turns the fence you already have into a monitored perimeter. A continuous amber line runs along the top rail all night. AI cameras watch every corner. When someone comes over the fence, only that stretch turns red, so they know they've been seen and so do we.
The fence line glows soft amber dusk to dawn, a clear sign the site is watched.
The AI cameras pick out people and vehicles and ignore wind, animals and headlights.
That zone turns red, the site lights go to full, and a spotlight lands on the intruder.
A live operator sees the clip and talks down through the pole speaker, then escalates if needed.
From dusk to alarm in 38 seconds.
The fence lights up at dusk, the cameras pick up a person, only that zone turns red, and a live operator talks them off the property.
Walk the site before we build it.
A 250' × 250' yard with GlowRail on all four sides and two camera poles. Switch between day, night and an alarm, and add the base glow option.
Three parts. Nothing in the ground.
Everything mounts to your existing fence or stands on its own ground screw. No trenching, no saw-cutting, no waiting on the utility.
Four zones, one per corner
Each 180° camera covers one corner zone: half an end fence and half a side fence. When it sees someone, the solar units in that zone switch the rail to red. The rest of the site stays amber.
- 8 solar units, each powering 125' of rail
- 2 poles on the center line, evenly spaced, splitting the yard into thirds
- One LTE connection to live monitoring
LED neon on the top rail
Weatherproof silicone LED neon clips onto your existing top rail, angled toward the street. It glows soft amber all night and switches to bright red in an alarm. A matching base glow on the bottom rail is available as an upgrade.
Small, independent, on your fence
A compact panel and heated lithium battery banded to a line post. Each unit lights 62.5' of rail in each direction and runs on its own, so one damaged unit never takes the whole perimeter down.
20' of eyes, light and voice
Two 180° AI cameras back to back, two solar site lights, alarm spotlights and a talk-down speaker, all on one pole set on a helical ground screw. No concrete.
Start with the perimeter. Add on from there.
GlowRail Core
Lit perimeter + AI cameras
- GlowRail on the full top rail
- 2 camera poles, 4 × 180° AI cameras
- 4 solar site lights
- Red alarm zones, spotlights and talk-down
- Live monitoring ready
GlowRail Plus
Top rail + base glow
- Everything in Core
- Second line of light along the bottom rail
- The whole fence face washes amber, and red in an alarm
- Larger solar units sized for both lines
GlowRail Complete
Perimeter + gate + access
- Everything in Core or Plus
- Gate operator and access control
- Entry camera and plate capture at the gate
- One system, one crew, one service call
Layouts shown for a 250' × 250' yard. Every system is laid out from a site walk to fit your fence, your gates and how the site is used.
Ready to walk the site?
Tell us what you're working with and we'll set up a site walk or put together pricing.
Solar Site Lighting
Off-grid LED lighting for lots, yards and drives. No trenching, no power bill, and every pole runs on its own.
Dead lot lights? Don't dig up the concrete.
When underground wiring fails — or you need new lights where there's never been power — trenching through a paved lot costs a fortune and shuts the site down. Solar poles go up where you need them, run themselves dusk-to-dawn, and never add to your electric bill.
- Turnkey: site walk, photometric layout, bases, poles, fixtures, commissioning.
- Your choice: pay in full and own it, or use a Site Plan: progress payments or 50% down, with the rest monthly alongside monitoring. See plans
- Smart controls: motion dimming, dusk-to-dawn and adjustable run schedules.
- Camera-ready poles so lighting and security share the same structure.
- Multi-site rollouts — we travel for portfolios across state lines.
Where solar lighting wins
- Saw-cut & trench concrete
- Lot closed during work
- Ongoing power cost
- Same failure risk later
- No trenching
- Minimal downtime
- $0 power bill
- Each pole independent
Temporary solar lighting & camera pedestals
Construction sites, laydown yards, events and anywhere power isn't available yet. Self-contained solar units that light the area and keep eyes on it — then move when the job does.
Get on the List- Construction & jobsite lighting
- Equipment and material laydown yards
- Temporary parking & events
- Theft-prone or remote areas
- No generator, no fuel, no cords
Ready to walk the site?
Tell us what you're working with and we'll set up a site walk or put together pricing.
Gates & Access Control
Commercial gate operators and the access control that runs them, installed and powered by the same crew.
What we install
Know who's coming in — and when.
We install and service commercial gate operators from leading manufacturers such as LiftMaster, along with the access control that runs them. Because we're also the electrician, there's no finger-pointing between the gate company and the power contractor.
- New gate automation or upgrades to existing manual gates
- Power, conduit and low-voltage done in-house
- Solar-powered gate options where there's no power at the entrance
- Entry logs and cameras at the gate so every visit is on record
- Repair, maintenance and safety-compliance updates
Ready to walk the site?
Tell us what you're working with and we'll set up a site walk or put together pricing.
Cameras & Intrusion
IP cameras, intrusion detection and remote viewing, designed alongside your lighting and gates.
See the whole site from your phone.
High-definition IP cameras, intrusion detection and network cabling — designed alongside your lighting and gates so the site is lit, recorded and controlled as one system.
- IP camera systems, NVRs and remote viewing
- Intrusion detection, door contacts and motion sensors
- License-plate and entry cameras at gates
- Structured cabling, wireless bridges and networking
- Solar-powered camera options for off-grid areas
GlowRail Perimeter
Add a lit perimeter, AI cameras and red alarm zones with live talk-down.
Ready to walk the site?
Tell us what you're working with and we'll set up a site walk or put together pricing.
Solar Tower Services
Deployment, relocation and field service for solar-powered mobile surveillance towers across the Midwest.
Field crews for mobile security towers
We're an experienced installation and service partner for solar-powered mobile surveillance towers — deploying, relocating and maintaining units for security providers and site owners across the Midwest.
Deploy & Install
Site placement, setup, camera aiming, connectivity checks and commissioning.
Relocate & Remove
Fast moves as sites change, plus clean demobilization at project end.
Service & Repair
Troubleshooting power, batteries, solar, cameras and comms in the field.
Ready to walk the site?
Tell us what you're working with and we'll set up a site walk or put together pricing.
Commercial Electrical
Commercial, industrial, low-voltage and service work for GCs, facility teams and owners.
Full-service electrical behind every install
Everything above sits on real electrical capability. We still take on commercial, industrial and service work for GCs, facility teams and owners.
Commercial
New construction and renovation: lighting, branch power, feeders, switchgear, service upgrades, tenant improvements.
Industrial & Distribution
Power distribution, equipment feeds, controls, generators and transfer equipment.
Low Voltage
Structured cabling, networking, fire alarm coordination and specialty systems.
Solar & Energy
Solar electrical, EV charging, LED retrofits and lighting controls.
Service & Maintenance
Troubleshooting, repair, preventive maintenance and urgent field support.
Project Support
Estimating, plan review, field coordination, QA/QC, commissioning and closeout.
From site walk to switched on
Site Walk
We look at the property, the problem and what's already there — power, gates, cameras, lighting.
Design & Quote
A clear layout and one fixed, all-in price. No surprise change orders.
Install
Our crew handles bases, poles, operators, wiring and devices with minimal disruption.
Hand-off & Support
Walkthrough, training, documentation — and one number to call afterward.
Ready to walk the site?
Tell us what you're working with and we'll set up a site walk or put together pricing.
Payment Plans
Own it outright, or spread it out with a Site Plan that bundles the balance with monitoring.
Own it outright — or spread it out.
GlowRail, lighting, gates and cameras are a big upfront spend. Pay in full, or pay part in and roll the rest into one monthly payment that includes monitoring and upkeep.
Own It
Paid in full at install
- One fixed, all-in project price
- Equipment is yours on day one
- Manufacturer warranties passed through to you
- Add a monitoring plan anytime — or don't
Site Plan
Pick how you pay in, then one monthly payment
- Get the whole site done now without paying it all at once
- Remaining balance spread over fixed monthly payments
- Monitoring, health checks and service included in the same bill
- Priority service calls for plan customers
- Balance paid off? Keep monitoring at the lower monitoring-only rate
Plan pricing includes financing and differs from paid-in-full pricing. Term length and monthly amount depend on project size and are set in your written quote. Subject to approval.
Ready to walk the site?
Tell us what you're working with and we'll set up a site walk or put together pricing.
Tell us about the site.
Send a few details and we'll follow up to schedule a site walk or put together pricing. Photos of the area help — reply to our email with them.
- info@cbaelectric.com
- Michigan · Illinois · Missouri · Multi-state
Midwest-based. Built to travel.
Our crews work regularly across Michigan, Illinois — including the Chicago / Cook County area — and Missouri. For multi-site portfolios and larger lighting or security rollouts, we travel wherever the work is.