Priya Sharma started Tollgate Commercial Generators in 2008 after years of watching what a real outage does to a business. I remember the 2007 ice storm clearly. We saw office parks in Novi, especially the ones near Meadowbrook Lake, go dark and stay dark while crews waited on repairs, fuel, and the right transfer gear. That storm taught us something I’ve never forgotten: when the lights go out, we make sure your business doesn't.
We work out of that reality every day. Novi’s weather asks a lot from standby power. We deal with long stretches below freezing, a handful of brutal 90-degree days, and enough precipitation to keep basements, switchgear rooms, and service yards on our toes. Around the older 1950 to 1980 buildings that helped shape suburban Novi, the electrical rooms weren’t always built with today’s backup loads in mind. That’s where our crew comes in with EGSA Certified Technicians, State Electrical Contractor License knowledge, and OSHA 30 Construction Safety habits baked into the way we work.
- We size and place equipment with the actual site in mind, not just the spec sheet.
- We set up distribution equipment, ATS integration, and N+1 redundancy when the application needs cleaner backup coverage.
- We keep an eye on noise, emissions, and spill control because those details matter in dense commercial corridors and near places like the Suburban Collection Showplace.
A lot of our work happens in and around
Meadowbrook Lake,
Village Oaks,
Orchard Hills, and
Lakewoode Parkhomes. Those neighborhoods sit inside a city that grew fast, and fast growth usually leaves a mix of new loads, older infrastructure, and very little margin for error. We’ve learned to read that mix before a generator ever starts.
Our crew also stays practical about upkeep. Fuel quality, load-bank testing, wet stacking prevention, and dispatch discipline all affect whether a system actually carries the building when utility power drops. We use that same hands-on approach whether we’re supporting a planned shutdown, a standby setup, or an emergency call at the wrong end of a freezing morning. The details don’t look glamorous, but they’re the details that keep a customer open, keep product cold, and keep a building safe.
When you call Tollgate Commercial Generators at (248) 478-1711, you’re talking to people who’ve seen the ugly side of outage recovery and built our process around it. We’ve spent years earning trust in Novi by showing up prepared, speaking plainly, and treating backup power like the business-critical job it is. If you want to see where we work, we keep our coverage listed on the
service areas page, and if you’re ready to talk through a site, the
contact page gets you to us fast.
