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Licensed Electrician in Hudson County, NJ

Malfettone Electric is a family-owned electrical contractor based in Jersey City, licensed in New Jersey as Electrical Contractor #17130 and working across every Hudson County town since 1977. We pull the permit in your municipality and coordinate PSE&G ourselves, and most consultations — including free virtual ones — are booked within a day or two.

  • ✅ NJ Electrical Contractor #17130 — permits pulled in every Hudson County town
  • ✅ Fully insured — certificate of insurance for condo boards & HOAs on request
  • ✅ Written flat-rate pricing before work starts, financing available
  • nearly 50 years on Hudson County's pre-war housing stock
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Why Hudson County homes need a different kind of electrician

An electrician who mostly works suburban ranches will meet things here they have not seen: shared service drops, meter banks in a stairwell, plaster over brick, and a panel from 1958 in a closet you can barely open. This is the housing stock we have worked on since 1977.

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Built between 1890 and 1960
Most of Hudson County was built out decades before central air, home offices, or EV chargers existed. The wiring in a Jersey City rowhome or a Hoboken brownstone was sized for a radio and a few lamps.
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60A and 100A services are still common
We still find live 60-amp fuse boxes across Bayonne, The Heights, and North Bergen. They cannot be adapted to modern breakers, and most NJ insurance carriers now require the upgrade outright.
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Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels
Homes wired or updated between the 1950s and 1970s frequently carry a Federal Pacific Stab-Lok or Zinsco panel. Both are known fire hazards and both are on most carriers' refuse-to-cover list.
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Rowhouse metering and shared service drops
Attached rowhomes often share an overhead service drop or a stacked meter bank with the neighbouring property. That changes both the scope and the PSE&G application, and we flag it at the estimate.
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Condo boards and building risers
In waterfront and high-rise buildings the limit is usually the building's riser and main service, not your unit's panel. We verify building capacity and handle the board paperwork before quoting.
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PSE&G is the utility countywide
Every Hudson County municipality is PSE&G territory. Any service change means a utility disconnect and reconnect, currently 2–4 weeks of scheduling once the town has issued the permit.

More detail in our Hudson County panel upgrade guide, our knob-and-tube removal page, and the full service-area directory.

Towns we serve in Hudson County

Each town has its own permit office, its own housing stock, and its own quirks. These local pages cover the neighborhoods, the permit turnaround, and the jobs we do most in each one:

Just over the Essex line

Three Essex County towns sit directly across the border from our Hudson County territory. Same PSE&G utility, same statewide NJ Uniform Construction Code, same pre-1960 housing stock on undersized service — only the construction office changes.

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Customer Reviews

What Our Clients Say

4.9 stars across 128+ verified reviews. We let the work speak for itself.

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128 reviews

The Malfettone Team was professional, courteous, and did an incredible job. Their estimate and pricing came in exactly as quoted, and their work was high quality. I highly recommend them for all your electrical and lighting needs.

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Emily S.
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Jason understood exactly what we were asking for, was easy to communicate with, and did a fantastic job. The work was quite involved including opening up the ceiling, but the team did a great job, very clean, and we are super happy with the outcome.

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Anna B.
Jersey City, NJ
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Mike and his brother Jason are hands down the best electricians in Jersey City. As a business owner in downtown JC, I've worked with a lot of contractors, and Mike stands out. Incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and always reliable. Fair prices, great attitude, and top-notch work.

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How We Work

From first call to signed-off permit

The same six steps on every Hudson County job, whether it is a single outlet or a building-wide service upgrade.

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Free virtual consultation
Send photos of your panel and meter, or walk us through it on video. Most Hudson County jobs can be scoped without a truck roll.
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A written price, before anything starts
Flat-rate and in writing, with the permit fee included. No hourly meter running while we diagnose.
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We pull the permit
Jersey City's online portal, Hoboken and Bayonne's counter filings, every other town's construction office — under Electrical Contractor License #17130.
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We coordinate PSE&G
The disconnect and reconnect application, the appointment, and the day-of coordination are ours to manage, not yours.
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Inspection and warranty
We meet the municipal inspector, hand you the signed-off permit record, and back the work with a 1-year labor guarantee.
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Financing if you want it
Panel upgrades and rewires can be financed so a safety problem doesn't wait on a lump sum.
Facts at a Glance

Malfettone Electric in Hudson County: The Facts

Company
Malfettone Electric LLC — family-owned, three generations
Founded
1977 (Jersey City, NJ)
NJ Electrical Contractor License
#17130
Certifications
Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer · SPAN Authorized Installer
Google rating
4.9★ across 128+ reviews
Service area
Hudson, Essex, Bergen, Passaic & Union County, NJ
200A panel upgrade
$2,800 – $5,500 installed
Level 2 EV charger install
$700 – $2,000 installed
Tesla Powerwall 3
$12,500 – $15,000 installed (≈$7,000 – $9,000 after incentives)
Permits
Pulled and inspected in every municipality; PSE&G / JCP&L coordination included
Estimates
Free — written flat-rate pricing before work starts; financing available
Common Questions

Hiring an electrician in Hudson County

How much does an electrician cost in Jersey City?
Small defined jobs — an outlet, a switch, a fixture swap — generally run $150–$400 in Jersey City. A service call to diagnose a dead circuit or a tripping breaker typically lands $150–$250, credited toward the repair. Larger defined work is priced flat: a 100A-to-200A panel upgrade runs $2,500–$4,800 installed with the permit and PSE&G coordination included, a Level 2 EV charger install $700–$2,000 depending on the run, and a whole-home rewire in a pre-war rowhome $8,000–$20,000. We give you the number in writing after a free assessment, so you are never comparing an hourly guess to a fixed price.
Do you pull permits in Hudson County?
Yes — on every job that requires one, in every Hudson County municipality. Jersey City runs an online permit portal that typically issues an electrical permit in 3–5 business days. Hoboken and Bayonne are still paper filings at their building and construction offices and generally take 5–10 business days, as do Union City, Weehawken, North Bergen and Secaucus. Permit fees for typical residential work run roughly $75–$350 and are included in our quoted price. You never visit a building department or fill out a portal form yourself.
Are you licensed and insured in New Jersey?
Yes. Malfettone Electric holds New Jersey Electrical Contractor License #17130 — a contractor license, which is what state law requires to pull a permit, not merely a journeyman card. We carry general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and a certificate of insurance naming your building, condo board or HOA is available on request, usually within 24 hours. Ask any electrician you are considering for both the license number and the COI before you sign anything.
How fast can you come out?
We are based in Jersey City and cover the entire county daily, so travel time is minutes rather than hours. Free virtual consultations are usually booked same day or next day. In-person estimates are typically scheduled within one to two business days. Genuine emergencies — burning smells, sparking panels, a dead service — are triaged ahead of everything else and we get someone out same day whenever we have a crew free. Call (848) 294-1739 and we will tell you the next real slot for your address rather than a guess.
Which Hudson County towns do you serve?
All of them. We have dedicated local pages for Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Union City, Weehawken and North Bergen, and we work just as regularly in Secaucus, West New York, Guttenberg, Kearny, Harrison and East Newark. Being based in Jersey City means every town in the county is a short drive, which is why we can hold same-day and next-day windows.
How do I know if my Hudson County home needs electrical work?
The clearest signals are a fuse box instead of breakers, a panel labeled Federal Pacific Stab-Lok or Zinsco, breakers that trip repeatedly on the same circuit, outlet or switch plates that feel warm, lights that dim when an appliance starts, two-prong outlets throughout, or a home built before 1960 whose panel has never been replaced. Any one of those is worth a free assessment. Insurance carriers and mortgage lenders increasingly flag the same items, so it is better to know before a buyer's inspector or an underwriter tells you.
Can you install an EV charger in a Hudson County condo or multi-family building?
Yes, and it is one of our most common jobs here. In a condo the work usually means running a dedicated circuit from your unit's panel to an assigned garage or deck space, which requires the building's riser and main service capacity to be assessed first and typically needs board approval. In a two- or three-family, the question is usually which meter the charger lands on and whether the building's service can carry it. We check the building service, handle the board or management paperwork, and price the run honestly once we know where the charger is going.
Do you work with landlords and property managers?
Regularly. Hudson County is a landlord county — two- and three-family conversions across Union City, North Bergen and West New York, and managed buildings along the waterfront. We handle building-wide service upgrades, individual metering so tenants pay their own electric, code corrections from a municipal inspection, and recurring maintenance across a portfolio. Certificates of insurance and permit records are provided as a matter of course.
Who Wrote This

Third-generation owner of Malfettone Electric, family-owned in Jersey City since 1977. Michael has personally run panel upgrades, rewires and service changes in every Hudson County municipality — filing the permits, submitting the PSE&G applications, and meeting the inspectors himself. The prices and timelines on this page come from our own recent jobs in the county.

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