Electrician in Secaucus, NJ
Malfettone Electric is a licensed electrician serving Secaucus, NJ — family-owned since 1977 and holding New Jersey Electrical Contractor License #17130. Secaucus is the suburban exception in Hudson County: 1960s–1980s split-levels, ranches and townhouse communities like Harmon Cove, where the recurring jobs are 200-amp service upgrades, standby generators and EV chargers. Permits filed with the Town's Construction/Building Department on Paterson Plank Road.
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The three jobs we do most in Secaucus
We do the full range of residential and commercial electrical work here — see the full Hudson County service list — but these three account for most of what Secaucus homeowners and landlords call about.
What Secaucus homes are actually wired like
Secaucus does not look like the rest of Hudson County and it does not wire like it either. The residential town is largely 1960s through 1980s — split-levels, ranches and bi-levels on their own lots, plus the townhouse and condo communities at Harmon Cove and the Plaza. That housing was built with 100-amp or early 150-amp service and an original meter pan, which was ample for its era and is not ample for central air, a heat pump, a hot tub and a Level 2 charger. Because the town sits low in the Meadowlands and loses power in storms, standby generators and transfer switches are a genuinely common request here in a way they are not in Hoboken or Union City. The other half of Secaucus is the warehouse and distribution belt off County Avenue and around Secaucus Junction, where the work is three-phase service, high-bay lighting and fleet EV charging infrastructure.
nearly 50 years of this exact housing stock is why we can quote Secaucus work accurately from photos instead of guessing on site. See the Hudson County overview for how the county compares town to town.
Town of Secaucus Construction/Building Department, 1203 Paterson Plank Road
Secaucus permits electrical work through the Construction/Building Department at 1203 Paterson Plank Road under the NJ Uniform Construction Code. Approval typically takes 5–10 business days, with fees for typical residential work of $150–$300 included in our quoted price. The panel cannot be energized until it passes inspection, which is what protects your homeowner's insurance and keeps your records clean for a future sale. We file the application; you never do.
PSE&G in Secaucus
Secaucus is PSE&G territory, with 2–4 weeks of utility scheduling for the disconnect and reconnect once the permit is issued. Two local notes: many Secaucus homes still have their original 1960s–1980s meter pan and mast, which often has to be replaced along with the panel, and in Harmon Cove, the Plaza and similar townhouse communities the association may have rules about work hours, access and where equipment can be mounted. We contact the association up front so the approval and the utility appointment line up instead of stalling each other.
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Third-generation owner of Malfettone Electric, family-owned in Jersey City since 1977. Michael has personally run panel upgrades, rewires and service changes across Secaucus and the rest of Hudson County— 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 Secaucus jobs.
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Need an electrician in Secaucus?
Send us photos or hop on a short video call — most Secaucus jobs can be quoted without a truck roll. Written price, permit included, nearly 50 years of doing this work here.