SPAN Smart Panel Installation in Cedar Grove, NJ
A SPAN panel replaces your breaker box with a 200A, 40-circuit panel that meters and controls every circuit from an app. In Cedar Grove it runs $6,500–$10,000 installed, takes about one day on site, and needs a NJ UCC electrical permit that we pull for you.
Cedar Grove is mid-century suburban Essex County — capes, ranches, and split-levels built in the 1950s and '60s and wired for that era's appliances, not for central AC, heat pumps, EV chargers, and modern kitchens. Our office is right here at 340 Fairview Ave, so this is the town we get to fastest and know best. A SPAN panel comes up most often when a homeowner wants an EV charger or a heat pump and would rather manage the load than tear out the original service mast.
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The mid-century detail that matters: many Cedar Grove homes still have their original mast and meter pan. If those need replacing, the utility has to be involved regardless of which panel you choose, and the SPAN scheduling advantage shrinks. If the service entrance is sound, a SPAN swap can often be permit-to-inspection with no utility step at all. We assess the entrance first, because that single question decides both the price and the timeline.
Michael Malfettone Jr. holds a Computer Science degree alongside his master electrician license, which is why we commission the panel rather than hand you a QR code — network on, cellular backup verified, every circuit named in plain English, and backup priorities set with you before we leave.
The Cedar Grove permit process — we handle it
Electrical work in Cedar Grove is permitted through the Township's Construction Department under the NJ Uniform Construction Code — $150–$300 in fees, typically 5–10 business days for approval, included in our price. The panel is inspected before it's energized, which protects your homeowner's insurance and keeps your records clean for a buyer's inspection later. We file everything; you don't.
Working with the utility in Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove itself is PSE&G territory, though parts of the surrounding Essex County towns — Verona and the Caldwells among them — fall under JCP&L, and the two use different applications. We confirm which utility serves your exact address before filing. Whether your service drop is overhead or underground affects the work too, and many Cedar Grove homes still have their original mid-century mast. If the entrance is sound, a SPAN install typically needs no utility step; if the mast or meter pan goes, expect 1–3 weeks of scheduling.
SPAN Smart Panel FAQs — Cedar Grove, NJ
Third-generation owner of Malfettone Electric, family-owned since 1977, with a Computer Science degree alongside the master electrician license. Michael has personally run panel and service work across Essex County — pulling the permits, filing the utility applications, and meeting the inspectors himself.
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Thinking About a SPAN Panel in Cedar Grove?
Start with a free consultation — virtual or at the house. We'll run the load calculation and show you the SPAN price next to the conventional 200 amp price, so you can decide honestly. We handle the permits, and financing is available.