Malfettone Electric

Company Facts

Malfettone Electric at a Glance

By the numbers

Google rating

4.9out of 5

Customer reviews

140on Google

In business

49years

Rating and review count pulled from Google on October 3, 2026. Years counted from 1977.

What We Like

• 4.9 stars from 140 reviews on its Google Business Profile, read October 3, 2026
• New Jersey contractor licence 17130 published openly on its own website
• Family business dating to 1977 across three generations, per the company
• Free written NEC load calculation offered to New Jersey homeowners before any upgrade quote
• Seven-day published hours with weekday coverage until 7 PM
• Covers both capacity work and everyday jobs, from service upgrades to GFCI outlets

Things to Consider

• The listed address is in Jersey City rather than Newark, so confirm your street falls inside the service area
• The phone number on the Google profile differs from the one on the website, so check which line to use
• Quoted SPAN panel pricing of roughly 6,500 to 10,000 dollars is an indicative range, not a quote for your home
• Warranty, financing and free estimate terms come from the company's own marketing and should be confirmed in writing

Google rating

4.9

Based on 140 Google reviews

Review data updated October 3, 2026

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Rating Distribution

• 5 stars98%
• 3 stars1%
• 2 stars1%
• 1 star1%

Older North Jersey housing was wired for a different century. Rowhouses in Jersey City and three-families in Newark were built when a kitchen needed one circuit and nobody had a dryer, let alone a car that draws 7 kilowatts overnight. That gap between what a building was designed to carry and what a modern household actually plugs in is the work that Malfettone Electric has built itself around, judging by how it presents its services: panel replacements, service upgrades from 100 amps to 200, EV charger installations, generators, battery storage and solar.

The range is broader than that headline suggests. The company also lists wiring and rewiring for both new builds and older homes, recessed LED cans and wafer lights, outdoor and landscape lighting, outlets and switches including GFCI and smart devices, full electrical packages for new construction, and commercial work in offices, retail units and multi-family buildings. So a reader with a fairly ordinary job, a dead circuit, a bathroom that needs proper GFCI protection, some can lights in a dark living room, is not out of scope.

Trading history is a genuine point of difference here. The website dates the business to 1977, founded by Mike Malfettone Sr and now run by Michael and Jason, and it publishes New Jersey contractor licence number 17130. A reader can verify a licence number against the state's register before any money changes hands, and that is worth doing with any electrician. The Google Business Profile, read on October 3, 2026, showed 4.9 stars from 140 reviews. Several hundred reviews is rare in this trade, so 140 at that average is a reasonable base of evidence rather than a handful of friends.

The company makes a specific offer around load calculations, which is worth understanding because it is where a lot of homeowners get oversold. Before you add an EV charger or a heat pump, somebody has to work out whether the existing service can carry the new load under the National Electrical Code's calculation methods. The answer depends heavily on which method is used. Malfettone Electric says it will run that written calculation free for New Jersey homeowners, with a result inside 24 hours, and its own marketing argues that upgrades are often recommended when they are not actually needed. Treat that as the company's position rather than a neutral finding, but the underlying point is sound: ask for the calculation in writing, ask which method was used, and ask what the result was before you accept a quote for a new service.

It also describes itself as an authorised installer of SPAN smart panels, an app-controlled panel that meters and switches individual circuits, and quotes an installed range of roughly 6,500 to 10,000 dollars with about a day on site and the permit pulled by them. The appeal in an older Jersey City or Newark building is avoiding a utility service upgrade entirely by managing loads instead. Whether that maths works for a particular house depends on the existing service, the appliances and what PSE&G or JCP&L will allow, so the figure is an indication rather than a price for your job.

There are a few things to clear up on first contact. The address on the Google profile is in Jersey City, not Newark, so confirm that your street is inside the service area and ask about travel. The phone number on the Google listing and the one shown on the website are not the same, which happens when a business adds tracking numbers, but it is worth checking you are calling the right line. The website mentions free estimates, virtual consultations, financing and a written labour guarantee described as one year on labour with longer coverage beyond that; get the exact warranty terms in the written quote, since the detail matters more than the headline.

Compared with the larger service companies that cover Essex and Hudson counties, a family firm of this size tends to mean fewer trucks and more continuity, with the same people likely to see the job through. Compared with a one-van operator, there is a published licence, a long trading record and a review base to look at. Published hours run Monday to Friday 7 AM to 7 PM, Saturday to 4 PM and Sunday 8 AM to 2 PM, which is unusually wide for the trade, and the company says it responds the same day. For anything urgent, ask directly whether an after-hours visit carries a different call-out rate, because many electricians price evenings and weekends separately even when the phone is answered.

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About This Business Profile

Last reviewed

October 2026

Profile last updated

November 11, 2026

Google review data updated

October 3, 2026

Sources checked

Issuing authorities, Google Business Profile, Company website

Could not verify

Electrical licence (reported only), insurance

Sponsorship status

No commercial relationship