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Electrician in Caldwell, NJEssex County
You own one of Caldwell's older houses and want the wiring looked at by someone licensed. Steven oversees the job himself, under his own NJ license.
About three in ten Caldwell homes were built before 1940, and Copper Electric is about 8 minutes away in Livingston. Steven Byrne holds NJ license #19255, and he's insured and bonded.
- Licensed
- NJ #19255, active
- Insured
- Insured and bonded
- 5.0 from 8 reviews
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Caldwell electrician, every service
Looking for a licensed electrician in Caldwell, NJ?
Copper Electric is a licensed electrician serving Caldwell, NJ, from Livingston, about 8 minutes away. Steven Byrne holds NJ license #19255, and he's insured and bonded. About three in ten Caldwell homes were built before 1940. Houses that old often have old wiring, too few outlets and a small panel. So it pays to check the panel and circuits before anything new goes in. The post office address for Caldwell is zip code 07006.
In Caldwell, Steven adds outlets where an old room never had enough. He puts in GFCI outlets where the code wants them and swaps old switches for dimmers, and he upgrades panels, runs new circuits and puts in EV chargers. He wires kitchens and baths in a remodel, and he hangs pendants, chandeliers and outdoor lights. When lights flicker or a breaker trips, he tracks it down.
Caldwell permits go through the borough's Construction Department at 24 Smull Avenue, 973-403-4626. The permit packet has its own electrical form, and the borough checks electrical work on Monday and Wednesday from 3 to 6 PM, and you book that by phone. Caldwell is PSE&G for electric and gas. When you're ready, call Steven at 973-900-3543.
Send the job over
Tell him what you need done and where the house is.
Residential and commercial
Everything electrical in the house, from a switch to the panel.
Lighting installation
Pendants, chandeliers, recessed and kitchen lighting hung level, wired right and on a dimmer that actually suits the bulbs.
Read moreTroubleshooting and repairs
Dead outlets, tripping breakers and lights that flicker get traced to the cause and fixed, not just reset.
Panel upgrades and circuits
A panel with room for what you are adding, and new circuits for the kitchen, the garage or the charger, permitted and inspected.
Read more04EV charger installation
A Level 2 charger on its own 240 volt circuit, so the car is charged by morning and the work is signed off.
Read moreOutlets and switches
New outlets where you actually need them, GFCI where the code wants them, and switches and dimmers that work the way you expect.
Kitchen and bath electrical
Lighting, outlets and dedicated circuits for a kitchen or bathroom remodel, done to code and ready for the inspector.
Outdoor and landscape lighting
Security lights, path and landscape lighting that make the house safer at night and look good doing it.
Read moreWhat is true in Caldwell
Three things that are true in Caldwell and not three towns over.
- 01
Electrical inspections in a late-afternoon window
Caldwell's construction department does electrical inspections on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 3 to 6 PM, and you book them by calling 973-403-4626.
- 02
Three in ten homes are prewar
About 30% of Caldwell's homes were built before 1940 and about 38% before 1950, and the median home was built in 1959.
- 03
An electrical form in the permit jacket
Caldwell's permit application jacket carries its own Electrical Sub-Code form, and the borough asks you to call the building department if you are not sure a permit is needed.
Each card was read from caldwellnjonline.com and censusreporter.org, and checked on 2026-10-20.
Caldwell, Essex County
Where jobs in Caldwell actually get approved.
Caldwell's Construction Department on Smull Avenue issues electrical permits, and the borough inspects electrical work in a late-afternoon window on Mondays and Wednesdays. Here is what the borough publishes.
The office that signs off jobs in Caldwell
Borough of Caldwell Construction Department
- Where
- 24 Smull Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 07006
- Phone
- 973-403-4626
- Electric
- PSE&G (electric and gas)
Before you call, in Caldwell
Do I need a permit to have electrical work done in Caldwell?
Caldwell says permits are needed for most improvements to your property, and the permit application jacket includes an Electrical Sub-Code form. If you are unsure, the borough asks you to call the building department at 973-403-4626.
Source: caldwellnjonline.comWhen does Caldwell inspect electrical work?
The borough lists electrical inspections on Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. Inspections are scheduled by phone at 973-403-4626.
Source: caldwellnjonline.com
Office details and the answers above are read from the town's own pages, the utilities' own lists and the Census, and were checked on 2026-10-20. Call ahead before you drive there, because hours move.
Linear chandelier over a dining table
NJ Lic. #19255 · insured · bonded
Who you are calling
On a job in Caldwell, the license is the license of the person you talked to.
Copper Electric is Steven Byrne. He holds New Jersey Electrical Contractor license 34EI01925500, the #19255 on his site, and Copper Electric is insured and bonded. He oversees residential and commercial work himself, and you can check the license on the state's own lookup before anyone comes to the house.
Caldwell is about 8 minutes from his base in Livingston, and the license on a Caldwell job is the license of the person you talked to.
From his Google listing, in the words people wrote
“Steve B is the ultimate professional; he is knowledgeable, determined to solve any problem and extremely courteous. He's the best we've ever had.”
“Top-notch service. Steven is prompt, responsible, and gets the job done efficiently without overcharging. Always my go-to for any electrical needs”
“very professional and quality work.”
Other towns he covers from Livingston
Tell him what it’s doing and he’ll tell you what it needs.
Call 973-900-3543 and talk to Steven Byrne about the job, or email him the details.