Linden, NJ Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

a as part of the Construction Code Department's State Uniform Construction Code division. Receptacles, switches and fixtures, which the fee schedule groups with smoke detectors, intercoms and burglar alarms, cost $80 for the first 50 devices and $40 for each additional 20. Motors and other electrical devices are billed on a horsepower or kilowatt scale, from $50 at 10 horsepower or less up to $575 above 100 horsepower. 5 kilowatts. Service equipment, meaning the service panel, service entrance, subpanel and disconnect, is billed by ampere rating: $150 for up to 150 amperes, $200 for 150 to 300 amperes, $350 for 301 to 450 amperes, $575 for 451 to 650 amperes, and $800 for anything larger. Electric vehicle chargers are billed separately at $100 up to 60 amperes and $225 above that. 1 applies to every electrical permit issued.