New Construction Electrical in Malibu, CA

Buzo Electric Co provides new construction electrical in Malibu, CA for custom homes, full renovations, and estate projects. We are a C-10 electrical contractor and integrator: the same firm that sizes the 400A service also programs the Lutron, Control4, or Josh AI system. Architects, GCs, and interior designers get one point of responsibility from load calculation through trim-out and scene programming. If you are building on the Malibu coast, contact us early in design and the electrical and low voltage packages arrive on site as one coordinated scope.

Our New Construction Electrical Services in Malibu, CA

Our scope for new construction electrical in Malibu, CA covers the full line-voltage and low-voltage package, design-build with your architect and GC.

• New-construction and custom-home electrical. Design-build coordination with the architect and GC, load calculations, rough-in, trim-out, and final commissioning as one scope.
• Electrical service: 200A and 400A panels, Span smart panels, subpanels. We size the service for the real load: HVAC, pool equipment, EV charging, standby power, and automation. Span smart panels add circuit-level monitoring and control.
• Lutron lighting control and motorized shades. Keypads replace banks of switches; every scene is engineered during design, not improvised at trim-out.
• Control4 and Josh AI whole-home automation. System design, structured wiring, rack build, head end, programming, and ongoing support from the same licensed firm.
• Home theater, media rooms, and whole-home audio and video. Low voltage pulled at rough-in alongside the electrical, so nothing gets cut in after drywall.
• Generac standby power and EV charging. Whole-house automatic standby generators with automatic transfer switches, plus Level 2 chargers and Tesla Wall Connector installation, all planned into the load calculation from day one.

Why Malibu, CA Homeowners Choose Us

We are the integrator-electrician: the only firm on the project that holds the C-10 and programs the Control4 or Josh AI system. That matters on a new build. When one contractor owns the panel schedule, the keypad layout, and the rack, the lighting control and the service upgrade are designed together instead of reconciled later. We sell whole systems and whole projects, never service calls.

We work in specifics. A proposal from us states the amperage, the brand, the model line, and what each decision makes possible. If a Malibu build needs 400A service to carry two EV chargers, pool equipment, and a Generac standby generator behind an automatic transfer switch, we show that in the load calculation before rough-in, not after inspection. Specifiers get drawings and documentation they can build from; homeowners get a system that works the way it was described.

Malibu's housing stock makes this planning worth doing. The typical Malibu home was built around 1976, per U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates, so many projects here are ground-up rebuilds or full renovations where the electrical infrastructure starts over. These are projects where the panel, the structured wiring, and the control system should be engineered once and engineered correctly.

Buzo Electric Co is owned by Aaron Buzo, CSLB C-10 #1048529, licensed, bonded, and carrying workers' comp.

Serving Malibu, CA and Nearby Areas

Our shop sits in West Adams, Los Angeles, about 31 miles from Malibu, and we run projects across the Westside and the coast. Beyond Malibu we serve Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, West Hollywood, Culver City, Marina del Rey, Venice, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, and Manhattan Beach. Malibu is a community of about 12,965 residents, per U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates, and our project range covers the full corridor from the coast into the city.

New Construction Electrical Questions We Hear in Malibu, CA

When should the electrical contractor join a new build?

During design, before permit drawings are final. The load calculation drives the service size, and the service size drives the panel location, conduit runs, and utility coordination. Bringing us in at design-build stage means the lighting control, structured wiring, and standby power are drawn into the plans instead of value-engineered in later.

Do I need 200A or 400A service for a custom home?

It depends on the load calculation, not the square footage alone. Two Level 2 EV chargers, pool and spa equipment, electric HVAC, and a media room can push a large home past what 200A carries comfortably. We run the numbers during design and specify 200A, 400A, or a Span smart panel configuration based on what the home actually draws.

Why combine the electrical and the automation under one contractor?

Because the two scopes share the same walls and the same schedule. Keypad locations affect switch legs; rack and head end placement affects circuit runs; shade pockets affect framing. When one firm holds the C-10 and programs the Control4 or Josh AI system, rough-in and low voltage happen in one coordinated pass, and every scene works at commissioning because the circuits were designed for it.

Can standby power be part of the original build?

Yes, and it should be. A Generac whole-house standby generator with an automatic transfer switch is far simpler to integrate during construction: the pad, gas line, transfer switch, and panel layout are all planned together. Retrofitting the same equipment later means reworking a finished panel.

Get Started

If you are planning new construction electrical in Malibu, CA, contact us while the project is still in design. We will review the plans with your architect or GC, run the load calculation, and return a scope that covers the service, the structured wiring, and the control system as one package. Request a proposal and we will walk you through exactly what we would build and why.

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