New Construction Electrical in Santa Monica, CA

Buzo Electric Co delivers new construction electrical in Santa Monica, CA for high-end homes and commercial spaces, from the first load calculation to final trim-out. We are a C-10 electrical contractor and integrator, which means the same firm that pulls your 400A service also programs your Control4 or Josh AI system. Architects, interior designers, GCs, and homeowners bring us in early because design-build electrical works better when one firm owns power, lighting control, and low voltage. Contact us and you get a single accountable contractor for the entire electrical scope of your build.

Our New Construction Electrical Services in Santa Monica, CA

Every project involving new construction electrical in Santa Monica, CA runs through the same scope questions: service size, lighting control, standby power, and structured wiring. We handle all of it under one license.

• New-construction and custom-home electrical. Design-build with the architect and GC: load calculations, panel schedules, rough-in, and trim-out, coordinated with the rest of the trades from day one.
• Electrical service upgrades. 200A and 400A services, Span smart panels, and subpanels sized for the loads the home will actually carry: EV charging, induction ranges, heat pumps, and a full automation stack.
• Lutron lighting control and motorized shades. Scene-based control engineered at the design stage, with keypads laid out room by room before drywall goes up.
• Whole-home automation. Control4 and Josh AI systems, including design, programming, and ongoing support from the firm that wired the house.
• Home theater, media rooms, and whole-home audio and video. Structured wiring, rack design, and a clean head end planned into the architecture rather than retrofitted around it.
• Generac standby power and EV charging. Whole-house automatic standby generators with an automatic transfer switch, plus Level 2 chargers and Tesla Wall Connector installation roughed in during construction.

Why Santa Monica, 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 because lighting control, standby power, and structured wiring are not separate trades to us. The keypad layout, the panel schedule, and the rack elevation come from one set of drawings and one point of accountability.

We sell whole systems and whole projects: new builds, full renovations, estate upgrades, and commercial build-outs. We do not run service calls. Specifiers get technical fidelity: the amperage, the load calculation behind it, the brand and model line, and how each scene is engineered. Homeowners get a house where the lighting, shades, audio, and standby power behave as one system because one firm built all of it.

The scale of Santa Monica construction supports that approach. The typical home here was built around 1968, per U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates. New builds and ground-up replacements in this market carry electrical loads and integration scopes that a design-build electrical contractor should plan from the foundation up.

Buzo Electric Co is led by owner Aaron Buzo, CSLB C-10 #1048529, licensed, bonded, and carrying workers' comp. Brands we install: Lutron, Control4, Josh AI, Span, Generac, and Tesla Wall Connector.

Serving Santa Monica, CA and Nearby Areas

Our shop sits in West Adams, Los Angeles, about 14 miles from Santa Monica, which keeps us close for site walks, rough-in inspections, and programming visits. Beyond Santa Monica we serve Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, West Hollywood, Culver City, Marina del Rey, Venice, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, and Manhattan Beach. If your project sits anywhere on the Westside or in the hills, we can be on site during normal working hours, Monday through Friday.

New Construction Electrical Questions We Hear in Santa Monica, CA

When should the electrical contractor join a new build?

At schematic design, before the plans are finalized. The load calculation determines whether the home needs a 200A or 400A service, and that decision shapes the panel location, conduit runs, and utility coordination. Keypad layouts, shade pockets, and the head end location also belong on the architectural drawings, not on change orders.

Do we need a 400A service for a custom home?

It depends on the load calculation, not a rule of thumb. A home with EV charging, electric heat pumps, an induction range, a theater, and a Generac standby generator with an automatic transfer switch often justifies 400A. A Span smart panel can also manage loads intelligently, and we size the service around the full equipment list.

Can one firm handle both the electrical and the automation?

Yes, and that is the entire point of how we work. We hold the C-10 and we program the Control4 or Josh AI system ourselves, so the structured wiring, lighting control, and rack are designed together. Your GC coordinates with one firm for power and low voltage instead of refereeing two.

What does standby power look like in a new build?

We install Generac whole-house automatic standby generators with an automatic transfer switch, planned into the service design from the start. In new construction, the generator pad, gas line, and transfer switch location get coordinated before the slab is poured. The result is standby power that switches over automatically, with no portable equipment and no manual steps.

Get Started

If you are planning new construction electrical in Santa Monica, CA, reach out with your plans or a project summary and we will walk the scope with you: service size, lighting control, automation, standby power, and AV. Early involvement is the cheapest point in the project to get the electrical design right, so contact us before the drawings are locked. Request a consultation and we will respond during business hours, Monday through Friday.

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