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Services We Offer in Newton
Emergency & Repairs
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Panels & Power
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Safety & Detection
Inspections, detectors and code corrections.
Lighting & Fixtures
Fixtures and lighting, indoors and out.
Local systems
Newton systems & permits
Electrical permits in Newton are issued by the Inspectional Services Department at City Hall, Room 202, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, (617) 796-1060; the electrical inspectors' office hours are 7-9am and 3-4pm, though ISD says you may leave an inspection request by voicemail at any hour. Applications have been filed online through the OpenGov/Viewpoint Cloud portal since November 1, 2021. Newton's fee schedule computes the permit at $20 per $1,000 of estimated cost, rounded up to the nearest $1,000, with a $50 residential minimum — the same rate applies to solar-panel electrical work. Newton is Eversource territory, not a municipal light plant.
Sources: newtonma.gov
Newton's electrical permits are handled by the Inspectional Services Department's Wire Inspectors Office at City Hall, 2nd Floor Room 202, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue; Electrical Inspectors keep office hours of 7:00-9:00am and 3:00-4:00pm and can be reached at (617) 796-1060.
Newton's citywide Permit Fee Schedule (effective July 1, 2015) computes building, electrical, plumbing, and gas permit fees at $20.00 per $1,000 of estimated construction cost, rounded up to the nearest $1,000, with a stated minimum fee; the same $20.00/$1,000 rate is applied explicitly to solar-panel electrical permits.
Newton has offered online electrical (and plumbing/gas) permit applications since November 1, 2021 through the OpenGov/Viewpoint Cloud portal, and electrical inspectors schedule inspections in advance either through that portal login or by leaving a callback voicemail.
Newton's own FAQ document states "Eversource is an electric utility. Eversource distributes electricity to all Newton electricity users," confirming Eversource (an investor-owned utility) — not a municipal light plant — delivers electricity in Newton.
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Electrical service in Newton, and 66 nearby towns
We cover 67 towns across the North Shore, Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire.
67Towns covered
Essex County
- Amesbury
- Andover
- Ballardvale
- Beverly
- Boxford
- Danvers
- Essex
- Georgetown
- Gloucester
- Groveland
- Hamilton
- Haverhill
- Ipswich
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Manchester by the Sea
- Marblehead
- Merrimac
- Middleton
- Nahant
- Newbury
- Newburyport
- North Andover
- Peabody
- Plum Island
- Rockport
- Rowley
- Salem
- Salisbury
- Saugus
- South Hamilton
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wenham
- West Newbury
Middlesex County
Rockingham County, NH
Norfolk County
- Brookline
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