Restrepo Innovations + Elite Electric Bergen County Electrical Partnership
Elite Electric is a licensed Bergen County electrical contractor. Restrepo Innovations is the Elite Pro Crestron firm specifying the line-voltage work alongside the low-voltage system design. When Restrepo’s job calls for panel upgrades, dedicated AV circuits, EV charging, or generator wiring, Elite Electric is who pulls the permit and does the work. Two licensed firms. One coordinated install.
The Partnership
Line-voltage and low-voltage. Same specification, same project.
Elite Electric is a licensed electrical contractor serving Bergen County, New Jersey. Led by Mike Ciallkowski, the firm executes residential and light commercial electrical work to the standard that Bergen County’s luxury property market demands. permitted, inspected, and delivered correctly the first time. The firm specializes in the electrical scope that modern luxury home integration depends on: service panel upgrades and sub-panel installations, dedicated circuits for AV and network equipment, EV charging infrastructure, standby generator wiring, and the line-voltage branch circuit work that supports Lutron HomeWorks and other professional lighting control systems. These are not general electrical tasks. They are precision scopes that require the electrician and the integrator to be working from the same document.
Restrepo Innovations is an Elite Pro Crestron Dealer headquartered at 599 Franklin Ave in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The firm designs and installs the low-voltage side of every project: structured wiring, network infrastructure, Crestron automation, distributed AV, and lighting control. That work has hard electrical dependencies. A Crestron rack room requires dedicated 20-amp circuits with isolated grounds. A Lutron HomeWorks system requires load circuits correctly sized to the panel schedule Restrepo provides. A home generator needs the AV and network loads on the protected side of the transfer switch. When the electrician and the integrator are working from independent specifications, those dependencies become the source of every coordination problem on the job. circuits in the wrong location, insufficient panel capacity, load schedules that do not match the integrator’s equipment list. The partnership between Restrepo and Elite Electric exists to eliminate that gap entirely.
In practice, the coordination works like this: Restrepo designs the full system scope and produces a technical specification that includes the electrical requirements. panel schedule, circuit map, conduit routing, load calculations, and dedicated circuit requirements. Elite Electric receives that specification and builds the permit application from it. The rough-in is executed to the integrator’s document. The trim is coordinated with the low-voltage installation schedule. Final inspection and commissioning happen together, so the rack powers up on circuits that were designed for it and the AV equipment has the clean, stable power the system performance requires. No “that’s the other guy’s problem.” Two firms, one coordinated result.
Services
What Elite Electric and Restrepo deliver together.
The services below reflect the combined electrical and integration scope that Restrepo specifies and Elite Electric executes on Bergen County projects. Each scope is coordinated from a single technical specification.
200A / 400A Upgrades, Dedicated Low-Voltage Sub-Panels
Modern luxury home technology loads. AV racks, EV chargers, standby generators, and whole-home lighting control systems. frequently require panel upgrades to support the amperage the system design calls for. Elite Electric performs 200A and 400A service upgrades and installs dedicated sub-panels for rack rooms and AV equipment areas. Restrepo provides the load schedule and circuit requirements as part of the system design package so the panel is sized correctly before the permit is pulled.
Isolated Grounds, Surge Protection, Clean Power for Racks
Professional AV and control equipment requires dedicated circuits with isolated grounds and surge protection at the panel. A shared circuit introduces noise, voltage sag, and fault conditions that degrade audio performance and cause intermittent control system behavior. Elite Electric installs the dedicated circuit infrastructure that Restrepo’s rack design specifies. correct breaker sizing, isolated ground conductors, and the panel labeling that makes future service straightforward.
Tesla Wall Connector, Level 2 240V, Load Balancing
Elite Electric installs Level 2 240V EV charging circuits for single and multi-car households throughout Bergen County. Scope includes load analysis, panel capacity confirmation or upgrade, conduit and wire run, and charger installation. For households with multiple EVs requiring load balancing, Elite Electric and Restrepo coordinate the electrical infrastructure and network management layer required to balance charging load without tripping the service entrance.
Generac and Kohler Standby with Automatic Transfer Switches
Elite Electric installs automatic transfer switches and runs the line-voltage connection between the standby generator and the home’s electrical panel. Generac and Kohler standby platforms are the primary generator systems the partnership supports. Restrepo specifies which loads. network, AV racks, control processors, and security systems. must be on the protected side of the transfer switch. The result is a home that recovers from a power outage with its critical systems intact and its AV infrastructure functional.
Line-Voltage Feeds for Lutron HomeWorks, Ketra, and Colorbeam
Lutron HomeWorks, Ketra tunable lighting, and Colorbeam low-voltage lighting systems all require the line-voltage branch circuit work to be coordinated with the lighting control specification. Elite Electric installs the branch circuits, load wiring, and panel assignments that match Restrepo’s lighting control design. correct load sizing for each dimmer zone, keypad locations confirmed against the architectural drawings, and circuit labeling that matches the Lutron load schedule.
Line-Voltage Work Coordinated with Restrepo’s Structured Wiring
On new construction and major renovation projects, Elite Electric and Restrepo coordinate the rough-in sequence so that line-voltage and low-voltage cabling are pulled in the right order and the wall penetrations, conduit routes, and panel schedule are agreed before the walls close. Restrepo issues the low-voltage drawing set to Elite Electric before rough-in begins. The two trades work in sequence, not in parallel conflict, so that the walls close once. with everything inside them correct.
Coverage
Where Elite Electric and Restrepo operate.
The primary service area for the Restrepo and Elite Electric partnership is Bergen County, New Jersey. Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Alpine, Mahwah, Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Glen Rock, and Midland Park represent the towns where the two firms work together most frequently. These are municipalities where the residential property values and the scale of home technology investment justify the coordinated, specification-driven approach that defines this partnership. Restrepo Innovations is headquartered in Franklin Lakes at 599 Franklin Ave. centrally located within Bergen County and within close range of every town in the primary service area.
For larger projects. those with substantial panel work, generator installations, or EV infrastructure on top of a full integration scope. the partnership extends into Passaic, Morris, and Essex counties. Projects in Wayne, Montville, Boonton, and the Short Hills corridor in Essex County are within scope when the project justifies the coverage. Both firms evaluate projects on a case-by-case basis for locations outside the Bergen County primary area. Contact Restrepo Innovations at 201.405.2022 to confirm coverage for a specific address or project type.
Restrepo’s broader practice extends to Connecticut (Fairfield and Litchfield counties), New York (Manhattan, Westchester, and the Hamptons), and through The Restrepo Group partner network to the Caribbean, South Florida, and the Mid-South. For clients with primary residences in Bergen County whose properties elsewhere require integration work, Restrepo covers NJ, NY, and CT directly and coordinates other regions through Group members. Elite Electric’s scope is New Jersey.
How It Works
How the coordination works.
Restrepo Innovations begins every project with a system design that includes both the low-voltage scope and the electrical requirements the system depends on. The electrical requirements are not an afterthought appended to the integration proposal. they are produced as part of the same design package. The output is a technical specification document that includes a panel schedule with dedicated circuit requirements, a conduit routing plan, load calculations for each Lutron dimmer zone, and a circuit map for the rack room. That document is what Elite Electric uses to build the permit application. The permit is pulled from a specification that reflects the actual system design, not a generic description of the electrical scope.
Elite Electric executes the rough-in and trim in coordination with Restrepo’s low-voltage installation schedule. On new construction, the line-voltage rough-in happens in sequence with the structured wiring set drop. the two trades are in the walls at the same time, working from drawings that account for each other’s conduit and cable routes. On renovation projects, Elite Electric and Restrepo coordinate the access sequence to minimize disruption and avoid opening walls twice. Inspections are scheduled to accommodate the combined electrical and integration timeline. The goal is a single close-out event for both trades. not two separate punch lists managed at different times by different firms.
Final commissioning is the point where the electrical and integration work is confirmed to be correct together. Restrepo powers up the rack and confirms that every circuit delivers the voltage, amperage, and isolation the equipment requires. Any discrepancy between the as-built electrical installation and the design specification is resolved before the system goes live. Because Elite Electric executed the rough-in from Restrepo’s specification document, the commissioning event is a confirmation. not a discovery process. The rack is clean. The power is stable. The system functions as designed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the Restrepo and Elite Electric partnership.
Why does an AV and integration firm need a partner electrician?
Low-voltage and line-voltage are different licensed disciplines, and the boundary between them is where most residential technology projects accumulate problems. Restrepo designs and installs the low-voltage side. structured wiring, network infrastructure, AV systems, Crestron automation, and lighting control. But that work depends on the line-voltage side being done correctly: a rack room needs dedicated circuits with isolated grounds. A Lutron HomeWorks system needs load circuits sized to the spec. A Crestron processor needs clean, stable power. When the integrator and the electrician are coordinated from the same specification document, those dependencies are met. When they are not, the integrator arrives to find circuits in the wrong location, insufficient panel capacity, or a panel schedule that was never updated to reflect the AV scope.
Is Elite Electric licensed in New Jersey?
Yes. Elite Electric, led by Mike Ciallkowski, is a licensed electrical contractor serving Bergen County and the broader New Jersey market. The firm pulls permits, executes inspections, and signs off on final electrical work in compliance with the New Jersey electrical code. For Restrepo projects that require permitted line-voltage work. panel upgrades, dedicated circuit additions, EV charger wiring, or generator transfer switch installation. Elite Electric is the licensed contractor who carries the permit and executes the work to code.
Do you handle EV charger installations?
Yes. Elite Electric installs Level 2 240V EV charging circuits and wall connectors for residential properties throughout Bergen County. The scope includes load analysis to confirm the existing panel can support the charging load, sub-panel or panel upgrade where required, conduit and wire run from panel to garage or outdoor charging location, and installation of the charging unit itself. For multi-car households requiring load balancing or smart charging management, Elite Electric and Restrepo can coordinate the electrical and network infrastructure required to manage charging load across multiple vehicles.
Can Restrepo coordinate generator and transfer-switch projects?
Yes. Restrepo specifies the electrical scope and Elite Electric executes the permitted line-voltage work. For whole-home standby generators. Generac and Kohler are the platforms the partnership supports. Elite Electric installs the transfer switch, runs the line from the generator to the panel, and coordinates with the gas or propane utility on the fuel supply side. Restrepo’s role is to ensure that the critical loads for the AV and network systems are on the protected side of the transfer switch and that the rack and network infrastructure powers up cleanly when the generator engages.
What towns does the partnership serve?
The primary service area is Bergen County. Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Alpine, Mahwah, Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Glen Rock, and Midland Park represent the towns where Restrepo and Elite Electric work most frequently together. Both firms extend into Passaic, Morris, and Essex counties on larger projects where the electrical and integration scope justifies the coverage area. Restrepo Innovations is headquartered at 599 Franklin Ave, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Contact the firm at 201.405.2022 or office@restrepoinnovations.com to confirm coverage for a specific address.
How do I get a project on the calendar?
Contact Restrepo Innovations at 201.405.2022 or office@restrepoinnovations.com. Describe the project. the location, the current electrical situation, and the integration scope you have in mind. Restrepo will assess the electrical requirements as part of the initial system design conversation and bring Elite Electric into the scope review where line-voltage work is involved. You do not need to contact Elite Electric separately. The two firms coordinate the scoping, scheduling, and execution of the combined electrical and integration work from a single project management structure on Restrepo’s side.
Electrical and integration project together?
Restrepo Innovations and Elite Electric are coordinated from the specification stage through final commissioning. Panel upgrades, dedicated AV circuits, EV charging, generator wiring, and full Crestron integration. one coordinated install across both licensed disciplines. Contact Restrepo Innovations at 201.405.2022 or office@restrepoinnovations.com.
Low-voltage and engineering by Restrepo Innovations • Licensed electrical work by Elite Electric • office@restrepoinnovations.com