Nextgen Electric, LLC

08/06/2026

New Jersey's regulated cannabis market has created a wave of commercial buildouts — and they come with specific demands around power, security systems, and inspection. We handle the full electrical scope, lighting included.

If you're developing a regulated retail or dispensary space, the electrical is not the

08/04/2026

Switchgear is the backbone of a commercial or industrial electrical system — the point where utility power is distributed to everything downstream. It's also unforgiving work: the sizing, the terminations, the coordination, and the serviceability all have to be right, because this is equipment a facility depends on for decades.

This is core to what we do.

07/31/2026

Critical facilities can't tolerate an outage. When the grid fails, this system detects it and transfers the load automatically, keeping emergency operations online without anyone lifting a finger.

As a registered NJ public works contractor, this is exactly the kind of municipal work we're built for — public safety facilities, standby power, and the documentation and prevailing-wage compliance that comes with it.

07/28/2026

Incoming primary and secondary conduit from the padmount transformer at Baypoint at Keyport. Site and underground work carries its own demands: utility coordination, duct bank layout, proper depth and separation, and getting it all right before the trench is backfilled. There are no easy do-overs once the ground is closed.

It's a scope many electrical contractors would rather subcontract out. We self-perform it — which keeps the schedule and the quality in our hands.

Nextgen

07/24/2026

Working inside existing electrical equipment is a completely different job from new construction.

On a new build, you know every circuit — you installed them. In an existing building, you're opening a panel that's been modified by a dozen different people over 30 years. Circuits that don't match the directory. Labels that were accurate three tenants ago. Conductors that go somewhere nobody documented.

So you don't trust the label. You verify. Every time. You identify and confirm before anything gets touched, because the cost of assuming is somebody getting hurt.

It's slower. That's the point.

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07/19/2026

When this article was first written, the main question EV drivers asked was "CHAdeMO or CCS?" In 2026, the answer to both is increasingly "neither" — North America has converged on a third standard, NACS (the Tesla-style plug, formally SAE J3400). Here's what each connector is, where things stand today, and what it means if you're buying an EV or installing a charger at your New Jersey home or business.

The three fast-charging connectors, in one minute
NACS (SAE J3400) — the compact plug Tesla developed, now an open industry standard. Every major automaker selling EVs in the US — Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Stellantis, and the rest — has adopted it. New models are switching to native NACS ports on a staggered schedule, and drivers of CCS-equipped cars use an adapter to charge at NACS stations.

CCS (Combined Charging System, CCS1) — the standard on most non-Tesla EVs sold in the US through the mid-2020s.

CHAdeMO is fading, CCS is transitioning, and NACS (the Tesla plug) is the new North American standard. What it means for your EV and your NJ home charger installation.

07/18/2026

The faster you drive, the sooner your car will need to stop for refueling. That is why electric cars are often considered more convenient than gas-powered vehicles. But how long can an EV go before it needs a charge? How do you know when they’re running low on power? What can you do about that? The following FAQs answer these questions and many others on EV charging.
How Far Can My Car Go on a Full Charge?
It depends on the EV charging system and its battery. Lithium-ion batteries typically last as long as 1 million miles, creating an estimated driving range of up to 200 miles per charge. Because EVs are more efficient than gas-powered cars, you can sometimes go further on a single charge. For example, a Nissan Leaf can go up to 107 miles on a full charge, while the Tesla Model S only needs around 80 percent of its battery capacity for a range of 300 miles.
How Long Does It Take To Charge an EV Fully?

But how long can an EV go before it needs a charge? The following FAQs answer these questions and many others on EV charging.