Residential EV Charging Station Rebate Program FAQ
General Program Information
Rebate Information
Eligibility
Charging Stations
- Are purchased new and unused,
- Are certified and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) as identified by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (e.g., Underwriters Laboratories or UL), and
- Provide Level 2 charging supporting the SAE International J1772 standard with a minimum output power of 3.3 kW.
An up-to-date list of NRTLs is available at osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/current-list-of-nrtls.
Vehicles
Charging stations must charge vehicles that are:
- On-road plug-in battery EVs or plug-in hybrid EVs
- Approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation for highway application and
- Registered with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Charging stations that charge non-four wheel or off-road vehicles (e.g., motorbikes, golf carts, forklifts) are not qualifying charging stations.
Installation Costs
Eligible installation costs are limited to hardware and labor costs in connection with the deployment of panels, circuit breakers and meter sockets, electrical conduits, wiring, junction boxes, disconnects, switches, and fuses, together with trenching, resurfacing and connecting qualifying charging stations. Eligible installation costs also include any costs billed by BWP to customers to deploy electric utility infrastructure that may be required to serve qualifying charging stations. All eligible installation costs must be invoiced by an electrician with an active license from the state of California. Hardware costs such as the charging station may be invoiced by the licensed electrician or a retail business.
EV charging installation costs incurred in compliance with the California Green Building Standards Code (CalGreen) are not eligible. If building permits for your residence were filed after December 31, 2012, costs for panel capacity increase and dedicated conduits should not be included. If you need assistance to determine if this applies to your residence, please submit the CalGreen Check Request available at BurbankWaterandPower.com/calgreen-check-form.
Similarly, charging station operation and maintenance costs (e.g., extended warranties, service contracts, EV charging network fees) are not eligible costs under the Program.
Time of Use
A time-of-use (TOU) rate features different rates based on the time of day. Electricity rates are lower at night, but go up during daytime hours when customers use more energy from the grid. For more information, please consult BurbankWaterandPower.com//images/administrative/downloads/TOU_LetterForEV_02-20-2020.pdf.