Commercial EV Charger Rebate Program

Charging Requirements

Commercial Rebate Requirements

All chargers must be certified and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) except as noted for chargers for medium-and heavy-duty EVs. They must be permanently installed by a licensed electrical contractor and hardwired to the building premises (either wall-, pole- or pedestal-mounted) for a minimum in-service period of five years. For purposes of the rebate program, EVSE is defined as the equipment and conductors that transfer energy between and EV and the premises wiring with one or more charging ports and connectors for charging EVs. A charger is the system that provides power to charge one EV through one connector at a time. See below for general program guidelines and refer to the Terms and Conditions for more information.

Level 2 Charger for Light-duty EVs

• SAE J1772 or SAE J3400 connector
• Capable of delivering electricity to a single EV at a minimum of 6.2 kW 
• Dynamic load management may be used. Level 2 chargers may not provide less than 8 amps to fuel a single EV under the worst-case load management scenario. 
• Installed on or after June 1, 2024.
• One Level 2 charger rebate per parking space available to employees, customers, visitors, or tenants or the public to qualify for one charger rebate. A maximum of 80 rebates per premises.
• Certified and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
   

DC Fast Chargers for Light-duty EVs

• Guaranteed output power of 50 kW or more per active charger.
• Installed on or after June 1, 2024.
• The following two fast charging connector types are eligible: SAE CCS and SAE J3400.
• DCFC tiers are based on the output power under the worst-case scenario for charging speeds where the least amount of power would be available for each individual vehicle.
• A maximum of twenty DCFC rebates are available per premises, but only up two DCFCs may have restricted access. All other DCFCs must be publicly available 18 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding holidays.
• DCFCs must be connected to a back-end network operations center for the duration of the required in-service period (minimum five years), which enables remote diagnostics, remote start, and usage data collection.
• Certified and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

Chargers for Medium- and Heavy-duty EVs

• Power output of 6.2 kW or more for an AC charger or 24 kW or more for a DC charger.
• Installed on or after June 1, 2024.
• DCFC tiers are based on the output power under the worst-case scenario for charging speeds where the least amount of power would be available for each individual vehicle.
• Proof of purchase of a new medium- and heavy-duty on road plug-in EV (transit buses, school buses, and trucks, only) for each claimed rebate. The charger owner and the vehicle owner/lessee may be different entities.
• Qualifying vehicles must be eligible for financial incentives by a government agency of the state of California.
• Maximum rebate amount of $2,000,000 per premises.
• Chargers must be listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) or may be field tested if approved by Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS).