NJ Incentive Programs for MUD, Mixed Use, & Commercial Sites
Summary of NJ Incentives:
NJ offers several incentives for MUD, Mixed Use, & Commercial Sites to install EV publicly accessible charging equipment:
- NJ DEP It Pays to Plug In (IPPI) incentive program for Charging Equipment
- Make Ready Incentive via the utility company
Do not purchase or install equipment before your grant has been executed. Completed projects are not eligible.
- NJ DEP It Pays to Plug In – Up to $80k per site (L2), up to $200k DCFC (2 port minimum)
- $4,000 per port (2 port minimum, 40 port maximum per site).
- For more info, click here
Local utility company make ready incentives available through the local utility
PSE&G
- Customer side is ready:
- L2 Mixed Use, Make Ready: up to $30k per site
(max of 4 chargers/site @ up to $7.5k each) - DCFC, Make Ready: up to $100k per site
(max of 4 chargers/site @ up to $25k each)
- L2 Mixed Use, Make Ready: up to $30k per site
- Utility side make ready:
- L2 Utility Service Upgrade: up to $10k for pole
to utility meter service upgrades - DCFC Utility Service Upgrade: up to $50k for pole to utility
meter service upgrades - Can combine with state and federal grants, but total for all
incentives not to exceed 90% of project cost
- L2 Utility Service Upgrade: up to $10k for pole
- For more info, click: here
JCP&L
- Customer side make ready:
- L2 Customer makes ready: up to $6,700 per port
- DCFC Customer makes ready: up to $25,000 per port
- Utility side made ready:
- L2 Utility make ready: up to $11,000 per site
- DCFC Utility make ready: up to $50,500 per site
- For more info, click here
Atlantic City Electric
- Customer side makes ready:
- L2 Customer make ready: 50% up to $4,500 per port
- DCFC Customer make ready: 90% up to $60,000 per charger
(2 charger max per site) - Can combine with state and federal grants, but total for all
incentives not to exceed total project cost
- For more info, click: here
Example for Project Net Cost (with approved Incentives)
- charging units with 2 ports each, 5-year maintenance agreement: Total installed cost $18,000
- Minus It Pays to Plug In Incentive (2 ports @ $4,000 ea) = $8,000
- Minus PSE&G Make Ready Incentive (2 chargers @ $7,500 ea) = $7,500
- Total Incentives: $15,500 (not to exceed 90% of project cost)
Net Project Cost: may be as low as $2,500 (project cost of $18,000 minus max incentive of $15,500, but incentive not to exceed 90% of project cost)
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Incentive programs are periodically updated. Please visit the individual program websites for the most current details.
FAQs
Read Answers to Common Questions Below
But my EV came with a “charger” that I can simply plug into the existing 3-prong outlet at home. Why do I need to upgrade?
EV chargers come in 3 different voltages:
- 120V, often referred to as “L1”, may come with your EV
- 240V, often referred to as “L2”, is often an upgrade for your EV
- 480V, often referred to as “L3” or “DCFC” or “Supercharging,”, only available at public charging facilities
Some EVs come with an L1“OUC (Occasional Use Cable)which will plug into a standard 3-prong 120V grounded outlet. This will allow you to add back approximately 3 miles of driving range for every hour the EV is plugged in.
An L2, 240V EV charger will allow much faster recharging (but the EV control shows much more power it will accept, NOT the EV charging box since the “charging” circuitry is actually in the EV and not the box).
The more difficult “use case” isn’t the daily drive to the train station or work; it is more difficult on those days that you leave home, run an errand for say 10 miles, and return to charge up. If you have 1 hour before the next errand, you’ve only added back 3 miles, so you’re still down 7 miles of range when you head out to run the next errand 1 hour later. Repeat these “errand runs” a few times a day, and you’ll see that the OUC is not capable of keeping your EV “topped up” in between trips.
Here is a comparison table showing how many miles are added per hour of charging and how many miles are added during an 8 hr overnight charging session.
I hear different stories about the rebates in NJ. What’s the real deal with EV charger rebates?
There are 3 separate NJ incentives pertaining to EV chargers:
- Make ready rebate (up to $1500, depending upon your utility company)
- Time of Use Discount (approx. $0.02/kWh depending upon your utility company)
- $250 EV charger rebate (if your unit is eligible)
In addition to the NJ-specific incentives, you may be eligible for a 30% federal income tax credit (up to $1000).
- Check it out here
- Consult with your tax advisor to see if you are eligible for this tax credit
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