Charging Your Electric Vehicle at Home
Charging your electric car at home is as easy as plugging into a wall outlet. Or get rebates for upgrading to a faster Level 2 charger.
Charging your electric car at home is as easy as plugging into a wall outlet. Or get rebates for upgrading to a faster Level 2 charger.
Earn rewards from your EV
Our Smart Charging program offers rebates to help you charge faster at home with a Level 2 charger. You also get ongoing PGE bill credits for allowing us to shift your electric car charging to times when energy demand and prices are lower and sustainable resources are more available.
It’s easy to charge faster and start saving more money with your EV.
Purchase and install a qualifying Level 2 charger. These home chargers charge your EV up to 5 times faster than plugging into a standard outlet.
Apply for one of the rebates below and you’ll automatically enroll in EV Smart Charging.
Choose your rebate
Have rebate questions? We have answers to your frequently asked questions.
Standard Level 2 charger rebate – up to $500
Note: All new installations must be hardwired.
Applicants must:
Be the residential PGE account holder
Own or lease an EV or plug-in hybrid
Purchase and install a new qualifying EV charger
For ChargePoint owners, activate your ChargePoint Home
For FLO Home owners, create an account and associate your station
For JuiceBox owners, connect your charger to the Wi-Fi network with your mobile device or access a charger already on the Wi-Fi network.
To be eligible for this rebate, you must join the PGE Smart Charging Program.
Standard Level 2 charger rebate, income-qualified – up to $1,000
Note: All new installations must be hardwired.
Applicants must:
Be the residential PGE account holder
Own or lease an EV or plug-in hybrid
Purchase and install a new qualifying EV charger
Meet the income eligibility guidelines. Your household must earn no more than 120% of the median income for your household size.
For ChargePoint owners, activate your ChargePoint Home
For FLO Home owners, create an account and associate your station
For JuiceBox owners, connect your charger to the Wi-Fi network with your mobile device or access a charger already on the Wi-Fi network.
To be eligible for this rebate, you must join the PGE Smart Charging Program.
NEW! Electrical Panel upgrade rebate – up to $1,000
This rebate is available as part of your Level 2 charger rebate application.
If your new qualified Level 2 charger requires a panel upgrade, we can help with that too! If you purchased your Level 2 charger and discovered your panel needed to be upgraded after Nov. 16, 2022, you can receive a rebate of up to $1,000 to help knock down the cost of that upgrade.
You can apply for this rebate at the same time you apply for the Level 2 Charger rebate!
Panel upgrade rebates are only available to PGE customers who are installing a qualified Level 2 charger and upgrading to at least 200 amps. The panel upgrade rebate is in addition to any rebate received for the Level 2 charger. To be eligible for this rebate, you must join the PGE Smart Charging Program.
NEW! Electrical Panel upgrade rebate, income-qualified – up to $5,000
This rebate is available as part of your Level 2 charger rebate application.
If your new qualified Level 2 charger requires a panel upgrade, we can help with that too! If you purchased your Level 2 charger and discovered your panel needed to be upgraded after Nov. 16, 2022, you can receive a rebate of up to $5,000 to help knock down the cost of that upgrade if you are income qualified. To qualify for the income-eligible panel upgrade rebate, your household must earn no more than 120% of the median income for your household size.
You can apply for this rebate at the same time you apply for the Level 2 Charger rebate!
Panel upgrade rebates are only available to PGE customers who are installing a qualified Level 2 charger and upgrading to at least 200 amps. The panel upgrade rebate is in addition to any rebate received for the Level 2 charger. To be eligible for this rebate, you must join the PGE Smart Charging Program.
Tesla non-qualifying Level 2 charger rebate – $50
If you charge at home with a Tesla Wall Connector or another Level 2 charger that is not on our qualified charger list, you can still receive a $50 rebate plus ongoing bill credits with PGE Smart Charging powered by evPulse.
To be eligible for this rebate, you must join the PGE Smart Charging Program.
“Bring your own charger” rebate – $50
If you purchased and installed a qualifying EV charger prior to the date it was added to the qualified products list, you may qualify for the $50 rebate. Plus, you’ll be automatically enrolled in the Smart Charging Program to earn participation rewards. Note – As of May 1, 2021, all new installations must be hardwired. Here’s how to get your rebate if you already have a charger.
Applicants must:
Be the residential account holder
Own or lease an EV or plug-in hybrid
Already have a qualifying EV charger installed
For ChargePoint owners, activate your ChargePoint Home
For FLO Home owners, create an account and associate your station
For JuiceBox owners, connect your charger to the Wi-Fi network with your mobile device or access a charger already on the Wi-Fi network.
To be eligible for this rebate, you must join the PGE Smart Charging Program.
If you need electrical work done as part of installing an EV charger at your home, one of our participating electricians will contact you within 2 business days.
Get a Tesla rebate
Drive a Tesla? Earn rewards
If you charge at home with a Tesla Wall Connector or another Level 2 charger not on our qualified charger list, you may still receive a $50 rebate plus ongoing bill credits with PGE Smart Charging powered by evPulse.
Got your rebate? Welcome to PGE EV Smart Charging.
It’s easy to earn rewards while doing good for the environment and helping us build a more efficient and resilient grid. When you receive a rebate on your qualifying EV charger, you’re automatically enrolled in the PGE Smart Charging Program. So, how does Smart Charging work?
Your charger will automatically shift its charging schedule away from peak times when energy use is high and sustainable energy resources are scarcer. We call these Smart Charging Events.
During these events, your charger will pause your vehicle charging. It will start again once the event is over. You can opt out of any event via your charging app.
When you participate, you can earn a $25 credit on your bill at the end of a Smart Charging season (October to March and April to September).
Here’s what you need to do to earn rewards each season.
Have your charger connected to the internet at least 50% of the time
Charge your EV at least 13 times
Participate in at least 3 events
You’ll be randomly assigned to one of two groups which have different Smart Charging Event hours:
Group A
Monday through Friday (except holidays)
Event hours 5 to 8 p.m.
Group B
Monday through Friday (except holidays)
Event hours: 10 p.m. to midnight
No worries, check out our Frequently Asked Questions below for answers to common questions. If you can’t find your answer there, email us at resevcharging@pgn.com.
Either plug into a wall outlet or, for a faster charging, consider a Level 2 charger. The choice usually boils down to how far you drive, if you’re charging more than one EV, or if you want to earn bill credits with the PGE Smart Charging program.
Level 1
No special equipment needed, just plug into a regular outlet in your garage.
Power: Typically 1.4 kW
Charge Time: 3 – 5 miles of range per hour of charging
Level 2
Take advantage of rebates on faster Level 2 chargers to save money.
Power: Typically 7 – 12 kW
Charge Time: ~25 miles of range per hour
Charge your EV on the go!
No garage? No problem. There's lots of fast and easy places to charge your EV away from home like your local grocery store or even the doctors office. And for super fast and convenient charging, check out one of our Electric Avenues.
Looking for charging at your business? Learn more.