British Columbia

BC Hydro: Go Electric rebates for home & workplace EV charging

1. Single-family homes, including duplexes and townhouses, with private garages or dedicated parking.

   • A rebate of up to 50% of the purchase and installation costs of an eligible Level 2 EV charger, to a maximum of $350.

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2. Apartment and condo buildings

   • EV Ready rebates: You can apply for these rebates together to streamline the EV-related upgrades to your building, or you could apply for them one at a time as your project progresses.

     • A rebate of up to $3,000 for the creation of an EV Ready plan – a professional strategy for your building to make at least one parking space per residential unit EV Ready.

     • A rebate of up to $600 per parking space, to a maximum of $80,000 to install the electrical infrastructure in order to implement your EV Ready plan.

     • A rebate of up to $1,400 per charger, to a maximum of $14,000, is available to purchase and install Level 2 networked EV chargers at your building, in order to implement your EV Ready plan.

   • Standalone EV charger rebate

     • A rebate of up to $2,000 per charger to a maximum of $14,000, to purchase and install Level 2 networked EV chargers at your building’s residential parking spaces.

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3. Workplaces: Organizations and businesses can submit separate applications for different locations, up to a maximum of four.

   • A rebate of up to $2,000 per charger is available, to a maximum of $14,000, to purchase and install eligible Level 2 networked EV chargers for employee use.

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4. Offers for Indigenous communities: Indigenous communities in B.C. are eligible for a rebate of up to 75% of eligible EV charger purchase and installation costs, up to these maximum amounts:

   • Single-family homes: A rebate of up to $750

   • Apartment and condo buildings: A rebate of up to $4,500 per EV charger

   • Workplaces: A rebate of up to $4,000 per EV charger

To be eligible for the program, home EV charging stations (level 2) must be:

• ordered, purchased and installed on or after September 26, 2019.

• Approved for sale and use in Canada and certified cUL, cETL or CSA (such as Bosch’s home charging stations like the EV400 Series, as well as others such as the EVDuty, the FLO Home EV charging stations or Sun Country Highway’s Rugged edition or its EV40D Dual EVSE).

• Equipped with a standard SAE J1772 connector (the only exception to the requirement is the Tesla wall connector)

• New, unused or refurbished