Incentives for EV chargers

[WoodlandHills]

Does anyone know if there is still money left in the LA DWP program? As per their website the program offers $750 for the purchase of a level 2 charger but only until 2015 or the money runs out. This would more than pay for a nice 30 amp unit as well as part of the installation.

Also there is a program that offers a discount of 2.5 cents per KWh on power used by a dedicated Time Of Use (TOU) meter for EV charging. At my current rate that's a 10% discount.... Anyone here ever used this program?

 

[WoodlandHills]

I filled out the online form to request the EVSE rebate and the lower electric rate. At one point it asked what charger I was going to use and then would not accept the one I wanted. I think this was because CrippleCreek uses a different certification agency, so I entered one that the system accepted. I later emailed CrippleCreek and they confirmed that all their units qualify for LADWP rebates.

After submitting the form online, I got an email the next day informing me that I had been assigned an Electrical Service Representative ESR who would be contacting me in 5 to 7 working days, so we shall see.

I figure that installing the TOU meter will be the long lead item so I want to get an early start. We are going with a 48amp EVSE so that we will have capacity for any future vehicle that may (probably will) charge at a great rate than the i3. Also I have a 200amp auxiliary panel so the extra load is not an issue. Having a dedicated smart meter for EV usage only will get us 2.5 cents off each kWh we use for transport as long as we charge after 8pm and before 10am, or all weekend long.

Since the charger is $900 not including tax and shipping, the $750 rebate will probably pay for 3/4 of the hardware and the installation is out of my pocket. Simply installing a 30 amp EVSE onto my existing meter would have been the cheapest and quickest method to get the rebate. The whole thing could probably be done for $750, but I would end up paying 10% more for my power.