General
Technical requirements
- Input voltage: 208 V to 240 V
- Output power: 6.2 kW to 19.2 kW
- Connector (coupler) standard: J1772
- Certification: Certified and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL)
Non-technical requirements
Level 2 charging stations must be:
- Purchased new and unused
- Installed on or after June 1, 2022
- Permanently installed (hardwired) by a licensed electrical contractor and hardwired
- Accessible to employees, customers, visitors or tenants
- Used to charge on-road plug-in battery EVs or plug-in hybrid EVs. Charging stations used to charge golf carts, neighborhood carts, or electric scooters are excluded from the rebate program.
Note: Replacement units are not eligible for a rebate under the Program (i.e., the installation of qualifying charging stations must be incremental to existing charging stations).
Rebate: At least two parking spaces available to employees, tenants or the public to qualify for one charging station rebate. One additional rebate is available for each additional four parking spaces, up to a maximum of 40 rebates per site.
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Level 2 for Light-duty EVs |
Max Rebate Amount |
|---|---|
|
Charging Stations – Located in Disadvantaged Communities* |
$5,000 |
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Charging Stations – Located in non-disadvantaged Communities |
$4,000 |
|
Additional Level 2 Charge Ports |
$500 |
*A Disadvantaged Community is defined by the California Environmental Protection Agency using CalEnviroScreen 4.0. (https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen/sb535) Areas (census tracts) shaded in red on the map are designated as Disadvantaged Communities.
Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) are identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency as areas disproportionately burdened by and vulnerable to multiple sources of pollution. For more detail, interactive maps are available at: https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen/sb535.
To determine if a premises is located in a DAC using CalEnviroScreen 4.0, you need to scroll down to the tool located at https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen/sb535 and type in your address.
Technical requirements
- Guranteed Output power: 50 kW or more per active connector
- Connector (coupler) standard: Qualifying DCFC active connectors may support SAE CCS or Tesla. A minimum of fifty percent of all rebated active connectors must support SAE CCS.
- Certification: Certified and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL)
- Networking Requirement: DCFCs must be connected to a back-end network operations center, which enables remote diagnostics, remote start, and usage data collection for the duration of the required service period (minimum five years).
Non-technical requirements
DCFCs must be:
- Purchased new and unused
- Installed on or after June 1, 2022
- Permanently installed (hardwired) by a licensed electrical contractor
- Accessible to employees, customers, visitors or tenants
- Used to charge on-road plug-in battery EVs or plug-in hybrid EVs approved by the US Department of Transportation for highway application and registered with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Charging stations used to charge golf carts, neighborhood carts, or electric scooters are excluded from the rebate program.
Note: Replacement units are not eligible for a rebate under the Program (i.e., the installation of qualifying charging stations must be incremental to existing charging stations).
Rebate: Eligible customers may receive rebates under the Program for up to eight qualifying DCFC active connectors per premises. The rebate tier is based on the guaranteed output of an active connector. If the chargers can dynamically power share, the tier would be based on when all active connectors are used simultaneously.
- Up to eight DCFC active connector rebates if the rebated DCFC active connectors are accessible to the general public 18 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding holidays. Access by the general public to the premises where DCFCs are located may be free or require a parking fee.
- Up to two DCFC active connector rebates if the DCFC active connectors have restricted access.
- If a premises has both a public access section and a restricted access section, customers may apply for up to eight DCFC active connector rebates per premises with no more than two DCFC active connector rebates for the restricted access section.
- Note, “Public Access” means access (for free or a parking fee) by the general public 18 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding holidays. Any other access (e.g., building residents, only) is considered “Restricted Access”.
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DC Fast Chargers for |
Guaranteed Output per Active Connector (kW) |
Max Rebate Amount |
|---|---|---|
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Tier 1 |
50 to 149 |
$20,000 |
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Tier 2 |
150 to 274 |
$55,000 |
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Tier 3 |
275+ |
$100,000 |
Technical requirements
- Output power: 6.2 kW or more for AC charging stations and 24 kW or more for DC charging stations
- Certification: Either certified and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) or field tested according to recognized national safety standards. Approval by the city of Los Angeles Building and Safety Electrical Testing Laboratory (LADBS-ETL) or any other testing agency recognized by LADBS-ETL is required for field testing.
Non-technical requirements
Charging stations for medium and heavy-duty EVs must be:
- Purchased new and unused
- Installed on or after June 1, 2022
- Permanently installed (hardwired) by a licensed electrical contractor
- Used to charge on-road medium and heavy-duty plug-in EVs, including battery EVs and plug-in hybrid EVs. Qualifying vehicles are limited to transit buses, shuttle buses, commercial buses, school buses, and trucks (Class 3 to Class 8).
- Proof of purchase or lease of one vehicle is required for each charging station rebate. The charging station owner and the vehicle owner/lessee may be different entities.
- The vehicle(s) must be eligible for financial incentives (e.g., rebate or grant) by a government agency of the state of California.
Note: Replacement units are not eligible for a rebate under the Program (i.e., the installation of qualifying charging stations must be incremental to existing charging stations).
Rebate: Up to $500,000 per site
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Charging Stations for |
Output (kW) |
Max Rebate Amount |
|---|---|---|
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AC-1 |
6.2 to 49 |
$10,000 |
|
AC-2 |
50 to 99 |
$20,000 |
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AC-3 |
100 and above |
$30,000 |
|
DC-1 |
24 to 49 |
$35,000 |
|
DC-2 |
50 to 99 |
$60,000 |
|
DC-3 |
100 to 149 |
$100,000 |
|
DC-4 |
150 and above |
$125,000 |
The program is open to all LADWP commercial customers operating a site (premises) with an active LADWP electric meter on a non-residential rate schedule.
The final rebate amount will be based on the itemized, eligible project costs, minus any other financial incentives or rebates from third parties (the “Net Cost”) that are received or expected to be received for the purchase and deployment of the charging stations. The rebate amount cannot exceed the Net Cost.
Please note that costs incurred for the purchase and installation of charging stations, electrical conduits and panels required by the Los Angeles Green Building Code do not qualify for a rebate unless the applicant is a tax-exempt organization as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).
Projects without existing electric service may apply for the program. A business without a current LADWP account may request a PDF version of the application during the open enrollment period. A business assuming responsibility for a new service at an existing address may also request a new LADWP account by calling the LADWP Customer Contact Center at 1-800-DIAL-DWP.
The rebate covers the cost of purchasing charging stations and their installation, subject to the maximum rebate amounts. Eligible installation costs include hardware and labor costs to deploy panels, circuit breakers and meter sockets, electrical conduits, wiring, junction boxes, disconnects, switches, and fuses, together with trenching, resurfacing and connecting qualifying charging stations. Eligible costs now include operation and maintenance costs (e.g., extended warranties, servicing contracts, EV charging network fees).
Eligible installation costs also include any costs billed by LADWP to customers to deploy utility infrastructure not covered by the security deposit that may be required by LADWP for transformer upgrades (the security deposit itself is not an eligible installation cost).
Costs incurred for the purchase and installation of charging stations, electrical conduits and panels required by the Los Angeles Green Building Code (Article 9 of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code) do not qualify for a rebate under the Program unless the applicant is a tax-exempt organization as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).
Chargers
All charging station installations must meet two criteria: they must be installed with a minimum input voltage of 208 volts, and must maintain the minimum input current required by the equipment to be operational, regardless of load management scenarios.
Level 2 charging stations for light-duty EVs:
- Input voltage: 208 V to 240 V
- Output power: 6.2 kW to 19.2 kW
- Connector (coupler) standard: J1772
- Certification: Certified by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (e.g. Underwriters Laboratories)
Direct current fast chargers (DCFCs) for light-duty EVs:
- Guaranteed output power: 50 kW or more
- Connector (coupler) standard: Qualifying DCFC connectors may support SAE CCS or Tesla. A minimum of fifty percent of all active connectors must support SAE CCS.
- Certification: Certified by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (e.g. Underwriters Laboratories)
- Networking Requirement: DCFCs must be connected to a back-end network operations center, which enables remote diagnostics, remote start, and usage data collection for the duration of the required service period (minimum five years).
Charging stations for medium and heavy-duty EVs:
- Output power: 6.2 kW or more for alternating current charging stations and 24 kW or more for direct current charging stations
- Certification: Either certified and listed by a NRTL or field tested according to recognized national safety standards. Approval by the city of Los Angeles Building and Safety Electrical Testing Laboratory (LADBS-ETL) or any other testing agency recognized by LADBS-ETL is required for field testing.
Qualifying charging stations must be:
- Purchased new and unused
- Installed on or after June 1, 2022
- Permanently installed (hardwired) by a licensed electrical contractor
- Accessible to employees, customers, visitors or tenants (except for charging stations dedicated to charging medium and heavy-duty EVs)
- Used to charge on-road plug-in battery EVs or plug-in hybrid EVs. Charging stations used to charge golf carts, neighborhood carts, or electric scooters are excluded from the rebate program.
Note: Replacement units are not eligible for a rebate under the Program (i.e., the installation of qualifying charging stations must be incremental to existing charging stations).
Charging station rebates are limited as follows:
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Level 2 charging stations to charge light-duty EVs
Rebates for this category are limited based on the number of parking spaces available to employees, customers, visitors, or tenants.Number of parking spaces
Less than 2
2 to 5
6 to 157
158 and above
Available Rebates per Site
0
1
1 for the first 2 parking
spaces and 1 for each
additional 4 parking spaces40
- Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFCs) to charge light-duty EVs
Eligible customers may receive rebates under the Program for up to eight qualifying DCFC active connectors per premises.- Up to eight DCFC active connector rebates if the rebated DCFC active connectors are accessible to the public 18 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding holidays.
- Up to two DCFC rebates if the general public does not have access to the rebated DCFCs 18 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding holidays.
- If a premises has both a public access section and a restricted access section, customers may apply for up to eight DCFC active connector rebates per premises with no more than two DCFC rebates for the restricted access section.
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Note, “Public Access” means access (for free or a parking fee) by the general public 18 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding holidays. Any other access (e.g., building residents, only) is considered “Restricted Access”.
Public Access
Restricted Access
Available Rebates
(8 max per site)8 max
2 max
- Alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) charging stations to charge medium and heavy-duty EVs
- Up to $500,000 per site.
Level 2 charging stations and DCFC connectors must be accessible to employees, customers, visitors or tenants. Both public access (for free or a parking fee) by the general public 18 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding holidays or any other more restricted access (e.g., building residents, only) are acceptable. However, restricted access DCFC active connectors are limited to two rebates per premise.
The charging stations must remain in service at the location specified on the rebate application for a minimum of five years from the date the rebate payment is issued by LADWP unless the LADWP electric service account shown in the rebate application for the Program is closed.
Customers with an active LADWP electric service account failing to maintain the charging stations in service for five years will have to reimburse LADWP the rebate amounts received under the Program on a prorated basis.
No, the Tesla connector is not eligible for Level 2 rebate funds. However, the Tesla J1772 Wall Connector and Tesla Universal Wall Connector that can charge both Tesla and non-Tesla EVs is eligible. The Tesla/ SAE J3400 connector is eligible under the DCFC and charging stations for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle rebates.
An active connector is defined as the plug that connects a charging station to an EV and provides power to charge its battery. The total number of active connectors for each installation is equivalent to the maximum number of vehicles that can charge simultaneously. Equipment that has multiple connectors, but can only charge one vehicle at a time is considered to be one active connector. The guaranteed output per active connector is the kilowatt output of each active connector used to determine the project’s rebate amount.
Replacement units are not eligible for a rebate under the Program (i.e., the installation of qualifying charging stations must be incremental to existing charging stations).
Engineering Approval Process
New charging stations may significantly increase the electric demand of your site on the grid. As such, LADWP needs to ensure that the utility infrastructure (e.g., transformers, service lines) serving your site is adequately sized to avoid any service issues. When you submit your Customer Submittal Package, LADWP will evaluate the impact of the future EV charging load on the existing utility infrastructure and determine if any grid upgrades are needed to serve the new charging stations.
If your plans include DCFCs or charging stations for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, you have the option to apply for a rebate reservation after paying for a $1,500 Feasibility Study from LADWP’s Service Planning and New Business EV Service Design Group to review your charging station project plans when a Customer Submittal Package is not yet available. This option provides a high-level review of the request, a high-level estimated scope of work, and estimated cost prior to committing to the design process.
The Commercial EV Charging Station Customer Submittal Package form is your request to LADWP’s Service Planning and New Business EV Design Group to review your charging station project plans and ensure that the utility infrastructure serving your future deployment will have adequate capacity.
The Commercial EV Charging Station Customer Submittal Package form has the option to request a Feasibility Study from LADWP’s Service Planning and New Business EV Service Design Group to review your charging station project plans when a Customer Submittal Package is not yet available. This gives customers the opportunity to have a high-level review of the request, a high-level estimated scope of work, and estimated cost prior to committing to the design process. There is a non-refundable engineering fee of $1,500 per site which must be paid in advance prior to LADWP performing the study. Should the project proceed, the $1,500 will be applied toward the total final cost of the project.
A “finaled” permit is issued by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety or the Authority Having Jurisdiction when a site passes inspection.
Application Process
No, you do not need a rebate reservation to apply for a rebate. However, if you have not completed your EV charging deployment, LADWP recommends that you apply for a rebate reservation as funding for the program is limited. If your reservation is approved, funding for your rebate will be set aside and available to you as long as you meet the program’s terms and conditions.
Customers will forfeit their approved rebate reservations if they fail to submit required documents on time. Please request an Extension Request Form from [email protected] if you are facing delays within 30 days of your deadline. Extensions may be granted on a case-by-case basis if LADWP determines that you are actively engaged in deploying qualifying charging stations.
Yes, LADWP frequently conducts site inspections to ensure that the charging stations have been deployed in accordance with an approved rebate application.
Funding for each customer program offered by LADWP is limited. As a result, popular programs may become fully subscribed and enrollment may close. Please see the Funding Dashboard on the Commercial EV Charging Station Rebate Program page for current and future allocation periods for each program segment.
Rebate payment may take up 12 months after LADWP receives all required documentation following deployment of charging stations.
If all other program requirements (e.g. parking requirements) are met, you may apply for a combination of Level 2 charging stations and DCFC connectors during an open enrollment period.
Yes, LADWP’s Commercial EV Charging Station Rebate Program may be combined with other incentives. The final rebate amount will be based on the itemized, eligible project costs, minus any other financial incentives or rebates from third parties (the “Net Cost”) that are received or expected to be received for the purchase and deployment of the charging stations. The rebate amount cannot exceed the Net Cost. Note:, other programs may have restrictions on stacking funds.
The charging stations would need to installed on a LADWP electric meter on a non-residential rate schedule to be eligible for the Commercial EV Charging Station Rebate Program.
If you plan to install your charging station on a LADWP electric meter on a residential rate schedule (e.g. your individual unit’s meter), you may be eligible for the Residential EV Charging Station Rebate Program. For more information, please visit www.ladwp.com/residentialEVrebate.
Contractors
A Contractor Profile gives contractors the opportunity to simplify the application process for LADWP customers applying to the program. As a contractor, registering for a profile will ensure that LADWP has current contact information on file for your business. Registered contractors will be provided with an LADWP Contractor Profile Number that should be shared with clients to use in their application. Obtaining a Contractor Profile is optional, but highly recommended. To obtain a form, please contact [email protected].
If a contractor has already received their Contractor Profile Number, they do not need to re-apply for a new one. If a contractor would like to update their contact details or any information, please contact [email protected].
LADWP does not have a list of approved or recommended contractors for this program. For additional EV charging resources, please refer to the California Energy Commission’s CaleVIP Connects website: https://calevip.org/planning-your-installation.
Lottery Process
The program uses a “lottery” method to randomize the selection of submitted applications for processing. This method is implemented when the program receives applications in excess of the announced funding allocation. The lottery ensures a fair and transparent selection process, providing equal opportunities to all applicants.
The open enrollment period for the Commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Rebate program has officially ended. For those who missed out this time, we encourage you to check back for information on future enrollment opportunities.
Communications with instructions were sent to the authorized contact(s) listed in the application. Please refer to an email with the subject line “LADWP Commercial Rebate Program Lottery Details” received from [email protected].
| Amount | Lottery IDs |
|---|---|
| $ 10,000 - 19,950 | 463491, 996167, 367961, 736471, 880391, 412141, 228901, 562521, 522201, 934491, 039171, 746801, 724801, 899221, 569291 |
| $ 20,000 - 29,950 | 607601, 506781, 744561, 171431, 722541, 197811, 462771, 718141, 680701, 400486, 336881, 179011, 454681, 217271, 142341, 267061, 898801, 724691, 444191, 465421 |
| $ 30,000 - 30,950 | 507871, 471221, 493581, 774571, 793381, 217081, 050957, 409711, 458251, 458501, 295901, 266681, 050732, 358751 |
| $ 40,000 - 49,950 | 268531, 367498, 246011, 462831, 873951, 491621, 141921, 222071, 673361, 160781, 746601 |
| $ 50,000 - 59,950 | 459041, 433241, 718591, 043501, 334021 |
| $ 60,000 - 69,950 | 206251, 547181, 310751, 565341, 014601, 701141, 400231 |
| $ 70,000 - 79,950 | 320261, 166721, 057531, 311371 |
| $ 80,000 - 89,950 | 811891, 726401, 472171, 765901, 726721, 320141, 441041 |
| $ 90,000 - 99,950 | 262531, 887111 |
| $ 100,000 - 109,950 | 362091, 735101, 380181, 458681 |
| $ 110,000 - 119,950 | 230971, 718991, 865591 |
| $ 120,000 - 129,950 | 195531, 158281, 452351 |
| $ 130,000 - 139,950 | 237801 |
| $ 160,000 - 169,950 | 471311, 176261, 839451, 285601, 317791, 950681, 405121, 173131, 095101 |
| $ 190,000 - 199,950 | 599051 |
| $ 200,000 | 618261, 051549, 643371, 879291, 809661, 584471, 610831 |
Your application may not have been assigned a Lottery ID if it did not meet the minimum eligibility requirements.
Account holder organizations with a tax-exempt status, as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), may have elected to be prioritized in the event of a lottery. There is no other advantage granted to applications of any type. Selection is conducted at random with equal weight given to each application.
Applicants who are not selected during the lottery may be placed on a waitlist. Those on the waitlist will be notified, with information regarding funding and next steps for application processing.
LADWP reserves the right to change the rebate amounts or terms and conditions of the program at any time.
Please be aware that a reservation is not confirmed and funding is not guaranteed until LADWP reviews applications to verify eligibility. If your application is selected in the lottery, it will undergo a detailed review. Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they were drawn in the lottery.