Make-Ready Eligibility Requirements

• Customer must have an ENERGY STAR® certified Level 2, smart charger.
  • To be considered a “smart” charger, a charging station must be capable of sending and receiving communications via Wi-Fi or a cellular network.
  • Find a list of ENERGY STAR^® certified chargers here. Chargers manufactured prior to January 18, 2023, are not required to meet ENERGY STAR^® certification.
• Customer must obtain and submit the required documents:
  • Photo of charger serial number
  • Paid electrician invoice
  • Copy of charger invoice
  • Municipal permit inspection verification (along with permit costs)

Additional Requirements:

• Customer must be in PSE&G New Jersey electric service territory.
• Customer must use a New Jersey-licensed electrician or select an approved EV Trade Ally for the EV smart charger installation.
• The EV charger must be connected to a single residential meter.
• The customer’s PSE&G account must be in good financial standing (no shut-off notice).
• Chargers installed on or before Jan. 27, 2021, are not eligible for the Make-Ready incentives from the EV Charging Program but are still eligible to receive the Off-Peak Charging credit.

Off-Peak Charging Eligibility Requirements

• Customer must have an eligible charger or have an approved vehicle from the Ev.energy Vehicle Eligibility List accompanied with any ENERGY STAR® Certified Level 2 charger. (see below for eligible chargers & vehicles)
• Customer must be on the Residential Service (RS) tariff rate. Customers on the Residential Load Management (RLM) tariff rate already receive the benefit of off-peak rate reduction and do not qualify for the Off-Peak Charging credit incentive. For more on rates, please visit Understanding My Bill.
• Customer must agree to provide EV charging data to PSE&G. To note, PSE&G will collect the data directly from the charger or vehicle.

 

Eligible Chargers:

• ChargePoint residential and commercial Level 2 smart chargers.
• Wallbox Pulsar Plus 40A NEMA 14-50
• Wallbox Pulsar Plus 48A Hardwired
  • Customers with a non-eligible vehicle and eligible charger(s) must connect their ChargePoint and/or Wallbox device(s) to the respective data-sharing network to begin receiving Off-Peak Charging credits.

 

 ** EnelX charging hardware is no longer accepted for Off-Peak Charging credits.

Eligible Vehicles:

• See the Ev.energy Vehicle Eligibility List.
• Customers with a non-eligible charger and an eligible vehicle will be required to register with our telematics partner ev.energy to begin receiving off-peak charging credits.

 

NOTE: The information provided in this list is subject to change. We strive to keep the information as current as possible, but updates may occur due to ev.energy constantly reevaluating vehicle connections and data quality to ensure they meet our high standards.
** Rolling Energy Resources (RER) is now operating under ev.energy. Starting on 1/15/2025, vehicles enrolled in PSE&G’s Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Program will be managed by ev.energy. **

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Additional Information:

• Once enrolled, customers must follow additional steps to connect their eligible charger or eligible vehicle to initiate sharing of charging data with PSE&G.
• Off-Peak Charging credits are applied to the PSE&G bill monthly, if applicable.
• There is a one-month delay between the collection of charging data and the issuance of credits.
• The data used to calculate credits is for the billing cycle, and not the calendar month.
• It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure the vehicle or charger is successfully sharing data to avoid interruptions in receiving credits.
• The customer must inform PSE&G if their charger or vehicle is replaced, sold, or not in use.
• The customer must inform PSE&G of any password changes associated with their vehicle account.
• All program information provided is subject to change. We strive to keep the information as current as possible, but updates may occur to improve our program at any time.

Thank you for your interest in PSE&G’s EV Charging Program. We are happy to help you on your electrification journey.

Please note that the entire process to receive your rebate can take up to three months. This timeline enables PSE&G to assess the electric service to your home and ensure that we can maintain safe, reliable service.

We thank you in advance for your patience.

By submitting an EV application, you are applying for all available incentives. Within the application, you can select your preferred incentive type from the drop-down menu, choosing either Make-Ready AND Off-Peak, or Off-Peak ONLY.

Step 1: Application Created

Customer applies with a copy of their charger receipt through the EV Portal.

All customers will receive an email that their application has been created.

** At this time, PSE&G reviews eligibility criteria. PSE&G will review the charger and/or vehicle make/model to determine whether the application meets the program eligibility criteria.

Step 2: Customer Submits Required Documentation
Pre-qualified customers will receive an email asking for the required supporting documents to be uploaded to their EV Portal, including:

1. Photo of charger serial number
2. Paid electrician invoice
3. Copy of charger invoice (unless previously uploaded)
4. Municipal permit inspection verification (along with permit costs)

Once all documents are SAVED to the Portal, the customer must SUBMIT their documents to initiate a review. Please do not hit SUBMIT until all documents have been saved to your application.

** Concurrent with the EV program review, all pre-qualified applications will undergo an engineering evaluation. PSE&G will determine if upgrades must be made to a property’s utility assets to support the additional electric load from the EV charger in a safe, reliable manner. If any action is required on your part, a PSE&G construction representative will contact you directly.

Please note: the entire process typically takes up to three months. This timeline ensures that PSE&G can maintain safe, reliable service. We appreciate your patience.**

Step 3: PSE&G Documentation Review

The PSE&G EV Team will review the customer’s documents and will contact the customer if any follow-up information is required (see Step 4). All documentation must be approved by the EV Team before the customer can be enrolled to the program.

Step 4: Additional Information Required (if needed)

As noted above, depending on the documentation review, more information may be required. If so, the PSE&G EV Team will contact the customer via email.

Step 5: Enrolled
Once all required documents are received and approved, the customer is successfully enrolled in the EV Residential Charging Program. The rebate incentive will be applied to the customer’s bill within one to two billing cycles.

Off-Peak Charging Credit

Eligible residential customers will be notified by PSE&G’s third-party vendor with instructions on how to connect your charger or vehicle to initiate collection of your charging data. Once PSE&G starts receiving your data, the Off-Peak Charging credit will be applied to your account approximately two billing cycles after your connection date. Please note: Off-Peak Charging credits are applied on a one-month lag.

Additional Information:

• Customers with an eligible vehicle(s) will be required to register with our telematics partner, ev.energy, to begin receiving Off-Peak Charging credits.
• Customers with a non-eligible vehicle and eligible charger(s) must connect their ChargePoint and/or Wallbox device(s) to the respective data-sharing network to begin receiving Off-Peak Charging credits.
• ** EnelX charging hardware is no longer accepted for the Off-Peak Charging credits. Applications submitted prior to December 1, 2023, are exempt. **

Yes. However, if you participate in the PSE&G EV Charging Program and receive public funding from other state or federal EV incentive programs, you must notify PSE&G and the appropriate program(s) about your dual participation.

NOTE: The total combined funding of the state/federal EV incentive and the PSE&G EV Charging Program incentive must not exceed 90% of your total project costs. If this combination of funding exceeds 90% of the total project cost, PSE&G will adjust the Customer-Side Make-Ready (CSMR) incentive accordingly.

See the following links for additional information on state and federal incentives:

• Plug In America
• It Pay$ to Plug In Program
• New Jersey's Clean Energy Program

No. PSE&G’s EV Charging Program provides help with the cost of installing smart chargers, including costs for the service line extension/upgrade and the cost to make a site charger-ready. The program does not include a smart charger purchase rebate.

Yes. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-141.18 et seq. “New Jersey Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards,” any Level 1 and Level 2 EVSE product with a date of manufacture after January 18, 2023, and sold or installed for compensation in New Jersey, must meet or exceed the “Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, Version 1.0”

Find ENERGY STAR certified electric vehicle chargers.

To enroll in the PSE&G EV Charging Program, customers must obtain a permit for the installation of an EV smart charger and must pass a subsequent electrical inspection by the residing municipality. If your municipality does not require a permit, you must send PSE&G written confirmation from the municipality that a permit is not required.

Owners of single-family homes may complete installation work themselves in lieu of using New Jersey-licensed electricians. Customers who choose to complete their own installation are still required to obtain a permit and pass inspection to be approved for the PSE&G EV Charging Program. Homeowner labor will not be included as part of the Customer-Side Make-Ready incentive. However, materials purchased for the installation process can be included.

Residential customers are not required to have a separate meter for EV charging. Upon request, customers with detached buildings can choose to establish a second residential service for electric vehicle charging. For more information, contact our construction inquiry department at 1-800-722-0256. Please choose option #8 for electric vehicle support.

PSE&G requires the following documents:

• Copy of an itemized electrician’s/contractor’s invoice, marked “PAID” and clearly indicating:
• Detailed description of work performed
• Cost of work performed (labor plus equipment, excluding cost of charger(s) if purchased by your electrician or contractor)
• Date work was performed
• Customer name and installation address
• Electrician/contractor name, license number, and contact information

 

If payment is not clear, proof of payment will be requested.

• Copy of ENERGY STAR® Certified Level 2 charger invoice - (Proof of Purchase) including manufacturer, model, power rating
• Confirmation of your charger ID (serial number) which could be a photo of the charger itself or a screenshot from the charger app
• Copy of Municipal closed permits provided to you by your municipality which includes:
• Permit number(s)
• Copy of U.C.C. Form F-222A (Approval for Electrical)

If your municipality does not require a permit, you must send PSE&G written confirmation from your municipality stating that a permit is not required.

Chargers installed on or before Jan. 27, 2021, are not eligible for the Make-Ready incentives from the EV Charging Program, but are still eligible to receive the Off-Peak Charging credit. Chargers installed after Jan. 27, 2021, may be eligible for Make-Ready incentives depending upon compliance with the program requirements.

Yes. If you move, your current application will be automatically disenrolled when your PSE&G account is closed. If your new address is within PSE&G’s electric service territory, you can apply for all program incentives at the new address after your new PSE&G electric account is created. To be approved for incentives, you will need to inform us in writing, either in your application or by emailing PSEG-Electric.Vehicles@pseg.com, that you are moving your charger. If you do not inform us as such, we will detect the duplicate charger information, and your application will not be approved.

PSE&G will provide semiannual reports on the EV Charging Program deployment, which will include the following information:

• The estimated quantity of work and the quantity completed to date
• The usage and balance remaining of the $5 million Direct Current Fast Charging EV Commercial & Industrial Distribution Charge Rebate funding
• The forecasted and actual EV Charging Program capital costs to date for the reporting period and for the program to date
• The forecasted and actual EV Charging Program operations and maintenance expenses to date for the reporting period and for the program to date

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Having solar panels installed does not affect your eligibility to participate in the EV Charging Program. However, for net-metering customers, the EV usage to determine the Off-Peak Charging credit will be capped to the net consumption. The net consumption is the difference between the amount of electricity drawn from PSE&G when your solar panel system is not meeting your household needs, and the amount you exported when the panels were producing more than your household needs. Remember, you use the electricity from your solar panels first.

** Rolling Energy Resources (RER) is now operating under ev.energy. Starting on 1/15/2025, vehicles enrolled in the PSE&G Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Program will be managed by our vehicle telematics partner ev.energy as RER has joined the ev.energy Group. **

PSE&G partnered with ev.energy to support EV owners and promote smart charging behavior. Ev.energy will utilize the authorization that you provide via your EV to capture necessary vehicle charging data and deliver it to PSE&G to calculate the Off-Peak Charging Credits you have earned.

We take the privacy of our customer’s data very seriously. We have reasonable processes in place internally, and with our vendors to ensure that your data is reasonably secure. To participate in the Off-Peak Charging Program, customers must agree to share charging data. Our vehicle telematics partner, Ev.energy does not control your vehicle's charging, and will not override the charging schedule preferences that you have set in your vehicle. No personal information is collected. The only information received is what is necessary to keep an accurate charging history.

Information regarding ev.energy’s official Data Privacy Policy can be found here: https://www.ev.energy/privacy. For more details, contact ev.energy directly at pseg-support@ev.energy.

Upon your successful enrollment to the PSE&G Electric Vehicle Program and subsequent ev.energy authorization that you provide via your electric vehicle, ev.energy will start to collect the necessary charging data through vehicle telematics. This method of data collection includes periodic pings to your vehicle(s)**. A “ping” is a request that is sent to the vehicle generally on a 30-minute cadence. Some vehicles are pinged directly, while others are pinged indirectly through servers that the auto manufacturer maintains. In cases where the vehicle is pinged directly, the vehicle may be “woken up” to give accurate information and may cause an average battery drain of 1-3% per day due to data collection. This is analogous to a cell phone receiving a notification. Pinging will happen during on and off-peak hours; the specific procedure varies depending on vehicle manufacturer.

** For Tesla Customers: ev.energy, will capture vehicle data only when a relevant event or state occurs (e.g., plugging in or charging). This drives additional benefits to you by not having to frequently ping your vehicle and is a part of Tesla’s vision to provide improved data quality with less impact on vehicles. **

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