Home EV charger rebates in 2026: the US after 30C, and Canada by province

Short answer

In the US, the federal 30C credit is gone for any home charger placed in service after June 30, 2026, so look to your state and your utility instead. Canada has no federal home rebate; as of November 2, 2026, Quebec (Écorecharge, up to $600) and British Columbia (CleanBC Go Electric, up to $350) run home charger rebates, and Manitoba Hydro offers a loan. Read the program page before you buy: most pay only for listed chargers, and some need approval first.

Before you buy: the rules most programs share

The usual way to lose a rebate is to buy first and read the rules afterwards. Across the programs we read, the same five conditions keep coming up:

1. An eligible charger. BC and PG&E pay only for models on their own lists; DTE accepts ENERGY STAR chargers or the car maker’s brand. Match the exact model number.
2. Approval first, where required. NRCan notes that some provincial rebates need pre-approval before the work starts, and PG&E’s income-qualified amounts need preapproval.
3. A licensed electrician and a permit. PG&E requires a licensed California electrician, BC requires a permit, and Manitoba Hydro’s loan requires both.
4. A deadline. BC wants the application within 180 days; DTE within six months.
5. Paperwork. Keep the itemized invoice, the permit and the inspection result together.

Our guide to getting a home EV charger installed puts these steps in order, from the panel check to the inspection.

United States: the federal 30C credit has ended

The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit, section 30C of the tax code, used to cover 30 percent of the cost of a home charger, up to $1,000, at your main home in an eligible low-income or non-urban census tract. Public Law 119-21, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed on July 4, 2025, ended it early: chargers placed in service after June 30, 2026 get no federal credit, and DOE now lists it as expired (AFDC).

If your charger was placed in service by June 30, 2026, the IRS (page updated May 26, 2026) says it is claimed on Form 8911 with your tax return, and that eligibility uses 2015 census tracts before 2025 and 2020 tracts from 2025. We aren’t tax advisers, so ask a tax professional whether you qualify.

United States: state and utility programs

With the federal credit gone, help comes from states, cities and utilities, and it depends on your address. Three places to look:

• DOE’s Laws and Incentives database lists federal, state, local and utility EV incentives by state. Start here.
• DSIRE, run by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center at NC State University, covers state incentives for renewables and efficiency and is searchable by ZIP code. We didn’t confirm how fully it covers EV chargers, so treat it as a second check.
• Your electric utility’s own website, for any charger rebate or off-peak reward it runs itself.

Three utility programs, as examples

We read three large utilities’ pages on November 2, 2026. They show the kinds of program you will meet; they are not a survey of what is available.

• PG&E (California): the Residential EV Charging Rebate pays up to half the price of one approved charger. As of November 2, 2026, income-qualified customers with preapproval can get up to $2,000, or $5,000 with a panel upgrade. A licensed California electrician must install it, and the approved list also includes load managers, such as RVE’s DCC-10 and DCC-12 and the Siemens Inhab. California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard funds it.
• DTE Energy (Michigan): Charging Forward offers income-qualified customers who buy or lease an EV a rebate toward a Level 2 charger and its installation. The charger must be ENERGY STAR certified or the car maker’s brand, and you apply within six months. The page shows no amount.
• Con Edison (New York City and Westchester): SmartCharge New York isn’t a purchase rebate. It pays 10 cents per kWh for charging between midnight and 8 a.m., with summer bonuses for avoiding weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m. Customers on a time-of-use rate can’t join.

Renters and condo owners: right-to-charge laws

A rebate is no use if you can’t install a charger. Several states limit how landlords and associations can refuse one, usually if you pay, use a licensed installer and insure the charger. Examples from DOE’s database:

• California: landlords must approve a tenant’s written request on qualifying sites (Civil Code 1947.6), and condo associations can’t ban a charger in an owner’s designated space (Civil Code 4745).
• Colorado: housing associations can’t ban a Level 1 or Level 2 charger in the owner’s space (2023 law), and tenants may install one at their own expense (CRS 38-12-601).
• Oregon: planned communities and condos must approve an owner’s complete application within 60 days.
• Virginia: HOAs and condo associations can’t ban a charger in the owner’s designated space, though a condo may refuse if it is technically infeasible (Va. Code 55.1-1823.1).

Which chargers qualify

Programs test the charger in different ways, and they don’t agree with each other:

• Their own list. BC and PG&E pay only for listed models. We haven’t checked the chargers we track against either list, so we don’t say which are on them; look up your exact model number.
• ENERGY STAR. DTE accepts ENERGY STAR certified chargers. Among the chargers we track, EPA’s list includes the FLO Home X6, Grizzl-E Classic, Emporia Classic and Schneider Charge; check that the model number you buy matches the EPA listing. We track Canadian stores only for the FLO, and US stores only for the Grizzl-E Classic and the Schneider. ENERGY STAR chargers also use about 40 percent less energy on standby.
• A Canadian mark. BC requires cUL, ULC, CSA or cETL certification, and Ontario and BC both require chargers to carry a Canadian certification mark. The label on the unit is the final word.
• Brand rules. DTE accepts the car maker’s own charger. BC has excluded Tesla chargers since March 12, 2025, including the Wall Connector and Universal Wall Connector (BC Hydro’s ineligible products); you can still install one, just without the rebate.

Canada: no federal home rebate

Canada’s federal Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP) funds chargers in public places, on streets, at multi-unit residential buildings, workplaces and fleets. Individuals can’t apply, and houses under Part 9 of the National Building Code aren’t eligible; the program runs until March 31, 2027. Help for a house comes from provinces and their utilities. As of November 2, 2026, this is what we found:

Province or territory	Home charger support	Program page
Quebec	Écorecharge: up to $600 toward a home charger for EV owners	quebec.ca
British Columbia	CleanBC Go Electric: up to half the cost, to a maximum of $350, plus $200 for a power management device	BC Hydro
Manitoba	No rebate; a Manitoba Hydro loan of up to $3,000 for a charger and its installation	Manitoba Hydro
Ontario	None found	ESA
Alberta	None found (not searched in depth)	None
Saskatchewan	None listed by SaskPower	SaskPower
New Brunswick	None on Save Energy NB; NB Power’s Plug-In NB page mentions a charging station rebate for buyers of an eligible vehicle, with no amount or status	Save Energy NB, NB Power
Nova Scotia	None: Efficiency Nova Scotia paused Eco Shift on April 9, 2026 and is removing EVs and chargers from it	Efficiency NS
Newfoundland and Labrador	None listed	takeCHARGE
Prince Edward Island	Unknown: we couldn’t read the government’s pages	None
Yukon	Unknown: we couldn’t read yukon.ca	None
Northwest Territories	None for Level 2 chargers; the 2026/27 list has only a block-heater plug-in controller	Arctic Energy Alliance
Nunavut	Unknown: not checked	None

“None found” means the program pages we read listed nothing for a home charger on that date, not that nothing exists. If your province shows none, ask your electric utility directly.

Quebec: Écorecharge

Quebec moved its home charger aid (the subvention pour une borne de recharge à domicile) from Roulez vert to Écorecharge on March 17, 2026. As of November 2, 2026, EV owners can get up to $600 toward a home charging station, and multi-unit parking can get up to $5,000; the page was last updated October 30, 2026. We haven’t read the program’s full eligibility rules, so check which chargers and costs count, and the deadline, on that page before you buy. The installation itself is done by a contractor whose RBQ licence includes subcategory 16.

British Columbia: CleanBC Go Electric

BC Hydro’s home charger rebate, as of November 2, 2026:

• Amount: up to half the cost of an eligible Level 2 charger and its installation, to a maximum of $350, for single-family homes, row homes and duplexes.
• The charger: on the eligible list, new, bought in Canada, permanently installed, with a J1772 or NACS plug and a cUL, ULC, CSA or cETL mark. Tesla chargers no longer qualify.
• The install: a permit is required (from Technical Safety BC or, in some areas, your municipality), and you apply within 180 days.
• Top-ups: $200 more for an EV power management device that avoids a service upgrade, and a bill credit for enrolling an eligible smart charger in Peak Saver.
• FortisBC customers apply through FortisBC.

Manitoba: a loan, not a rebate

We found no charger rebate in Manitoba, but as of November 2, 2026, Manitoba Hydro’s Home Energy Efficiency Loan finances one certified Level 2 charger per vehicle, up to $3,000 including installation, if a licensed electrician installs it under a permit. A loan spreads the cost; it doesn’t reduce it, so compare its terms with your other options.

Cheaper running costs: time-of-use rates

A rebate is paid once; your electricity rate applies every night. Where your utility offers time-of-use pricing, setting charging to start in the cheap hours cuts the running cost:

• Ontario: on the Ultra-Low Overnight plan, prices from November 1, 2026 are 3.7 cents per kWh every day from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and 37.7 cents on weekdays from 4 to 9 p.m. Customers on the Regulated Price Plan can choose time-of-use, Ultra-Low Overnight or tiered pricing.
• BC Hydro: optional time-of-day pricing takes 5 cents per kWh off power used from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. and adds 5 cents from 4 to 9 p.m. You opt in.
• Saskatchewan: SaskPower suggests charging after 8 p.m.
• The US: DOE notes that some utilities offer residential time-of-use rates, and some pay rewards for off-peak charging, as Con Edison does. Check your own utility’s EV rate.

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