Second Meter Installation - $1000 Rebate

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BWL Residential Electric Vehicle Charging Program provides rebates to help offset the costs associated with the installation of home charging stations.

You could qualify for up to a $1,000 Rebate from the BWL, if you:

  • Install a Level 2 charger,
  • Are a current BWL electric service customer in good standing,
  • Install a secondary meter that is directly connected to the hardwired Level 2 charger and enrolled in the Separately Metered Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Residential Electric Service - Rate 22. Details on Rate 22 can be found on our Rate Sheet – Rate Code: RES22.

Please see the below Residential Plug-In Electric Vehicle $1,000 Rebate Application for full requirements and necessary documentation.

Mandatory Documents Needed for Application

Rebate application document list:

  1. Signed Rebate Application form,
  2. Michigan Registration (Secretary of State) showing EV vehicle registration,
  3. Invoice for electrical installation work associated with EV charger installation and/or.
  4. Invoice for the EV charger purchased.

The above documents are required in order to qualify for the BWL EV Program rebate, unless otherwise agreed upon by BWL EV program staff. Additional documents may be required on a case-by-case basis.

Download Residential EV Rebate Application

Note: Residential customers who want to install a hardwired charging station up to 60 amperes (amp) service do not require prior approval from BWL. However, any hardwired charging station that is above a 60 Amp service will need to receive prior approval from BWL. For EV charger installations above a 60 amp service, BWL will approve the installation on a case-by-case basis. BWL reserves the right to reject a rebate for an EV charger with > 60 amp service or require the customer to charge the vehicle at less than 60 amps to qualify for the rebate.

Contractor Steps for Installing a Rate 22 service for a hardwired charger and second meter:

  1. Customer contacts the BWL engineer to set up a preinstallation walk-through at the customer’s home.
  2. Once at the site:
    • We will gather customer and contractor information.
    • Discuss your installation plan.
    • Verify that the charging station is hardwired compatible.
    • Verify the location where the charger will be installed.
  3. The BWL engineer will then fill out a service application and load form and send it to the contractor for verification. Once all information is verified, the contractor will then have the customer sign the service application.
  4. Once all documents are signed and approved, the contractor will send back the documents to the BWL engineer for processing and generate a Service Order Number (SO#).
  5. Once a Service Order Number (SO#) is generated, the BWL engineer will send the information to the contractor to give to the code compliance officer for a release.
  6. Contractors can then pick up their required metering equipment from the BWL Metering Department at 1232 Haco Dr, Lansing, Michigan. The contractor must bring the appropriate load form stating what equipment will be picked up.
  7. The contractor or customer will need to call the BWL Planning Department at 517-702-6317 to schedule a TAP OFF/TAP ON, so that the meter enclosure(s) can be installed. BWL will not re-energize a circuit until code compliance has approved and “stickered” the service.
  8. Once the service has been re-energized, the contractor or customer must notify the BWL engineer that the installation has been completed and approved by code compliance and coordinate a final inspection.
  9. Once the BWL engineer approves the installation, a release will be submitted to BWL Metering Department to schedule a meter set to activate the new meter.
  10. The customer can now complete the Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate Application (Rate 22) and submit all required documents to EVprogram@lbwl.com.