RebateNewfoundland and LabradorEnergy Efficiency

NL Hydro Commercial EV Charger Rebate Program

With the Commercial EV Charger Rebate Program, qualified applicants can receive a rebate toward the cost to purchase and install qualifying DC Fast Chargers (20 kW to 49 kW) at workplaces, for light-duty electric fleet vehicles, in public places or on-street.

Offered by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Amount

Up to $5,000 per EV charger

Quick eligibility check

Years in business
No minimum stated
Employees
No limit stated
Revenue
No limit stated
Legal structure
No requirement stated
Location
Newfoundland and Labrador

Who can apply

Applicants must:

  1. be legal entities incorporated or registered in Canada or abroad, including not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, such as companies, industry associations, research associations, indigenous and community groups, academic institutions, provincial, territorial, regional or municipal governments or their departments or agencies;
  2. be organizations and not individuals;
  3. not be Federal Government entities, such as federal departments, federal crown corporations or federal agencies, are ineligible;
  4. install chargers which must:

a) be located in Newfoundland and Labrador;

b) be available for use by the public or employees of the applicant;

c) not be installed at a private residence, even if a business is registered at the same address;

d) have a dedicated parking space for each charging connector or each Charger unit;

e) remain connected to a network for minimum of three years. Upon request by the program administrator, program participants must have the ability to provide charger usage data for a period not less than three months via the web/cloud portal used by the charger;

f) be installed by a certified electrician;

g) be installed and completed no later than 12 months following pre-approval or February 15, 2024, whichever is sooner;

h) be a new installation, or expansion of an existing installation (not for the replacement of an existing installation).

About the funding

Funding is up to 50% of total eligible expenditures, to a maximum of $15,000 per charger. Rebates are limited to six 20kW-49kW Direct Current Fast Chargers.

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