For owners of buildings with five to ten units
Your tenant asked for a charger. Answer in writing.
In two business days: whether the law requires a yes, what your panel can take, which programs pay for the wiring at your address this week, and both paths priced over five years.
$390
One building. One written file. Nothing to pay today.
Two ways to answer the request
On the left, a quote for a networked charger. On the right, the file.
| A networked charger quote | Make-Ready | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware, per unit | $4,000–$7,500 for a cellular-networked commercial charger1 | Both paths priced. A non-networked Level 2 charger is $500–$7001 |
| Network fee, per port | $20–$40 a month1 | None on the open path |
| Fees over five years, per port | $1,200–$2,4002 | Shown beside the open path, so you choose |
| When a rebate requires a network | Not part of the quote | We say so, and price it. Some programs do |
| Must you say yes? | Not part of the quote | Your state's statute, quoted, with its tests set against your facts. For you or your attorney to confirm |
| What your panel can take | Found at a site visit | A range from photos of your panel and a recent bill, checked by a licensed electrician |
| Money for the wiring | Yours to find | Every utility, community-choice and city program for your address, and whether it is taking applications that week |
| Federal 30C credit | Ended for chargers placed in service after June 30, 20263 | Same. The file says so in writing3 |
| Time to an answer | When a visit can be booked | Two business days after your photos arrive |
| Cost of the answer | Free with the quote | $390, once |
Ranges are published figures, not quotes for your building. Your licensed electrician designs, permits and installs.
Why now
- Five states and Washington, D.C. give renters a right to charge: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois and Oregon.4
- The federal charger credit is gone. What is left is utility, community-choice and city money, and it opens and closes.3
- In October 2026 the multifamily programs at PG&E, SCE and SDG&E were closed or fully subscribed. Some community-choice programs were still paying per outlet.5
Three steps
Send the request. Your tenant's letter, your address, photos of the panel and a recent bill.
We read everything. The statute, the panel, every program at your address, the price of both paths.
You get the answer. A written file in two business days, with a one-page reply for your tenant.
In the file
- Your state's statute, quoted, with its tests set against your facts
- What your panel and service appear to allow, as a range, checked by a licensed electrician
- Every program that could pay at your address, open or closed, each with the date we checked it
- A cost range for your site, from public sources
- Five years of cost: a networked charger and its plan, against an open charger or smart outlet with a sub-meter
- A one-page reply to your tenant
What it is not: legal advice, an electrical design, or a quote. Your attorney advises. Your licensed electrician designs, permits and installs. We take no fees from installers or charger makers.
Three prices
The make-ready
$1,490once
After the answer, if you go ahead: open applications prepared for you to sign, a hardware-neutral procurement brief, three licensed-electrician bids on the same scope, and a checklist of points for your attorney on the tenant charging agreement.
The line
$19a month per buildingPlanned.
Monthly sub-meter readings turned into each tenant's charging line at your actual electricity cost, with no markup.
Questions
Is this legal advice?
No. We quote your state's statute and set its tests beside the facts you give us. Whether an exemption applies to your building is for you or your attorney to decide.
Do you design or install the charger?
No. Your licensed electrician designs the work, pulls the permit and installs. Our procurement brief describes what to ask bidders for, not how to wire it.
What if there is no money for my building?
Then the file says so, with the last date each closed program took applications and anything announced since. The statute answer and the five-year comparison still stand.
Why would I ever choose the networked charger?
Some rebates require one, and sometimes the rebate outweighs five years of fees. When that is true for your address, the file says so.
Who pays for the charger?
It depends on your state's law and your agreement with the tenant. In California, Civil Code 1947.6 has the tenant who asks pay for the installation and for the electricity the charger uses. The file quotes the section that applies to you.
Which states do you cover?
California first. Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Oregon and Washington, D.C. are next. Leave your details from anywhere, and we will write when your state opens.
Why is nothing charged today?
We are opening a limited number of founding files. When your address is covered, we email a payment link. Work starts when you pay, and you get a full refund if you cancel before the file is delivered.
I rent. Can I use this?
Yes. Send this page to your landlord, or leave your details below and choose "I rent there". We will tell you when tenants can order a file directly.
Reserve a founding file
Nothing to pay today. California first; other states join the waitlist.
Thank you.
We will reply within two business days.