https://www.bge.com/SmartEnergy/InnovationTechnology/Pages/EVTOURate.aspx

EVpulse is the service itself I believe

Thanks

They also offer rebates on lvl 2 chargers

The charger rebates ran out of funding a few years ago. Now they offer a $50 gift card annually if you do most of your charging during off-peak periods. Of course this requires a compatible smart charger that allows them to monitor usage.

https://www.bge.com/SmartEnergy/InnovationTechnology/Pages/Residential-Charger-Rebate.aspx?_ga=2.114404039.1385538210.1666565957-918204924.1666565957

Yes and no; the last time I looked, they have special rates with the right chargers (which I have). The problem is the rest of the house is at a rate that is insane so there's no way I would've saved money.

I don't remember the exact numbers, but it was like "4c/kWh for charging off-peak, 14c/kWh for everything else" vs "flat rate of 7c/kWh."

If anybody actually does have it, I'd love to see if I'm wrong. But when I called and talked to them, they claimed if I don't have a smart meter then the L2 charger on the WiFi isn't sufficient.

ETA: Based on other comments, this seems to be outdated information (yay!) from ~2020. I need to get off my ass and make some phone calls.

No that ran out of money back in 2020. There are Fed and State ones tho. Unfortunately the Fed one required paper filing...

All of this is so confusing…

I have this. You can now have it (via EVPulse) so that you get the regular BGE rates that everyone else pays for everything EXCEPT you get the special rates just for your car charging, which is something like 5c/kWh during off-peak, and like 22c/kWh peak.

The way it works is basically via bill credits. EVPulse reports how much you charge and when to BGE, then BGE subtracts (or adds) to your bill based on that information. You see these as separate line items on your bill.

Thanks; I'll look into it. I have a ChargePoint charger specifically for this reason but then it fell thru.

I have it as well, and I'll just comment that the other commenter is right in that BGE is able to separate out car charging from non-charging, which was at the same right everyone else gets.

So the whole system needs to know how much energy was used to charge your car. So they need either a smart meter, or your car can tell them. So if you own a Tesla (or any vehicle on this list I'd imagine), they just use that.

So I now tell my car to start charging at 8:00 p.m., and I save a few dollars on every bill. Weekends are also at the low rate. It's not a huge money saver, though.

Mine's on the list, but I also have a BGE-recommended charger that can also do scheduled charges. I will definitely look into this thanks!

BGE used to offer a $300 rebate for buying specific smart chargers. That program ran out of funding a few years ago and they replaced it with a program that gives you a $50 gift card each December if you install a participating smart charger, enroll it in their system, and do 90% of your charging for the year during off peak hours. I linked the program details above.

There are separate rebates available from Maryland and the Federal govt for 40% and 30% of the cost to install a charger respectively. Definitely worth researching as they can save you a lot of the cost. I got my charger free with my car but was still able to submit for the state and federal rebates for the cost to pay an electrician to run the service to the garage.

Be sure to keep all invoices and receipts.

https://energy.maryland.gov/transportation/Pages/incentives_evserebate.aspx

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/ev-charger-tax-credit/

Thanks 🙏