EV charging
Home EV Charger Installation in Phoenix
A Level 2 charger wired into your solar, so the car fills on sunlight instead of a gas pump. Add it to a new system or the panels you already have.
The cheapest miles you'll ever drive come off your own roof. When a Level 2 charger is wired into your solar, the car charges on the surplus your panels make in the middle of a Phoenix day — power that would otherwise export to the utility for a fraction of its worth. The commute runs on the sun.
Charge on your own sun
A smart Level 2 charger can be set to draw from your array first, and even to wait for a solar surplus before it starts — so the car sips only the power your house isn't using. Daytime charging in the Valley is close to free once the panels are paid off. When you charge at night, the charger pulls from your battery if you have one, or from the grid on an off-peak rate, so you still dodge the expensive peak hours.
What "Level 2" means for your day
- 25–40 miles of range per hour on a 240-volt circuit — most EVs go from low to full overnight, or in a few hours of daylight.
- A standard wall outlet adds 3–5 miles an hour — fine for a plug-in hybrid, far too slow for a daily EV. Level 2 is the difference between charging and waiting.
- Smart, connected chargers schedule around solar production and utility rates, and show you how many of your miles came from the roof.
Often no panel upgrade needed
Many older Phoenix homes have an electrical panel already near its limit, and a hard-wired charger can be the thing that tips it over. A charger with load management avoids that: it shares an existing circuit and automatically eases off when the AC and the oven are both running, then resumes when the house quiets down. That usually sidesteps a costly panel upgrade. We measure your panel's real capacity in the quote and tell you plainly which path your home needs — no surprise change orders on install day.
Put panels on the roof and a charger in the garage, and the car stops costing you gas and starts costing you nothing.
Cost
A Level 2 home charger, installed, typically runs $1,200 to $2,800 depending on the charger and the wiring run; a panel upgrade, if yours needs one, adds to that. Bundled with a solar install it's a small line on the plan. See the full picture in the savings guide.
Questions we get
Can I charge my EV on solar power?
Yes. A Level 2 charger wired into your solar draws from the panels first whenever the sun is up. Charge during the day and the miles are effectively free; a smart charger can run only when your array has a surplus. At night the charger pulls from your battery or the grid, ideally on an off-peak rate.
How fast is a Level 2 home charger?
A Level 2 charger on a 240-volt circuit adds roughly 25 to 40 miles of range per hour, so most EVs recharge fully overnight or in a few hours of Phoenix daylight — far faster than a standard outlet's 3 to 5 miles per hour.
Do I need to upgrade my electrical panel?
Sometimes, but often not. Many older Phoenix panels are near capacity, but a smart charger with load management can share an existing circuit and back off when the house draws heavily, which usually avoids a costly upgrade. We check your panel's capacity in the quote and tell you which path yours needs.
Can you add a charger to solar I already have?
Absolutely. A charger doesn't require a new array — we can wire a Level 2 charger into existing solar from any installer, or into a home with no solar at all. If you have panels, we set the charger to prioritize your own production so the car fills on the sun you already paid for.
Fuel from the roof