Silicon Valley Clean Energy and your EV charger
Silicon Valley Clean Energy does not offer an EV charger incentive. We confirmed that against the utility's own published rebate listing rather than inferring it from an absence, which is why it carries a verified stamp. The federal charger credit also ended for installs after June 30, 2026, so there is no federal money to fall back on — the cost of a Level 2 install is the cost. Silicon Valley Clean Energy also has 1 verified program that pays toward the electrical work a charger install requires — the panel, the circuit, or a device that lets you skip the upgrade. It is listed below as its own line item and is deliberately not added to the charger figures: a panel rebate and a charger rebate buy different work.
Federal listing checked 2026-08-25
| Program | Type | Who qualifies | Amount | Status | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV Charging Rebates — Panel Upgrade and Prewiring add-ons (multifamily and workplace) | Electrical work, toward the panel or the wiring | Multifamily, commercial | $5,000 | Open — limited funding | 2026-08-25 | svcleanenergy.org |
Verified programs
A charger quote is really a charger-plus-electrical quote, and this is money for the second half — the panel, the circuit, or a device that lets you avoid the upgrade. Every figure is a maximum under the sponsor’s own terms, not an amount anyone is guaranteed, and none of it is added to the charger rebates above: they pay for different work and are applied for separately.
Applies to: multifamily, commercial.
- Property in SVCE service territory (most of Santa Clara County, excluding the City of Santa Clara/SVP territory)
- Existing multifamily building, or workplace/public charging location
- Incentive must be reserved before purchase or installation
- First-come, first-served while funds last
Confirmed: nothing offered
Listed by the Department of Energy
- EV Level 2 Charging Station Purchase Rebate
- EV Level 2 Charging Station Installation Rebate
Names as published by the Alternative Fuels Data Center, checked 2026-08-25. The federal listing carries no amounts; the figures above come from Silicon Valley Clean Energy's own published terms.
Where the federal credit went
There is no federal EV charger tax credit for equipment placed in service after June 30, 2026. Section 30C was terminated by section 70504 of Public Law 119-21. Any quote or article that nets a federal credit against your cost today is out of date — which is most of them.
Utility’s own page: https://svcleanenergy.org/offers-services/
Price the install for your address
Whatever Silicon Valley Clean Energy does or does not pay, the install cost is driven by your panel, the run and the permit. Model it in a couple of minutes.