EV charging, installed properly.

A Level 2 charger is only as good as the circuit behind it. We run a real load calculation, size the breaker and conductor to the configured amperage, and file the permit.

What it usually costs.

A guide for a typical home, not a quote. The real figure depends on the distance from the panel, what the panel can carry and what your city charges for the permit.

Basic

Level 2, hardwired

240V at 32A — roughly 25 miles of range per hour

$4,000 – $5,000

Installed, typical home

  • Dedicated 40A circuit
  • Charger and installation
  • City permit included
  • Works with every EV

Chargers we commonly fit: Grizzl-E, Emporia, Lectron

SmartMost chosen

Wi-Fi connected

240V at 48A — roughly 37 miles of range per hour

$5,000 – $7,000

Installed, typical home

  • Dedicated 60A circuit
  • Scheduling and monitoring from an app
  • Energy tracking
  • City permit included
  • Set up for PG&E's EV rate

Chargers we commonly fit: ChargePoint Home Flex, Wallbox Pulsar Plus, Emporia Smart

With a panel upgrade

200A service and charger

For a panel that is full, or under 100A

$11,000 – $38,000

Includes the panel upgrade

  • 200A main panel upgrade
  • Smart charger included
  • Solar-ready panel
  • All permits and inspections

The right route when the existing service simply will not carry a charger

Rather do part of it yourself?

Not everybody wants a full-service install. You can buy the charger direct, and you can use our tools to work out what your service will carry and produce the drawings your city asks for.

Why the load calculation matters.

A charger is a continuous load, which means the circuit has to be sized at 125% of its rating. Get that wrong and the breaker nuisance-trips, or worse, it does not.

We calculate what your existing service can actually carry under NEC 220.83 before quoting anything. Often that means we can derate the charger slightly and avoid a panel upgrade altogether — which is cheaper for you and, under PG&E's program, entirely acceptable.

Where an upgrade genuinely is needed, we will show you the calculation rather than assert it.

PG&E's rebate, handled for you.

Adriatic Builders is a contractor in PG&E's Trade Ally Network for the Residential EV Charging program. For income-qualified customers the Rebate Plus path pays $2,000 towards an eligible charger and its installation, or $5,000 where a panel upgrade from under 200A is part of the job.

If you are already pre-approved and have a REV number, start on the REVcharge page and we take the paperwork from there — the application, the permit, the completion documents and the photographs PG&E requires.

If you have not applied yet, apply at pge.com/revc first and then come back to us; you have to select your contractor through their process.

Ready to charge at home?

Send us photos of your panel with the cover off and tell us where you park. We will run the load calculation, tell you whether your service will carry it, and price the job properly.