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EV charger installation in Florida
Florida is second nationally for battery-electric registrations and has
1,121,525 electric and hybrid vehicles on the road. Its two largest electric
utilities pay a residential charger rebate of exactly nothing. Several small municipal
utilities and co-ops pay more than the expired federal credit ever did.
The Florida market
| New EV registrations, 2025 | 250,000+ |
| Electric and hybrid vehicles registered | 1,121,525 |
| National rank, battery-electric registrations | 2nd |
| Share of new vehicle registrations, 2025 | ~10.5% |
Programs that pay toward an install
Charger Prep Credit
A one-time credit toward the electrical infrastructure for a home charger. The announcement does not state the amount. Separately, an Off-Peak Charging Credit pays $7.50 per month.
The Charger Prep Credit amount is not stated in the announcement we read. The $7.50/month off-peak credit is stated. We show what is sourced and mark the rest.
UTILITY PROGRAM PAGE ·
SOURCE VERIFIED 2026-08-27
Up to 100% of material cost
Covers up to the full material cost for qualifying units.
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SOURCE VERIFIED 2026-08-27
$350 – $400
Municipal utility serving the Florida Keys.
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SOURCE VERIFIED 2026-08-27
$200
$200 toward an EvoCharge unit.
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SOURCE VERIFIED 2026-08-27
$100
Program ends 30 September 2026.
UTILITY PROGRAM PAGE ·
SOURCE VERIFIED 2026-08-27
Utilities that pay nothing residential
Between them these two serve most of the state’s households. Neither pays a residential
charger rebate, and that is the useful answer.
$0
No residential EV charger rebate. Confirmed by its absence from TECO's own EVs for Home page.
ABSENCE CONFIRMED ·
SOURCE VERIFIED 2026-08-27
Not residential
FPL runs networked Level 2 charger programs, but they are largely commercial and multifamily. There is no residential install rebate for a single-family homeowner.
UTILITY PROGRAM PAGE ·
SOURCE VERIFIED 2026-08-27
What it costs, statewide
Florida has no published state-level labor index, so the calculator applies the national
anchor: $2,442 for labor and permits excluding hardware, from installer
network data in June 2026. Tampa-specific figures are on the
Tampa page.
| Component | Range |
| Level 2 hardware | $300 – $900 |
| Install including hardware | $1,100 – $3,500 |
| Permit | $50 – $800 |
| Florida state surcharge | 2.5%, $4 min |
| Panel upgrade add-on | $800 – $3,000 |
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