Electric vehicle charging incentives available for some New Jersey residents

NEW JERSEY – Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has relaunched its EV Driven residential electric vehicle charging incentives after maxing out customer participation in 2023.

The incentives cover the cost of preparation work that customers are required to complete before an EV charger can be installed.

JCP&L’s EV Driven is a four-year program, approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) in 2022, to provide incentives for electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the company’s service area. This program was implemented to help benefit the state’s environment by reducing auto emissions.

The residential incentive portion of JCP&L’s $39.8 million EV Driven program closed in September 2023, just 14 months after the program opened in July 2022, after all available incentives were awarded. The program’s reopening comes after the BPU recently authorized reallocating $4.1 million from non-residential portions of the EV Driven program.

“New Jersey is a top-five state nationally for electric vehicle sales, and we are excited to make it easier for JCP&L customers to prepare their properties for at-home EV charging. The success of the initial round of incentives shows just how valuable these are for our customers,” said New Jersey FirstEnergy’s President, New Jersey Doug Mokoid.

JCP&L customers may be eligible for up to $7,000 in incentives to prepare their property for EV charger installation, including:

• Up to $1,500 for customer electrical upgrades required to install a qualified Level Two electric vehicle charger.
• Up to $5,500 in utility upgrades, such as new poles, transformers and service wires, necessary to support the chargers.

Beyond the incentives for preparation work, additional bill credit incentives are available to encourage off-peak-hours charging.

Customers can find more information about the program and apply for incentives at jcp-l.com/evdriven.