EV charger installation
and upgrades.

Do I need a utility upgrade to install EV chargers?

Usually yes. The utility sized the transformer at your site for the load you run today.

DCFC (DC fast charging) adds a large block of new load, and the transformer feeding your property was sized for the store you already operate. Once the new load passes what that unit can carry, the utility pulls it and sets a larger one, and that work sits on the utility's schedule rather than yours. It is why the load study and the utility application go in first, before anything is trenched. Check local and state requirements.

How a load calculation works

Can I make money with EV chargers?

It can pay back, and three things decide how fast: how often the ports get used, what you pay for power, and what the build cost.

Charging revenue follows utilization, so the sites that return soonest are the ones with traffic that already stops. Your energy cost matters as much as the price you set, because demand charges can move the math more than the rate per kWh does. Funding lowers what the site has to earn back, which is why grants and rebates belong in the conversation before the design is final. There is also the part that never shows on the charger, which is what drivers buy inside while they wait. We will walk through the numbers for your site rather than a national average.

What drives the cost of a commercial EV charger installation the most?

Distance and capacity, in that order.

The run between your electrical service and the stalls sets the trenching, conduit and wire, and it is the biggest variable between two sites that look identical from the street. After that comes whether your service has capacity to spare, how much concrete and restoration the layout needs, and how much power the chargers draw. Site conditions decide the number, which is why we assess the property before quoting rather than after.

How long does commercial EV charger installation take?

On-site construction usually runs about two to six weeks depending on complexity. The whole project is longer.

Permitting, engineering and utility energization happen before and after the crew is on site, and those are covered on the overview page. Long conduit runs, a service upgrade or cold-weather concrete stretch the on-site window. These are typical phases, not commitments. Your project manager gives you the schedule for your site once the drawings and permits are in hand.

The full project timeline

Can my site stay open during the work?

Yes. Phased construction keeps the stalls you still need open while crews work the ones they do not.

The work area is barricaded, utilities are located before ground is broken, and the lot is restored with saw cuts closed, paving patched and striping and signage replaced before the crew leaves. Restoration is part of the scope, not a follow-up you have to chase.

What do I get when the installation is finished?

We give you a closeout package, and it comes back to your team.

As-builts showing what is actually in the ground, photographs taken while the trench and conduit were still open, equipment serial numbers and warranty registration, inspection sign-offs, and the parts detail for what was installed. Most of the arguments that happen two years into a charger's life come down to nobody being able to say what was installed, how it was wired, or who signed off on it. This is what settles them.

Can I reuse my existing infrastructure when I replace a charger?

Usually most of it, which is why a replacement costs a fraction of a first install.

Conduit, wire, concrete pads and the incoming service normally stay where they are. What does not always carry across is the mounting pattern and the circuit size. A newer charger with a larger cabinet or a higher draw can force new anchors or a new circuit even when everything else is reusable, so we check the anchor template, the cabinet footprint and the rated draw before quoting a swap. Adding charging units works the same way: if phase one left spare conduit and a service sized past day one, phase two is largely pulling wire. If it did not, expansion starts back at the service.

Should I repair or replace a charger that keeps failing?

Repair while parts support is real and the cabinet is sound. Replace when it is not.

Replace when the manufacturer has ended support, or when the same component fails over and over. Age on its own is a poor signal. A six-year-old unit with parts behind it often outlives a three-year-old orphan. We tell you which one you have before you spend on either.

Maintenance and repair for chargers in the ground

Can you work with the chargers I already have?

Yes. Most customers bring their own equipment and we build the site around it.

Tell us the make and model early, because the electrical requirements, the anchor pattern, the cabinet footprint and the clearances all shape the design. If the units are already in the ground, we check what carries over before we quote, the same way we would on a swap. If you have not chosen equipment yet, we build to what you pick rather than steer you toward one brand.