Fleet charging infrastructure
for California depots.
Site design, utility coordination, installation and ongoing support for the chargers your electric fleet depends on.
Charging is where electric fleet projects usually run late. The chargers themselves are rarely the problem. The problem is the transformer the utility has to upgrade, the permit queue, or a layout that blocks the yard. We start on the utility side early, size the chargers to your shift pattern, and manage the installation until every vehicle can plug in.
What charging coordination covers.
Site assessment and design
Electrical capacity, parking layout, trenching routes and room to expand, designed before any equipment is ordered.
Charger selection
Level 2 for overnight depot charging, DC fast where vehicles need a midday top-up, and load management so the site stays within its limits.
Utility coordination
Service applications, rate selection and make-ready programs handled with your utility, whether that’s SCE, PG&E, SDG&E, LADWP or SMUD.
Installation management
Contractors, permits, inspections and commissioning, managed until the chargers are live and tested.
Smart charging schedules
Charging timed to off-peak hours on your time-of-use rate, with every vehicle full before its route.
Monitoring and support
Uptime monitoring, fault response and software updates, so a broken charger doesn’t strand a vehicle.
Built for your operation.
Tell us about your routes, vehicles and depot. We’ll look at the numbers with you and suggest a practical first step, even if that step is waiting.
- Chargers sized to your fleet and shifts
- Utility applications started early
- The right mix of Level 2 and DC fast
- Installation managed from permit to commissioning
- Charging scheduled for off-peak rates
- Monitoring and fault response after launch
California utility programs and lead times
Utility help for fleet charging has thinned out. As of November 2026, SCE’s Charge Ready Transport program has stopped taking new applications, PG&E’s EV Fleet program is fully subscribed, and LADWP’s commercial charger rebates are closed while it prepares a revised medium- and heavy-duty program. SMUD still offers incentives for non-public DC fast chargers.
Under PG&E’s Electric Rule 29, the utility pays for the service extension on its side of the meter. Work on your side, including the chargers, is yours to fund. In SDG&E territory, Rule 45 closed to new applications in August 2025 and new service goes through Rule 16.
Plan for time. An evaluation of the medium- and heavy-duty fleet programs at California’s three big investor-owned utilities found a median of 983 days from application to energized chargers. New CPUC energization targets should shorten that, but we still start the utility application before the vehicles are ordered.
The federal 30C charger tax credit ended for equipment placed in service after June 30, 2026. Depot chargers can still earn Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits for the charger owner. More detail is in our California incentives guide.
Depot charging questions, answered.
How long does it take to get power to a fleet depot in California?
Anywhere from a few months, if your existing service has spare capacity, to well over two years if the utility has to build new service. The most useful thing you can do is apply early.
Who pays for the utility side of a depot upgrade?
In PG&E territory, Electric Rule 29 has the utility pay for the service extension up to the meter. Customer-side work and the chargers are yours to fund, though some programs and LCFS credits can offset them.
Do we need Level 2 or DC fast charging?
Most depot fleets that park overnight do fine on Level 2. DC fast charging makes sense when vehicles run double shifts or need to recharge between routes. A mix of both is common.
Can depot charging earn LCFS credits?
Yes. Under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the owner of non-residential chargers, including private fleet depots, or a party it designates can register the equipment and generate credits.
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