MORRISTOWN -Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is relaunching its EV Driven residential electric vehicle charging incentives program, company officials announced.
The relaunch comes after the popular program was maxed out with customer participation in 2023, as many new car buyers took advantage.
“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,” Doug Mokoid, FirstEnergy’s President, New Jersey, said.
In September of 2023, the residential incentive portion of the $39.8 million EV Driven program closed after all available incentives were awarded — just 14 months after the program opened.
The program’s reopening comes after the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) authorized reallocating $4.1 million from non-residential portions of the EV Driven program.
The EV Driven program was established to provide incentives for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the company’s service area.
Through this program, JCP&L customers may be eligible for up to $7,000 in incentives to prepare their property for EV charger installation. That includes up to $1,500 for customer electrical upgrades required to install a qualified Level Two electric vehicle charger, and up to $5,500 in utility upgrades, such as new poles, transformers and service wires, necessary to support the chargers.
Customers can learn more about the program and apply for incentives on the JCP&L website. JCP&L is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy.
JCP&L serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.
