A home EV charger is often the single biggest load in the house. Your meter and tariff decide what that costs you.
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A 7kW home charger draws more than most entire households at peak. On an old meter with a flat tariff, every charge costs the same whether it happens at 6pm or 2am — and on a single-phase supply already near its limit, adding a charger can push the installation past what it can safely carry.
EV owners also discover tariff traps late: charging in the evening peak on time-of-use pricing is one of the more expensive ways to run a car.
Before the charger goes on the wall, three questions matter: Is the supply adequate (some homes justify a three-phase upgrade for faster charging and headroom)? Is the meter a smart meter capable of interval billing? And is the tariff set up so overnight charging lands in cheap off-peak windows?
We handle the supply and metering side across Sydney — capacity assessments, three-phase upgrades, meter exchanges — so your electrician or charger installer can do their part without the job stalling at the network boundary.
With the right setup, the car charges overnight at off-peak rates on a supply with proper headroom — and the interval data shows exactly what the car costs to run, which is usually a pleasant surprise next to petrol.
Thinking about an EV? Call 0466 125 125 before the charger install and we’ll confirm what your supply can handle.
Not necessarily — single-phase 7kW charging suits most overnight routines. Three-phase enables faster charging and adds headroom for homes with big existing loads, which is when the upgrade earns its keep.
Retailers are introducing EV-specific plans with cheap overnight windows on smart meters. Whether a dedicated controlled load circuit or a time-of-use plan is better depends on your retailer’s current offers.
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CALL 0466 125 125Your regular electrician can wire your house — but in NSW, only a Level 2 ASP can carry out metering work that connects to the network.
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