Mark from Hazlet, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2024. The charger went in on 15 November: a hardwired ChargePoint Level 2 unit rated 11.5 kW on a dedicated 60-amp circuit. The load calculation put the minimum service at 108 amps against the 150-amp supply the house already had, so the circuit went in without the panel being touched. The township permit came back at the start of November and the inspection passed in December – roughly seven weeks from contract to a signed-off installation, most of it spent waiting on paperwork rather than on the work itself. A utility rebate application was submitted as part of the job.
Project Facts
- Location
- Hazlet, NJ
- Service
- EV Charger Installation
- Client since
- September 2024
- Charger
- ChargePoint Model # CPH50-HARDWIRE-L23
- Charging port
- CCS (J1772)
- Circuit breaker
- 60 amp
- Charging stations
- 1
- Estimated range added per hour
- Estimated Range Per Hour: 36 mi / 58 km
EV charger questions from Hazlet homeowners
What should a Hazlet homeowner look for in an EV charger installer?
One that treats the charger, the car, the electrical service, the permit and any utility programme as a single system rather than fitting a 60-amp breaker because the charger will take one. That means the household's actual daily driving, what the vehicle's onboard charger accepts, the connector, the service rating, a proper load calculation, the capacity left in the panel, Article 625 and the manufacturer's installation instructions, the correct breaker and conductor sizes, hardwired or plug-in, indoor or outdoor, the municipal permit and final inspection, commissioning and network setup, whatever incentives are open at the time, off-peak charging, how it interacts with solar or back-up power if the house has either, and the second car that may arrive later. The question worth asking is which charging system gives the house the speed it actually needs without upgrading the service unnecessarily.
Does a bigger charger always charge the car faster?
No. Charging speed is limited by whichever part of the chain has the least capacity: the charging equipment, the branch circuit, the electrical service or the vehicle's onboard charger. Installing a 48-amp charger does not make a car with a 32-amp onboard charger accept 48 amps.
Can one charger serve two electric cars?
Frequently, yes. Cars sit parked for many hours overnight, so if they do not both need a full charge at the same moment one unit can be entirely adequate. Where two are genuinely wanted, group power management lets them share a defined amount of capacity rather than each demanding a full circuit.