John from Hazlet, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2023. The charger went into the garage two weeks later: a hardwired ChargePoint Level 2 unit rated 11.5 kW on a dedicated 60-amp circuit, within ten feet of the breaker box. The load calculation put the minimum service at 165 amps against the 200-amp supply the house already had, so the circuit went in without the panel being touched. Two weeks from contract to installation is quick for work that needs a township permit, and it is the sort of timeline a straightforward load calculation makes possible – the answer came back inside what the house could already carry.
Project Facts
- Location
- Hazlet, NJ
- Service
- EV Charger Installation
- Client since
- September 2023
- 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.
What is a ChargePoint Home Flex?
A Wi-Fi connected Level 2 residential charger with an adjustable output. Current Home Flex equipment can be configured for 16, 24, 32, 40, 48 or 50 amps depending on how it is installed, which is what makes it useful on a house whose electrical service cannot support the highest setting.
Is a lower charging rate enough for most households?
Frequently. A 32-amp setting is estimated at around twenty-five miles of range an hour, so an overnight window covers far more driving than most households do in a day. The charging rate worth installing is the one that refills a normal day comfortably, not the largest one the equipment can be set to.