Jennifer from Keansburg, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since January of 2024. The charger went in that May: a hardwired ChargePoint Level 2 unit rated 11.5 kW, mounted outdoors on a dedicated 60-amp circuit, with 121 amps of spare capacity measured on the service beforehand. Keansburg sits on Raritan Bay, and an outdoor charger there has to stand up to salt air as well as weather – the unit is rated for it, and the mounting and the conduit have to be chosen with the same thing in mind. Four months separated the contract from the installation, most of it the borough permit.
Project Facts
- Location
- Keansburg, NJ
- Service
- EV Charger Installation
- Client since
- January 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 Keansburg homeowners
Does Keansburg inspect an EV charger installation?
Where the work requires an electrical permit, the municipal electrical inspector reviews it before the permit is closed. That inspection is the record that the circuit, the breaker, the conductors and the equipment connection were done to code, and it is worth having whether or not a rebate depends on it.
ChargePoint Home Flex or Tesla Wall Connector -- which is better?
Both are good residential Level 2 chargers and the right answer comes from the cars, the electrical installation and any utility programme being applied for. Home Flex offers a slightly higher maximum output, a choice of J1772 or NACS connector, and plug-in or hardwired versions. Tesla offers close integration with Tesla vehicles, the Universal model for mixed households, and capable power management.
Can an older Keansburg home on a 100-amp service charge an electric car?
Often, yes. A 100-amp house is not automatically disqualified from Level 2 charging. The options include commissioning the charger at a lower amperage, running a proper service-load calculation, using load management or a listed energy-management system, or upgrading the service where the numbers genuinely require it.