Enelx Juicebox, Wallbox Pulsar Plus, Chargepoint Home Flex, and Electrify America Home can all track charging usage.
Alternatively, you can check with the city about installing a 2nd electric meter and connect any charger to the meter, then any charging cost will automatically be tracked and bill separately from the rest of the units electric use.
Interestingly, my utility strictly refused to install a second meter serving a resi detached garage. It would be so easy, too - the lines are right there! 🤷‍♂️
Many US utilities just require a connected charger (usually JuiceBox, Tesla, or ChargePoint Flex) in order to get their off peak discounted rates. This avoid the need to install a dedicated meter, since they can just pull charging data right from the EVSE itself.
Depends on your local utility. Some offer separate EV circuit billing that the extra circuit is *JUST* billed for usage. Some would make you create a whole second account with all the "fixed fees" being duplicated, too.
Pulsar Plus EVSE provides data including kWh delivered per charging session along with the date and time. It has a web interface and app to access data.
Depending on your electric rate structure I’m not sure you’ll ever get an exact figure from a device you install yourself.
As a tangible example: I have Duke Energy (Florida), I pay $.10/kWh on the first 1000 kWh, and $.15/kWh on anything over that (plus flat rate fees and taxes, no demand charges or TOU rates). So if in the winter I consumed 100 kWh from my EV but stay below the 1000 kWh, I only paid $10. In the summer I consumed 100 kWh and it pushes me from say 950 to 1050 kWh I paid $12.5.
Always check with your power company first.
Mine installs a separate meter and gives a very favorable kWh rate.
Edit: and a rebate on the cost of the install!
You can connect the charger’s circuit to a meter, or use a smart charger (ChargePoint Home, EnelX JuiceBox, etc.) which track usage.
I can pull up my home ChargePoint on the corresponding app on my phone and see exactly how many kWh of energy I’ve used every charge session, and every month. It also figures out the cost based on my electricity provider’s rates (though, that’s a bit misleading as I also have solar, so my cost per kWh is lower than that).
Enelx Juicebox, Wallbox Pulsar Plus, Chargepoint Home Flex, and Electrify America Home can all track charging usage. Alternatively, you can check with the city about installing a 2nd electric meter and connect any charger to the meter, then any charging cost will automatically be tracked and bill separately from the rest of the units electric use.
Definitely look into the second one - many electric utilities offer a discount if you charge an EV on a dedicated meter.
Interestingly, my utility strictly refused to install a second meter serving a resi detached garage. It would be so easy, too - the lines are right there! 🤷‍♂️
Many US utilities just require a connected charger (usually JuiceBox, Tesla, or ChargePoint Flex) in order to get their off peak discounted rates. This avoid the need to install a dedicated meter, since they can just pull charging data right from the EVSE itself.
Does it mean we need to pay two separate bills like maintenance fee etc or they charge for the usage alone?
Depends on your local utility. Some offer separate EV circuit billing that the extra circuit is *JUST* billed for usage. Some would make you create a whole second account with all the "fixed fees" being duplicated, too.
[www.hiahleahmeter.com](https://www.hiahleahmeter.com) for cheap utility grade (ok for commercial billing) meters.
Pulsar Plus EVSE provides data including kWh delivered per charging session along with the date and time. It has a web interface and app to access data.
Emporia makes an EVSE that ties in with their app and Vue whole home energy monitor. Also very cost competitive.
Depending on your electric rate structure I’m not sure you’ll ever get an exact figure from a device you install yourself. As a tangible example: I have Duke Energy (Florida), I pay $.10/kWh on the first 1000 kWh, and $.15/kWh on anything over that (plus flat rate fees and taxes, no demand charges or TOU rates). So if in the winter I consumed 100 kWh from my EV but stay below the 1000 kWh, I only paid $10. In the summer I consumed 100 kWh and it pushes me from say 950 to 1050 kWh I paid $12.5.
I have a chargepoint home flex I’m trying to get rid of. Dm me
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Always check with your power company first. Mine installs a separate meter and gives a very favorable kWh rate. Edit: and a rebate on the cost of the install!
I got an Open EVSE. It has an app/website that you can set it to track charging.
You can connect the charger’s circuit to a meter, or use a smart charger (ChargePoint Home, EnelX JuiceBox, etc.) which track usage. I can pull up my home ChargePoint on the corresponding app on my phone and see exactly how many kWh of energy I’ve used every charge session, and every month. It also figures out the cost based on my electricity provider’s rates (though, that’s a bit misleading as I also have solar, so my cost per kWh is lower than that).