EV charger installation in Los Angeles, sized to your panel
Cali Energy installs Level 2 EV chargers across Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, in Burbank, Glendale, Calabasas, Simi Valley and Santa Clarita, on their own or together with solar. We size the circuit to the charger, check what your main panel can carry, file the permit and wire it under our C-10 electrical license.
A Level 2 charger needs its own 240-volt circuit, and the electrical code sizes the breaker at 125% of the charger's current: a 32-amp charger takes a 40-amp breaker, and a 48-amp charger a 60-amp breaker with a hardwired connection. What decides the job is whether your main panel has room for that circuit, which a load calculation answers before anything is ordered. Cali Energy installs Level 2 chargers across Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley and handles the circuit, the panel and the permit; in Glendale we mounted a charger with the solar, and when the car arrived nearly three years later, one visit connected it.
When to call us
- A new EV and no 240-volt circuit where the car parks.
- Solar going in now. The crew, the trench and the panel are already open, so the charger goes in with the same work; in Glendale it went on the wall the day the solar was installed.
- A main panel with no room for another large circuit. Main panel upgrades
- A second car, or a charger in a detached garage.
What the circuit needs
Every Level 2 charger gets its own dedicated circuit, with the breaker rated at 125% of the charger's current. The charger's setting, the wire and the breaker are chosen together, and a 48-amp charger is hardwired. Circuit sizes and the 125% rule
How an EV charger installation runs
- Check. The main panel's rating and open positions, a load calculation for the house, and the route from the panel to the parking spot.
- Design. Charger setting, breaker and wire sized together; hardwired or a plug-in outlet where the charger allows it.
- Permit. In the City of Los Angeles an EV charger circuit is an express permit, including with a service upgrade up to 400 amps. Other cities have their own route, and we file it.
- Installation. Conduit, wire, breaker and charger, under our C-10 electrical license.
- Inspection and the permit closed.
- Rebates. In 2026 LADWP pays up to $1,000 toward a qualifying home charger and its installation, and up to $1,500 for Lifeline and EZ-SAVE customers. Current rebates
With solar, or on its own
A charger can go in on its own, or as part of a solar project. In Glendale the charger went on the wall beside the inverter on solar installation day with no car at the house yet; nearly three years later, putting it to use was a visit to connect it. In Northridge the same house came back to us after its solar for an EV charger and for service. How many panels it takes to charge an EV
Some solar inverters carry a built-in EV charger. In Granada Hills we replaced one; the charger lives in the same box as the inverter. Solar panel repair
EV charging we have wired
The charger went on the wall before the car arrived.
A charger mounted beside the inverter on solar installation day; when the car came nearly three years later, it was a connection visit.
Five quotes for the same roof. Then five years of coming back.
A re-roof, solar priced five ways, and over the five years after, an EV charger and service from the same crew.
What moves the price
- The distance from the panel to the charger, and whether the run goes along a wall or in a trench to a detached garage.
- Room in the main panel, or a subpanel or panel upgrade.
- Hardwired or plug-in, and the charger you choose.
- The permit your city requires.
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EV charger questions
Does Cali Energy install EV chargers in Los Angeles?
Yes. Cali Energy installs Level 2 EV chargers across Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, in Burbank, Glendale, Calabasas, Simi Valley and Santa Clarita, on their own or with solar: the dedicated circuit, the main panel check, the permit and the inspection, under our C-10 electrical license. CSLB #1032379, based in Northridge; call +1-323-844-7777.
Do I need a panel upgrade for an EV charger?
Only when the load calculation shows the panel cannot carry the new circuit. In the City of Los Angeles the charger circuit stays an express permit even with a service upgrade up to 400 amps. Main panel upgrades
Can the charger go in before I buy the car?
Yes. In Glendale we mounted the charger with the solar, with no car at the house; nearly three years later, connecting it took one visit.
Are there rebates for a home charger?
In 2026 LADWP pays up to $1,000 toward a qualifying home charger and its installation, and up to $1,500 for Lifeline and EZ-SAVE customers. SCE's panel rebate depends on income or location. Rebates and costs
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Get your charger sized to your panel
Send a photo of your main panel's label, tell us where the car parks and which charger you have or want. We will check the circuit and the panel and tell you what the permit covers.
Get an EV charger quote Call +1-323-844-7777
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