Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy
Connecticut Light and Power, doing business as Eversource Energy, serves about 1.29 million electric customers across Connecticut and is the state's largest electric distribution company. Eversource has no EV-specific time-of-use rate; its EV offerings run through the statewide Connecticut EV Charging Program, which it co-administers with United Illuminating under PURA, and include an income-restricted residential charger and wiring rebate, commercial and multifamily make-ready and equipment rebates, and a residential managed-charging program that pays for off-peak charging.
At a glance
Investor-owned- Serves
- Connecticut
- Customers
- 1,290,876
- EV rate plan
- –
- EVSE rebate
- Yes
- Managed-charging program
- Yes
Residential EVSE rebates
Connecticut EV Charging Program: Residential Charger and Wiring Upgrade Rebate
Up to $1,500
Eversource CT residential customers in single-family dwellings of 1 to 4 units who install a qualifying Level 2 smart charger; managed-charging enrollment is required. As of January 1, 2026, the upfront rebate is limited to households at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level or in High Poverty, Low Opportunity areas.
Apply / learn more →Commercial & multifamily rebates
Connecticut EV Charging Program: Commercial and Multifamily Make-Ready and EVSE Rebates
Make-ready up to 100 percent of cost in some cases; EVSE equipment up to 50 percent of cost, subject to caps in the Commercial Program Guide
Commercial, industrial, and multifamily (5 or more units) property owners and managers that are Eversource or United Illuminating electric customers, installing eligible light-duty charging at workplaces, fleet sites, public charging, or qualifying multifamily properties.
Apply / learn more →Managed-charging programs
Eversource Connecticut EV Charger Managed Charging
A residential managed-charging program that rewards charging outside the weekday peak of 3pm to 9pm; weekends are always off-peak. Participants choose a Baseline tier (charge at least 80 percent off-peak) or an Advanced tier (maintain a charging schedule), with optional Demand Response Events during the June to September season.
$10 per month for meeting the off-peak target, up to $120 per year on the Baseline tier and up to $300 per year on the Advanced tier. A $100 enrollment incentive applies for managed-charging-only participants but not for those also receiving the upfront charger or wiring rebate.
Eversource does not offer an EV-specific time-of-use rate in Connecticut. Residential customers pay the standard residential rate by default, and those who want time-varying pricing can opt into the general Time-Of-Day Rate 7, where on-peak hours run noon to 8pm on weekdays and everything else, including weekends, is off-peak. The way most Connecticut EV owners earn an overnight charging benefit is not through a tariff at all but through the Eversource managed-charging program described below, which rewards charging outside the weekday afternoon and evening peak.
The residential charger and wiring rebate, worth up to $1,500, requires enrollment in managed charging, so the two programs are designed to work together rather than separately. As of January 1, 2026, that upfront rebate is limited to households at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level or living in High Poverty, Low Opportunity areas, a change driven by Connecticut legislation passed in 2025. The commercial and multifamily track is separate and broader: make-ready infrastructure can be covered up to 100 percent in some cases, with EVSE equipment rebates up to 50 percent of cost.
What makes Connecticut distinctive is that the EV programs are statewide and identical across utilities by design. PURA authorized a single nine-year program in Docket 17-12-03RE04, and Eversource and United Illuminating each run the same offerings in their own service territories. An EV owner's options therefore depend on which utility delivers their power, not on shopping between programs, and the rebate rules reflect state policy rather than one company's choices.
Service territory
Connecticut
- Fairfield
- Hartford
- Litchfield
- Middlesex
- New Haven
- New London
- Tolland
- Windham
Cost to charge
Other utilities in Connecticut
State guides
Sources
- Eversource, Electric Vehicle Charger and Wiring Upgrade Rebates (Connecticut)Retrieved Jun 2026
- Eversource, Connecticut EV Program ChangesRetrieved Jun 2026
- Eversource, EV Charger Managed Charging (Connecticut)Retrieved Jun 2026
- Eversource, Connecticut EV Charging Program FAQs (Business)Retrieved Jun 2026
- Connecticut PURA, Electric Vehicle Charging ProgramRetrieved Jun 2026
- Eversource, Connecticut Time-Of-Day Rate 7Retrieved Jun 2026
- Eversource and United Illuminating, Connecticut EV Charging Program Residential FAQs (February 2026)Retrieved Jul 2026
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