Potomac Edison EV Driven FAQ

• EV Driven by Potomac Edison is making electric vehicle (EV) adoption more accessible, convenient, and affordable in Maryland through an enhanced public charging network and incentives for residential and multifamily customers.

• Through the program, you may be eligible for potential savings through our EV-Only TOU rate offer.

• Potential savings and a way to help manage the grid impact of EV charging.

• By enrolling in the EV-Only TOU rate offer, you can save 2¢ per kWh hour off the Electric Supply Charge for charging during off-peak hours. Off-peak hours are 11pm-6am Monday-Friday, holidays and weekends. All other hours are considered on-peak. Please note: If EV charging occurs during on-peak hours there will be an incremental 2¢ per kWh hour added to the Electric Supply Charge.

• If you were previously enrolled in the Off-Peak Rewards program, you may be eligible to enroll in the EV-Only TOU rate offer to continue receiving potential savings.

Potomac Edison’s Residential Rebate program has reached its maximum capacity and is not accepting applications at this time.

However, you may be eligible for the EV-Only TOU rate offer! To learn more and sign up for the EV-Only TOU rate offer please click here.

Yes. If you already own an eligible EV charger (see chart below), you can still take advantage of the offer.

Off peak hours are 11pm-6am Monday-Friday, weekends, and holidays; Holidays are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. All other hours are considered on-peak.

To enroll, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be a current Potomac Edison residential customer in Maryland

• Your charger or EV is/will be connected to Wi-Fi.

• Allow Potomac Edison remote access to the usage data generated from charging your electric vehicle at home.

• Submit your rebate application within 30 days of a successful installation. Your Smart EV charger must be purchased and installed after December 1, 2019.

• The account must be receiving service under Schedule R, which is the Company’s residential rate

• The account cannot be enrolled with an alternative Electric Supplier

• The account cannot be enrolled in net metering or community solar

• Must have a PE “My Account” login.

• Cannot be multiple metered premises linked to one account

• The account cannot have a billing type of EDI.

Yes! If you have 2 or more types of chargers or EVs, you need to enroll each type separately. If you have 2 or more of the same type of charger or EV, you just need to enroll once.

We recommend setting up a charging schedule that starts from 11pm-6am Monday-Friday.

To learn how to schedule a charge, please click: here for ChargePoint.

For the EV-Only TOU rate, any credit or charge due is applied to your utility bill monthly. Former Off-Peak Reward customers will no longer receive an virtual prepaid Mastercard® for charging during off-peak hours. It will be reflected on your monthly utility bill.

To qualify, you must own an eligible charger or vehicle listed below and it must be installed and activated with Wi-Fi connectivity prior to enrollment.

Note: All sub-models of the CPH50 are eligible including all plug types, connector types and hardwire/plug-in.

For more information about the charging equipment list above, please visit the manufacturers’ websites.

• ChargePoint Home Chargers

• Installation Process

• Wallbox Home Chargers

• Installation Process

You can find the program terms and conditions for the EV charger manufacturers here:

Please reach out to support@evdrivenpe.com or 301-804-9321.

If you’re a multifamily property owner, click here to learn about charging rebates at your property.

Potomac Edison will seek recovery of the costs of the EV Driven Program from customers through electric service rates in a future regulatory rate review with the Maryland Public Service Commission.

You can purchase an approved Level 2 charger directly from a manufacturer or through an online retailer.

With a Level 2 smart charger, you can charge your EV up to 6 times faster than with a standard Level 1 charger using a wall outlet, adding up to 25 miles of range per hour of charging. You can also set charging reminders, schedule charging and track energy usage right from your smart charger app. In addition, select Level 2 smart charger models allow you to manage home charging with just the sound of your voice using Amazon Alexa.

The average Level 2 smart charger costs $500–$700. Installation costs can vary from $200 to $1,000, depending on your electrician and the extent of the work required.

A qualified independent electrician can install your Level 2 smart charger for you.

This depends on the size of your EV’s battery and how depleted the battery is. An average EV can get a full charge in 4 to 6 hours using a Level 2 smart charger.

Yes, the charging stations that qualify for this program are ENERGY STAR certified. Learn more here.

As a Potomac Edison customer, you can stack additional rebates offered by the Maryland Energy Administration on top of your EV Driven rebate. For more information, visit the MEA website.

EV charger web/mobile applications record charging sessions based on the start and/or end time of a given session. The kilowatt-hour consumption associated with an individual charging session is a summation of total charging activity over the course of the session, while the EV Driven program incentives are based on the portion of charger that occurs during off-peak hours. Since your EV charger consumption can span peak/off-peak time periods, the total displayed in your web/mobile applications will often differ from your EV Driven program totals. The EV Driven program records your power consumption on a 15-minute interval basis so that you can be assured that your charging data is accounted for at the time of power consumption.