DC EV charger installs split between single-family homes (mostly in Northwest and east-of-the-park neighborhoods) and rowhouses with parking pads or rear garages. Both require DC Department of Buildings electrical permits pulled by a licensed electrician. Tim Whistler Plumbing handles DC EV installs across all eight wards.
Two DC-specific factors: (1) electrical panels in older DC rowhouses are often 100 amps and need upgrading to 200 amps before adding an EV circuit; (2) DC parking is often on the street, in a shared rear alley, or in a small parking pad behind the rowhouse, which affects where the charger can be installed and how the conduit is routed. We work through these constraints during the in-home consultation.
We assess your panel and parking layout, recommend the right charger and circuit configuration, pull the DC DOB electrical permit, run the new circuit from the panel to the charger location, install the charger, and coordinate the DC inspection. For rowhouses with rear parking pads, we typically route conduit along the rear wall or through the basement to the parking area.
Straightforward DC EV charger installs run $1,500 to $3,000. Installs requiring a panel upgrade run $4,500 to $8,000 total. Longer conduit runs (back through the basement to a rear parking pad) add to the cost. We provide written, itemized quotes.
It depends on the building's situation, who owns the parking, and whether the electrical service can be run to the parking location safely and through code-compliant routing. We will evaluate during the consultation and let you know if it is possible.
Yes. EV charger installs in DC require a DC DOB electrical permit pulled by a licensed contractor. We pull the permit, install the charger, schedule the inspection, and meet the inspector.
Call Tim Whistler Plumbing at 1-866-477-6190 for a free in-home consultation. Licensed electricians (DC PGM-1002028, WSSC 6119360, VA 2710020030).