A Level 2 charger on its own dedicated circuit, sized to your panel, built to code, and permitted where your city requires it — so you wake up to a full battery every morning and leave the public chargers to everyone else. One clear price, approved up front.
The car is rarely the fire risk — the connection is. A growing share of home-charging fires start at the outlet or breaker: loose terminals, the wrong wire gauge, a NEMA 14-50 plug put in by someone without EV experience. Hours of continuous load bake the insulation brittle and wear the breaker out early, so it trips before its time. Independent testing has clocked improperly installed chargers at 350°F before they caught fire.
Plenty of Austin homes — especially those built before the mid-1980s — run a panel already near full. Add 40 to 60 amps for a charger and you can push it past what it can safely carry. We run a load calculation first and tell you straight: charger only, charger with Static Power Management, or charger plus a panel upgrade.
An EV circuit needs the right wire gauge and breaker, proper grounding, weather-rated parts outdoors, and a permit and inspection where your city requires it. Skip those and a faulty connection can surge straight into your EV and fry its onboard charger — a repair north of $10,000 your dealer won’t cover. We build it to NEC code, the first time.
Until recently, the biggest load your panel ever saw was the AC — around 5 kW. A Level 2 charger pulls up to 11.5 kW continuously, for hours, every night: a small industrial load sitting in your garage. On the right circuit, you never think about it. On undersized wire or a tired panel, that load turns into heat inside your walls. The charger is the easy part. The wiring behind it is the whole job.
DC Electric is a Tesla Certified and ChargePoint Certified installer, and we’ve wired just about every major brand — Wallbox, SPAN, Emporia, Enphase, JuiceBox. You pick the charger; we install it to the maker’s spec and to code, then register and update it before we leave.
If your load calculation shows the panel can’t safely hand over a full 48 amps, our certifications let us hold the charger just below the panel’s safe ceiling in software — a tool only certified installers can touch. Paired with a right-sized breaker, that’s two independent layers against an overload, and often a way to charge at home without paying for a panel upgrade. When the math says you genuinely need more capacity, we’ll say so (see panel upgrades).
| Hardwired | Plug-in (NEMA 14-50) | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Staying put long-term | Taking it with you if you move |
| Speed | Faster, fewer failure points | Slightly limited by the plug |
| GFCI breaker | Not required — the charger’s built-in protection handles it, so no nuisance trips | Required by code, and it can fight the charger’s own protection and cause nuisance trips |
| Outdoors | Required by code for many outdoor installs | We fit only heavy-duty, EV-rated receptacles — never oven/dryer-grade |
| Level | Outlet | Speed | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Standard 120V outlet | 3–5 miles of range per hour | Trickle charging, short commutes |
| Level 2 | Dedicated 240V circuit | 25–37 miles per hour | Home charging — what we install |
| Level 3 | Commercial DC fast | 100–200 miles in ~30 min | Public stations — not residential |
Austin Energy pays back up to half of your charger and installation — up to $1,200 on a networked (OCPP) charger from their approved list, or up to $900 on a non-networked Level 2 charger. To qualify, the work must be permitted and inspected. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and hand you the rebate guide and the passed report; Austin Energy requires the account holder to submit, so the last click is yours. See Austin Energy’s rebate details.
Some installers mount the charger, hand you the bill, and leave you to chase the permit and inspection yourself. Ours doesn’t — one price, one crew, one company that owns the whole job from the load calculation to the final inspection.
Certified-installer software holds your charger just below the panel’s safe ceiling, paired with a right-sized breaker — so you can often add a charger without upgrading the panel at all.
The charger carries its maker’s warranty (Tesla 4 years, ChargePoint 3). For up to five years, if it’s damaged or fails, you get the replacement and we re-wire and reinstall it at no labor cost.
Swap to a newer charger any time in your warranty and we install it at no added labor. Move within Greater Austin and we reinstall for 40% less than a new-customer rate.
Networked chargers registered, software-updated, and on your Wi-Fi with the app set up before we leave.
Up to $1,200 back on a networked charger. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and prep your paperwork — you apply, Austin Energy pays.
Tesla Wall Connector, NEMA 14-50, Wallbox, Emporia, Enphase, JuiceBox — your choice, installed to spec.
Our team does the work and lays out your options, so you choose the right solution — not the most expensive one.Which means the recommendation you get is the one your home actually needs.
We install one tier of equipment: the high-end brands we trust to last. Cheap parts are never a good value, so we don’t offer them.Which means what goes into your walls today is still working in twenty years.
We’re not paid to rush. We take the time the job actually needs and stand behind the result until it’s right.Which means the work is done right the first time — and made right if it ever isn’t.
No mystery, no pressure, no surprises pulled out of the wall halfway through.
We check your panel’s capacity, the run from the panel to where you park, and the charger you want — then run a load calculation so we know exactly what your home needs.
One clear number, in writing. We pull the permit when your city requires it and coordinate anything your utility needs, so you don’t make a single call.
Many installs are done the same day you approve — and in many cases within 24 hours. We mount the charger, run the dedicated circuit, test it under load, coordinate any inspection, and show you how it works. Then you plug in at home for good.
Not sure your panel can handle a charger? Book the evaluation and we’ll tell you straight.
Accredited and in good standing with the Better Business Bureau.
Recognized for service quality every year, 2018–2025.
Tesla, SPAN, and the panel makers we trust certify who installs their equipment — and they don’t certify lightly.
Five stars on Google, Yelp, and Angi — earned the hard way, one job at a time.
We honor our warranties — no loophole-hunting, no nonsense exclusions. If we install it, we own it.
Fully licensed and insured. When a job needs permits, we manage all of it — nothing for you to chase.
Bobby and Jose installed a home charger and a new subpanel, did excellent work, and were helpful and informative the whole way. We’ll be calling them again.
Danny listened to our goals and built a solution that future-proofs our 45-year-old home. The crew was thorough and professional, and Nicole handled the city permits and inspections for a seamless experience.
We back your install for up to five years. The charger carries its manufacturer’s warranty (Tesla four years, ChargePoint three, others vary). During your coverage, if the charger is damaged or fails, you get the replacement from the maker and we handle the labor, wiring, and reinstall at no added cost — within 24 hours of your request. Swap to a newer charger any time in your warranty and we install it with no extra labor charge.
No payments and no interest for the first 3 months if paid in full, then low monthly payments, as low as $26.26/mo over the term. On installs $1,000+, through GoodLeap.
*Financing provided by GoodLeap, LLC, subject to credit approval; minimum purchase $1,000. The promotional plan has no payments and no interest for the first 3 months — no interest if the balance is paid in full within the promotional period. If it is not paid in full, interest is charged from the funding date and the balance converts to a fixed-rate loan of up to 120 months at 11.49%–15.49% APR with Autopay. Payment examples are estimates; actual terms depend on the amount financed and creditworthiness. Not all applicants qualify. See financing details.
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