Beginning October 1, 2010, customers may apply and take advantage of Hawaiian Electric companies' Electric Vehicle (EV) Pilot Rates. The EV pilot rates will be open to 1,000 customers on Oahu, 300 in Maui County, and 300 on Hawaii Island for charging highway-capable, four-wheeled electric vehicles. The pilot will be in effect for three years. All EV rates are time-of-use (TOU), in which the rate is dependent upon when the electricity is consumed. Rates are designed to encourage early adoption of electric vehicles and incentivize customers to charge EVs during off-peak times of the day to avoid increasing on-peak demand.
*NOTE: Customers may enroll in the optional EV Charging Rate or remain on their existing rate.
TYPES OF CHARGING RATES:
Schedule Residential TOU EV (one residential whole house meter)
ONE METER: TIME OF USE (TOU) RATES
Rate
Time of Day (Weekday)
Time of Day (Weekend)
MAUI: Cost/kilowatt-hour
MOLOKAI: Cost/kilowatt-hour
LANAI: Cost/kilowatt-hour
Lowest Rates
9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
8 cents below typical rates
10 cents below typical rates
8 cents below typical rates
Higher Rates
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
3 cents above typical rates
5 cents above typical rates
3 cents above typical rates
Highest Rates
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Not Applicable
6 cents above typical rates
8 cents above typical rates
6 cents above typical rates
Customers enrolling on Schedule TOU EV will have their exiting electric meter changed to a new TOU EV meter. There is no charge to have the meter changed. To encourage Off-Peak vehicle charging, lower rates will be offered from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. For residential customers on Maui and Lanai, the Off-Peak EV charge rate will be about eight cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) below the standard residential rate. For customers on Molokai, the Off-Peak EV charge rate will be about 10 cents per kWh below the standard residential rate. Charging during other times will be possible, but a three to six cents per kWh above the residential rate for customers on Maui and Lanai and five to eight cents above the residential rate for customers on Molokai, depending upon the time of day. An additional monthly fee of $1.50 will be added to the customer's bill for use of the meter.
Schedule EV-R (separate EV meter)
TWO METERS: ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) RESIDENTIAL RATES
Rate
Time of Day (Weekday)
Time of Day (Weekend)
MAUI: Cost/kilowatt-hour
MOLOKAI: Cost/kilowatt-hour
LANAI: Cost/kilowatt-hour
Lowest Rates
9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
All Day
8 to 9 cents below typical rates
10 to 12 cents below typical rates
8 to 9 cents below typical rates
Higher Rates
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Not Applicable
2 to 4 cents above typical rates
4 to 5 cents above typical rates
2 to 4 cents above typical rates
Customers enrolling on Schedule EV-R will have a new TOU meter installed exclusive for EV charging. The customer's existing load will remain on the existing meter and account. There is no charge to install a new meter, but the customer must hire a licensed electrician to install and connect the new meter socket. To encourage Off-Peak vehicle charging, lower rates will be offered from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. For residential customers on Maui and Lanai, the Off-Peak EV charge rate will be eight to nine cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) below the standard residential rate. For residential customers on Molokai, the Off-Peak EV charge rate will be ten to twelve cent above the standard residential rate. Charging during On-Peak times will be possible, but at two to four cents per kWh above the residential rate for customers on Maui and Lanai and four to five cents above the residential rate for customers on Molokai. A monthly fee of $1.50 will be added to the customer's bill for use of the meter.
Schedule EV-C (commercial account with separate meter)
TWO METERS: ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) COMMERCIAL RATES
Rate
Time of Day (Weekday)
Time of Day (Weekend)
MAUI: Cost/kilowatt-hour
MOLOKAI: Cost/kilowatt-hour
LANAI: Cost/kilowatt-hour
Lowest Rates
9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
All Day
9 cents below typical rates
17 cents below typical rates
10 cents below typical rates
Higher Rates
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Not Applicable
2 cents above typical rates
2 cents above typical rates
2 cents above typical rates
Commercial customer enrolling on Schedule EV-C will have a new EV-C meter exclusively for EV charging. The customer's existing load will remain on existing meter(s). There is no charge to install the new meter, but the customer must hire a licensed electrician to install and connect the new meter infrastructure. To encourage Off-Peak vehicle charging, lower rates will be offered from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. For commercial customers on Maui, Molokai and Lanai, the Off-Peak EV charge rate for G rate customers will be around nine, seventeen and ten cents, respectively, per kilowatt hour (kWh) below the standard. Charging during On-Peak times will be possible, but at about two cents per kWh above the standard commercial G rate for all Maui, Molokai and Lanai customers. Schedule EV-C is also available for demand service. A monthly fee of $5.00 will be added to the customer's bill for use of the meter.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EV:
Please visit any of the following links for additional background information on EV or commonly asked questions about the EV Pilot Program:
The customer may need to upgrade service or add wiring. A new service connection and meter socket is required if the customer selects the separate, dedicated TOU meter option (Schedule EV-R or EV-C). Enrollment qualifications for the EV charging rates include such items as a closed building permit for EV charging stations, and a valid, current EV registration.
For further information on enrollment qualifications or to get started signing up for EV Charging Rates, customers with an EV or who plan to buy one can:
• Write to:
Maui Electric Company GoEV
Attn: Engineering Department
P.O. Box 398
Kahului, HI 96733-6898
To enroll, please download one of the applicable forms below. Please complete the form and return it, along with the required documents. Address the enrollment package to Maui Electric GoEV and send to the above mail or email address or fax it to 871-2322.
