South Australia electricity rates ~38c/kWh · Solar battery rebates still available
South Australia electricity rates ~38c/kWh · Solar battery rebates still available
A wall charger is an electrical job before it is an EV job. It needs a dedicated circuit, the right protection, and a switchboard with the capacity to carry it. That is the part a general handyman cannot sign off, and the part we do every week.
Most of the cost and most of the risk in an EV charger job sits in the parts nobody photographs. The charger itself is the easy bit. What decides whether the install is straightforward or awkward is the distance from your switchboard to where you park, whether the board has a spare way and the capacity to carry a dedicated circuit, and whether your supply is single or three phase.
We look at all three before quoting. That is why an EV charger installation Adelaide homeowners get from us is a fixed price rather than a starting price that moves once someone opens the switchboard.
Everything below is part of our quoted price. Nothing on this list is an extra that appears on install day, and it is worth checking any other quote against the same list.
Supply capacity and any network requirements are checked against SA Power Networks before the charger is specified.
Three things worth understanding before you choose a charger. The federal energy department covers the basics of home charging, and the points below are what actually changes an EV charger installation Adelaide quote.
If you already have solar, a solar-aware charger can wait until the panels are producing more than the house is using, then put that surplus into the car. With South Australian electricity sitting around 38 cents a kilowatt-hour, that is the difference between charging cheaply and charging at the worst possible rate.
Worth setting up properlyAn EV charger is a standalone electrical installation and we fit them to homes with no panels at all. Having solar changes what the charger can do, not whether you can have one. If solar is on your list for later, we wire the board with that in mind.
Standalone or combinedIf the charger goes in at the same time as solar or a battery, it is one site visit, one switchboard assessment and one install. Splitting the work across two trades is where capacity clashes and warranty arguments come from.
Cheaper done togetherOur own photographs from EV charger installation Adelaide jobs, not stock images. Both shots below are the Sigenergy 7kW unit at Glynde described further down. More of our switchboard, solar and battery work is on the solar installations Adelaide page.
One job in a little more detail.
A single-phase 7kW Sigenergy charger wall mounted beside the driveway, with the tethered cable on a wall hook so it stays off the ground. The run was taken from the switchboard along the brickwork rather than across the paving, which keeps the cable protected and the finish tidy.
More of our work on the solar installations Adelaide page.
We look at the switchboard, the supply and the run to where you park. No obligation and no charge.
One price with the charger named and the cable run allowed for.
Usually a half day on its own, or added to a solar or battery install at no extra visit.
Circuit tested, labelled and certified, then we show you how to use it.
We do EV charger installation Adelaide wide, from the northern suburbs through the metro area and out to the surrounding regions. The Glynde job above is in the eastern suburbs, so do not assume we are northern only.
A standalone EV charger installation Adelaide wide is normally a half day, depending on how far the cable has to run from the switchboard to where you park. Added to a solar or battery install it adds very little time, because the board is already open and the team is already on site.
No. A single-phase 7kW charger suits most homes and will fully charge a typical EV overnight. Three phase lets you go up to 22kW, which charges faster but is only worth it if your supply already has three phase and you genuinely need the speed.
That is exactly what we check at the site visit. Older boards often lack the spare way or the capacity a dedicated charger circuit needs. Where the supply will not carry full charger output alongside everything else, load management can be fitted so the charger backs off instead of tripping the house.
Yes, with a solar-aware charger. It holds off until your panels are producing more than the house is using, then charges the car on that surplus rather than drawing from the grid. With feed-in tariffs down to a few cents in South Australia, using your own generation is worth far more than exporting it.
No. We install chargers at homes with no solar at all. If solar is something you are considering later, tell us and we will allow for it in how the board is set up.
We have installed Sigenergy, including the 7kW unit shown above. The right charger depends on your supply, whether you want solar-aware charging, and how far the run is. We name the make and model on your quote rather than leaving it vague.
We do EV charger installation Adelaide wide. The job above is at Glynde in the eastern suburbs and we are based at Salisbury North, so the metro area is well within range. Call and ask if your suburb is not listed.
Book a free site assessment. We look at the switchboard, the supply and the run to where you park, then send a fixed price within 48 hours.
Peace Electrical & Solar, SAA-accredited solar and battery installers and licensed electricians, 14 Evergreen Drive, Salisbury North SA 5108. All photographs on this page are of our own completed installations. Charger make and model are confirmed at the site visit and named on your quote. Nothing here is a quote; your switchboard, supply and cable run are assessed at the free site visit.
