Cash in on a Home EV Charger Rebate
You may qualify for a rebate to cover the cost of a Level 2 charger and the installation when you enroll in an eligible electric rate. See the steps below and apply now.
Cash In
How to Get Your Home EV Charger Rebate
- Review Eligibility
Review the eligibility requirements to see if you qualify. Please see our Electric Vehicle Rebate Agreement for full program requirements. - Buy or Lease an EV or Plug-In Hybrid
Haven’t yet picked out your model? Visit our virtual EV Showroom to find the EV for you. - Choose and Install a Level 2 Charger
Purchase a Level 2 charger that is ENERGY STAR® certified or shares the same manufacturer as your EV. - Enroll in an Eligible Electric Rate
Decide which of the qualifying electric rates may be best for you to save you money on overnight and weekend charging.
You can sign in to your account to change your rate online, or contact us at (734) 213-9877 for further information or to enroll in one of the rate plans. - Get Your Rebate
Submit your rebate application within six months of installing your charger. If eligibility requirements are met and your application is approved, DTE will send you an email confirmation and mail a rebate check to you.
Eligibility Requirements
You may qualify for a rebate if you’re a current DTE electric residential customer, your account is in good standing with no outstanding balances and you meet the income eligibility requirements detailed below.
| Persons in family/household | Maximum Qualified Annual Income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $30,120 |
| 2 | $40,880 |
| 3 | $51,640 |
| 4 | $62,400 |
| 5 | $73,160 |
| 6 | $83,920 |
| 7 | $94,680 |
| 8 | $105,440 |
| 9 | $116,200 |
Determining your household size.
For the Home EV Charger Rebate program, a household is defined as household members listed on the Applicant’s tax return. For most Applicants, this will include you, your spouse if you filed taxes jointly and any dependents. Anyone living with you who isn’t listed on your filed tax return won’t be included in the household for this program’s purposes.
Verifying that you meet the Home EV Charger Rebate’s Income Eligibility Requirement. Two options:
- DTE Electric verifies that now or in the last 12 months you were enrolled in an energy assistance program. If so, you already meet the EV Rebate’s Income Eligibility Requirement. Energy assistance includes the Shutoff Protection Program, Home Heating Credit, State Emergency Relief or Michigan Energy Assistance program.
- You allow DTE Electric to review your tax transcript and the tax transcript of each person 18 years or older in your household, for the most recent tax year. For applications submitted using the 2024 or 2025 tax year, DTE Electric will use IRS Form 1040 line 9 as total income for each person 18 years or older (note that if Line 8 of Schedule 1, “Other Income,” is negative, then DTE Electric may not include that negative amount in the calculation of total income). DTE Electric will sum the total income for each person 18 years or older to determine the household income. If your household’s total income is under the amount in the table above for your household size, then you meet the EV Rebate’s Income Eligibility Requirement. After submitting your application for the EV Rebate, DTE Electric’s authorized income verifier Veri-Tax™ will send electronic signature requests on behalf of DTE Electric to you and any other adult members of your household at the email addresses you provided in your application. The emails will come from the email address info@taxverification.com. Veri-Tax™ will ask you and any other adult members of your household to electronically sign and submit a U.S. IRS Form 4506-C form. Each form must be signed by the member of the household listed on the form. This form allows Veri-Tax™ to obtain a tax transcript from the IRS, which DTE Electric will use to determine household income.
Ready to start your rebate application? We’re here to help.
Email us at evinfo@dteenergy.com or call our direct EV Hotline at (734) 213-9877.