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Charge Up Windsor-Essex County

What is Charge Up Windsor-Essex County?

An initiative that will facilitate Community Leaders in developing opportunities for electrification within the region. Essex Powerlines is proud to lead and adopt Charge Up to help bolster and transform the region’s transportation sector by helping achieve greater reductions in fuel consumption and GHG emissions.

This program is aimed at aiding the Government of Canada in its transition to a low carbon economy by reaching its ambitious federal targets of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) reaching 10% of light-duty vehicles sales per year by 2025, 30% by 2030 and 100% by 2040.

Who can apply?

Any group meeting the requirements below for the Ultimate Recipient designation may apply for funding. This will be used for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects in public places, on-street, in multi-unit residential buildings, at workplaces or for light-duty vehicle fleets. If approved by Essex Powerlines, these projects will be partially funded.

How it works?

What is an Ultimate Recipient?

Legal entities incorporated and/or registered in Canada including not-for-profit and for-profit organizations such as:

Electricity or Gas Utilities
Companies
Industry Associations
Research Associations

Standards Organizations
Indigenous and Community Groups
Academic Institutions
Provincial, Territorial, Regional, or Municipal Governments or their Departments or Agencies

For maximum funding costs and to see eligible expenses, please review the Participant Agreement.

Types of qualified infrastructure & available funding

Type of Infrastructure	Output	Maximum Funding
Level 2 connectors	3.3 kW to 19.2 kW	Up to 50% of total eligible expenditures of the Sub-Project, to a maximum of $5,000 per charger
Fast charger	20 kW to 49 kW	Up to 50% of total eligible expenditures of the Sub-Project, to a maximum of $15,000 per fast charger
Fast charger	50 kW to 99 kW	Up to 50% of total eligible expenditures of the Sub-Project, to a maximum of $50,000 per fast charger
Fast charger	100 kW and above	Up to 50% of total eligible expenditures of the Sub-Project, to a maximum of $75,000 per fast charger

*Funding is limited to the lessor of 50% of total eligible costs incurred or $99,999

*Applicants have the ability to apply a maximum of two times.

Important Dates

Final Installation Completion	December 31, 2024
Final Expense Submission date	January 10, 2026
Project Completion Date	December 31, 2024

Where can these chargers be installed?

Public Places	Public places are defined sparking areas intended for public use. Parking areas can be privately or publicly owned and operated. Examples of public places include, but are not limited to: service stations; retail; restaurants; arenas; libraries; medical offices; park and ride; etc.
On-Street	On-Street charging is considered curbside charging infrastructure for public use and is managed by local governments.
Workplaces	A workplace is defined as a location where employees perform duties related to a job. Charging infrastructure must be primarily used by the employees. Charging infrastructure installation at a private residence, even if a business is registered at the same address, are not included in this category.
Light-Duty Vehicle Fleets	A light-duty vehicle is considered as having a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than or equal to 3,859kg. Light-duty fleet vehicles are owned or leased by an organization and used in support of organizational or business operations and activities. Light-duty vehicle fleets are composed of multiple vehicles and are managed by common ownership. Examples of light-duty vehicle fleets include a fleet of taxis, car rentals, municipal vehicles, car sharing, etc.
Multi-Unit Residential Building (MURB)	MURB charging is defined as infrastructure in parking spaces where people live. For the purpose of the ZEVIP, to be designated as a MURB the building must include a minimum of three (3) dwelling units.

Ready To Apply?

Please fill out and submit the following application. If you should have any questions or concerns, please email chargeup@essexpowerlines.ca.

SECTION ONE 1. Your name/organization 1.1. Contact name 1.2. Title 1.3. Your email 1.4. Phone number 1.5. Address 1.6. Website (optional) 1.7. What is your industry? 1.8. How many chargers by model are you installing? 1.9. Are you able to provide a Spec sheet for the chargers? If so, please upload. 1.10. Estimated total funding requested 1.11. What is the total estimated project cost? 1.12. Please attach a detailed quote for the cost of your project. Eligible costs are outlines in Participant Agreement. 1.13. Where do you plan on installing these chargers? 1.14. For each of these locations, please list the address and GPS coordinates or GIS map 1.15. Provide Local Distribution Company for location(s): 1.16. Are you the owner of the property? 1.17. If you do not own the property, have you secured legal access to the land where infrastructure is to be installed? Please note that Applicants may be required to provide proof of ownership or proof of legal access to the land(s) under consideration in this application. 1.18. Have you applied for, have you received, or will you be receiving any other funds from any other ZEVIP program in relation to this project? Please note that failure to disclose other sources of funding may disqualify your application from Charge Up funding consideration. 1.19. If Yes to question 1.18, who were the Delivery Organizations and were they successful applications? SECTION TWO 2. Name of intended installing company 2.1. Contact person 2.2. Title 2.3 Email 2.4. Phone number 2.5. Website (optional) SECTION THREE 3. Please provide a brief summary of your organization and the expected use for the chargers. Approx 200 words or less. 3.1. Select stream for chargers 3.2. Please indicate the applicant's other source of funding 3.3. To demonstrate site readiness, what if any site preparation is necessary before installation can begin? Approx 200 words. 3.4. Do you anticipate any risks installing the chargers? If so, how do you plan on mitigating them? Approx 200 words. 3.5. Do you acknowledge that you may be required to participate in an audit as specified in the Contribution Agreement? 3.6. Supply approximate project schedule with key milestones (i.e. start of program, end of program, When installation is completed, when procurement is completed etc.) 3.7. Please describe how your project could maximize the exposure of EV chargers in the community? Approx. 200 words. 3.8. Will your project be sourcing any components or labour from the Windsor Essex region? If so, please explain? Approx. 200 words. 3.9. Will the chargers be accessible to the general public? If so, how? 3.10. Please attach any supporting documents:

If you are unable to submit the application via the website, please click here to access a PDF version of the application. Complete this application and email it to chargeup@essexpowerlines.ca. Be sure to include any supporting documents with your application.