What the program publishes
- Utility customer
- Marblehead Municipal Light Department residential metered customer; one charger or charger incentive per household under the agreement.
- Named charger brands
- ChargePoint only Smart Level 2 chargers. Brand alone does not establish exact-model approval.
- Fully electric vehicle
- Up to $700 for the charger, as published by the program manager. Not an installation allowance or guaranteed payment.
- Plug-in hybrid
- The April 2026 agreement specifies $200 for a PHEV battery below 15 kWh and $300 at 15 kWh or above. The program web table uses >15 and <15; the agreement explicitly covers equality.
- Installation
- Installation is at the customer's expense. The utility does not provide an electrical-service assessment through this guide.
- Participation term
- At least 3 years under the linked agreement.
- Routine charging restriction
- No charging from 5pm to 9pm on non-holiday weekdays under the scheduled charging agreement.
- Other obligations
- Maintain Wi-Fi connectivity and allow emergency curtailment. Read the full agreement for all duties and liability terms.
- Leaving or losing eligibility
- The utility reserves the right to remove a customer and recover the pro-rated charger cost on later electric bills if participation conditions are not met. Moving outside the service area, giving up the EV or losing Wi-Fi are examples listed in the agreement.
Battery-size boundary
At exactly 15 kWh, the April 2026 agreement says $300. Confirm the current agreement before committing.
Before committing
- Confirm that the utility on your bill is Marblehead Municipal Light Department. Town name alone is not a service-area check.
- Ask the program manager to confirm today's application, funding and purchase/install timing rules. Do this before buying.
- Confirm your exact charger model, vehicle type and PHEV battery size, including how the program treats exactly 15 kWh.
- Read the current agreement and understand the three-year commitment, charging limits and any repayment consequence.
Read the owning sources
- Program manager: offer, brands and enrollment routehttps://nextzero.org/marblehead/ev-charger-program/
- Utility participation agreement (April 15, 2026)https://nextzero.org/wp-content/uploads/MArblehead-EV-Charging-Agreement-4.15.2026.pdf
Use the program page's current contact and application links. This independent guide cannot approve an application or confirm funds.