EV charging infrastructure
Home, commercial and fleet charging — from service capacity analysis through final commissioning, by a licensed electrical contractor rather than a reseller.
Start with the service, not the charger
A Level 2 EV charger installation is a dedicated 240-volt circuit and a mounted charger, normally finished in a day once the service capacity has been checked; Savant Solutions is an NC Unlimited licensed electrical contractor (U.36332) based in Raeford and a SPAN Authorized Installer. Most EV charger installations go wrong in the same place: somebody sells the hardware before anybody checks whether the electrical service can carry it. A Level 2 charger is a substantial continuous load on a dedicated 240-volt circuit, and on an older service that is not a given.
We start with capacity. If the panel and service will carry the charger, the job is a dedicated circuit and a clean install. If they will not, you have a real choice to make between upgrading the service and using load management — and you should make it knowing the numbers rather than after the charger is on the wall.
What we install
- Residential Level 2 charging on a dedicated circuit
- Commercial and workplace charging stations
- Fleet charging infrastructure and multi-port layouts
- Service capacity analysis and panel or service upgrades
- Load management where capacity is tight
- SPAN smart panels — whole-house load management that often avoids a service upgrade (SPAN Authorized Installer)
- Conduit and circuit infrastructure sized for future ports
EV charging, answered
Will my existing panel support a charger?
Not always, and that is the first thing to check. A Level 2 charger wants a dedicated 240-volt circuit, and whether your service and panel have the capacity depends on the size of the service and what is already on it. We do a capacity check before quoting rather than after.
What if the service is too small?
Three routes. Upgrade the service and panel, which is work we do anyway; add load management so the charger backs off when the rest of the house is drawing hard; or install a SPAN smart panel, which does that load management for the whole house and usually lets a Level 2 charger go on an existing 200-amp service without a utility upgrade. We are a SPAN Authorized Installer and will tell you which makes sense for your panel and what else you plan to add.
Do you install commercial and fleet charging?
Yes. Commercial and fleet deployments start with a service capacity analysis, then circuit and conduit infrastructure sized for the number of ports you want now and the ones you will want later, through to final commissioning.
Thinking about a charger?
We will check what your service can carry before anyone quotes hardware.