Home Level 2 EV Charger Rebates in Illinois

Federal Section 30C credit

This is the federal alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit. It is the same in every state. The business cap is on the hub.

P.L. 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, changed the termination date for the section 30C alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit from December 31, 2032, to June 30, 2026.

Sources, reviewed 2026-10-30: IRS, Instructions for Form 8911 (revised 12/2025); AFDC law 10513, Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit.

You can't claim the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property placed in service after June 30, 2026.

Sources, reviewed 2026-10-30: IRS, Instructions for Form 8911 (revised 12/2025).

For property of a character not subject to depreciation and which is placed in service at your main home (personal use property), the credit is 30% of the cost of the property, limited to $1,000 for each single item of qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property.

Sources, reviewed 2026-10-30: IRS, Instructions for Form 8911 (revised 12/2025).

Property placed in service after 2022 will not be treated as qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property unless it was placed in service in an eligible census tract.

Sources, reviewed 2026-10-30: IRS, Instructions for Form 8911 (revised 12/2025).

An EV charger installed at an individual taxpayer's principal residence will be placed in service when it is operational.

Sources, reviewed 2026-10-30: IRS, Instructions for Form 8911 (revised 12/2025).

Programs a resident may apply for

Programs that are not a single-family garage rebate

These are included so a workplace grant, a multifamily grant, or a fuel credit that is not electricity is not read as money off a home charger.

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Incentives

AFDC significant update 5/13/2022; AFDC status enacted. Illinois publicly available chargers. This record states a cost share and does not state a dollar cap.

Links: AFDC law 12899; program site.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) offers rebates or grants to public and private entities for the installation and maintenance of publicly available Level 2 and direct current (DC) fast chargers.

Sources, reviewed 2026-10-30: AFDC law 12899, Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Incentives.

Awards may cover up to 80% of the eligible project costs.

Sources, reviewed 2026-10-30: AFDC law 12899, Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Incentives.

Utility charger offers and EV rates

Look up the utility for an address in the AFDC U-Finder. What the electricity costs after the charger is in, using the EIA residential average, is on the Illinois charging-cost page.

Swipe the table sideways on a small screen. Open the utility tariff for cents per kilowatt-hour. This page does not add a rate AFDC does not print.

What to do with this list

Apply on the program site, not from this page. Ask the electrician for an itemized quote before you buy the charger. Whether the panel can take the circuit is a separate question, and that guide does not publish an upgrade price.

See Level 2 installation cost in Illinois

See what charging costs in Illinois

See the extra EV registration fee in Illinois

See whether a panel can take a Level 2 circuit

Also in East North Central

• Indiana
• Michigan
• Ohio
• Wisconsin

All 50 states and the District of Columbia

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FAQ: home charger rebates in Illinois

Is there a rebate for a home Level 2 charger in Illinois?

Illinois has no verified home Level 2 dollar amount in this edition. Programs below are quoted so a public, multifamily, commercial, or non-EV credit is not mistaken for a garage rebate. Utility rows name the offer AFDC lists and do not add a price. The federal Section 30C credit does not apply to a charger placed in service after June 30, 2026.

Can a new home Level 2 installation in Illinois still claim the federal 30C credit?

P.L. 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, changed the termination date for the section 30C alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit from December 31, 2032, to June 30, 2026. You can't claim the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property placed in service after June 30, 2026. For property of a character not subject to depreciation and which is placed in service at your main home (personal use property), the credit is 30% of the cost of the property, limited to $1,000 for each single item of qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. Property placed in service after 2022 will not be treated as qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property unless it was placed in service in an eligible census tract. An EV charger installed at an individual taxpayer's principal residence will be placed in service when it is operational.

Where do I confirm the amount before I buy?

Use the program link on this page. Funding can be exhausted before the AFDC record comes down. A utility row that names a rebate does not state the dollars. The panel question is separate, on the panel guide, and the installation-cost page does not invent a statewide installation price.

Sources

• IRS, Instructions for Form 8911, revised December 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-30. See also AFDC law 10513.
• AFDC laws and incentives, IL. Retrieved 2026-10-30.
• AFDC utility incentives.