At-Home EV Charging
Setting up an electric vehicle (EV) charging station at home can make owning or leasing an EV much more convenient. With all of the current rebates and incentives available, adding an at-home charging station can be quite affordable, and in some cases, free.
Watch our video to learn about the options and requirements. If at-home charging is a good fit for your situation, we are here to help you with the details.
Sign up for our free Electrify Your Life service and a CEC team member will follow up to help you:
Determine which charger is the best fit for your home/vehicle
Identify the rebates and incentives you qualify for
Navigate the funding application process
Ensure you get the best price on at-home charging
Electrify Your Life is a free service offered by the Community Environmental Council. There is no red tape, contracts, or commitments. We are here to help you go electric and be part of the movement toward a zero-carbon emission future. Join us.
About Electrify Your Life
Electrify Your Life is CEC’s free concierge service offering one-on-one support in Spanish and English to residents, businesses, and nonprofits that want to access incentives or information on energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades.
Additional Resources
Don’t have a way to charge at home? Find your nearest California Central Coast public charging station.
Communities in Charge is designed to transform EV accessibility, rapidly catalyze new markets, and swiftly deploy Level 2 EV charging stations. The program is built to scale as funding is made available and aims to help set participants up for success before, during, and after chargers are installed. Find out what charging incentives you qualify for.
National Drive Electric Week is September 27 - October 6, 2024. Stay tuned for Central Coast regional events and webinars where you can meet CEC’s Electrify Your Life team, test drive the latest EV models, and get all your EV questions answered.
Upcoming Events
La Crisis del Plástico: Ciencia y Soluciones
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Virtual, Via Zoom
El plástico está en todas partes. Como resultado, nuestros cuerpos y ecosistemas naturales contienen multitudes de microplásticos dañinos. Además, la elaboración de plásticos derivados de combustibles fósiles impacta a comunidades de personas de color, mientras que empeora la crisis climática.
Necesitamos reducir drásticamente la cantidad de plásticos que entran a nuestro medioambiente y a nuestros cuerpos por la salud del planeta y de las personas que vivimos en él. Las soluciones actuales todavía requieren de privilegios. Con el fin de alejarnos del modelo actual del consumo excesivo de plástico, necesitamos soluciones inclusivas que reduzcan eficazmente la producción y fomenten la reutilización.
Acompáñanos a un seminario web para obtener más información sobre la crisis del plástico con les fundadores de Un Futuro sin Plásticos (Plastic Free Future), Alejandra Warren (Heroína Ambiental de CEC 2024) y el Dr. Matt Warren quienes nos hablarán sobre la ciencia detrás de la crisis del plástico y las soluciones que podrían llevarnos a un futuro más saludable, limpio y libre de plástico. Conoce más y regístrate.
"Plastic People" Santa Barbara Premiere
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
CEC Environmental Hub, 1219 State St., Santa Barbara
Join us for the Santa Barbara premiere of "Plastic People" at CEC's Environmental Hub! This landmark feature documentary chronicles humanity’s fraught relationship with plastic and one woman’s mission to expose shocking new revelations about the impact of microplastics on human health. CEC is hosting this event in partnership with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara Earth Advocates. Light refreshments will be served. Learn more and register.
The Power of Participation
Thursday, August 15, 2024
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
CEC Environmental Hub, 1219 State St., Santa Barbara
As California residents, we can influence the direction of environmental and climate legislation in our state. Since California is often touted as the fifth largest economy in the world, we have an outsize impact.
Every year hundreds of bills make their way through the California legislature. This year a remarkable number of good environmental bills have been proposed. Many have already fallen by the wayside, but some have survived. Final votes will be cast on surviving bills during Floor Days, August, 19- 30. It is a crucial time to let our representatives know that we are watching and what bills we support. We also need to urge the Governor to sign the bills.
Our panel of speakers will demystify what’s happening in Sacramento, and share their insights on effective activism. Speakers include Michelle Sevilla, 350SB steering committee member and Director of Communications for Assemblymember Steve Bennett, Kathi King from the CEC, Carla Mena, Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs for Los Padres ForestWatch and Katie Davis, Vice-Chair of Sierra Club, California. Learn more and register.
