Frequently asked questions

Charging Fit is a free, routine-based tool that estimates the charging level likely to keep up with your driving and time parked at home.

The Home Charging Review is a personalized, human-reviewed assessment of your charging needs, panel information, major electrical loads, photos, quote details, and future plans. It provides a recommended path, alternatives, panel upgrade assessment, and preliminary NEC-based load analysis.

Charging Fit comes first and helps show whether the personalized review is the appropriate next step.

You receive a personalized four-page Home Charging Review with:

• A clear home charging answer
• The recommended path to price first
• A panel upgrade assessment
• Alternatives worth comparing
• The reasoning and preliminary NEC-based load analysis behind the recommendation

The review also identifies any important information that should be confirmed before installation.

The personalized Home Charging Review costs $75 as a one-time review.

Charging Fit is free and comes first. Some partner programs or partner codes may cover the cost of the personalized review.

Yes. An installer quote is not required.

The review can help you understand the charging level your routine needs, whether your home appears able to support it, which path is worth pricing first, and what information to share when requesting quotes.

Include the quote or installer recommendation with your submission.

CurrentWise will evaluate it alongside your charging needs and home information, identify the path worth pricing first, compare reasonable alternatives, and assess whether the proposed panel or service upgrade appears necessary for that path.

Yes. A panel upgrade assessment is one of the core conclusions in the Home Charging Review.

Based on your charging needs, panel information, major loads, photos, quote context, and preliminary NEC-based load analysis, CurrentWise will tell you whether a panel upgrade appears necessary for the recommended charging path.

The review may instead identify right-sized fixed charging or EV load management as the better first path to evaluate. Final site conditions and installation design are confirmed by the installer.

Learn about EV load management

The preliminary NEC-based load worksheet organizes the submitted information used to estimate existing household electrical demand and compare potential EV charging loads.

It shows the major assumptions and inputs behind the recommendation, including panel information, household loads, and the charging paths being evaluated.

It is a planning-level analysis rather than a permit calculation. Final appliance details, local calculation requirements, and site conditions are confirmed before installation.

CurrentWise reviews the charging needs, home context, panel photos, major electrical loads, quote details, and future plans you submit.

Reviews are overseen by David Streitfeld, who has more than 15 years of experience across EV charging, solar, home energy, and energy technology.

CurrentWise provides independent planning guidance and does not sell equipment or receive equipment referral incentives.

Most homeowners complete the information intake in about 5–10 minutes, provided they have panel photos and basic home information available.

The personalized Home Charging Review is normally delivered within 24 hours after the required information is submitted.

CurrentWise may ask for clarification or an additional photo when it would materially improve the recommendation.

CurrentWise will identify the missing or uncertain information and may ask for clarification or additional photos before completing the review.

When a reasonable planning-level recommendation can still be made, the review will clearly identify the assumptions used and any remaining verification items.

If the information is too incomplete or inconclusive to provide a meaningful review, the payment will be refunded.

No. CurrentWise provides independent planning guidance to help you understand your charging need, compare practical paths, and evaluate whether a proposed upgrade appears necessary.

It is not a permit approval, stamped electrical calculation, utility approval, onsite inspection, or replacement for a licensed electrician. The installer remains responsible for final calculations, equipment selection, permitting, and installation design.

If the submitted information is too incomplete or inconclusive for CurrentWise to provide a meaningful Home Charging Review, the payment will be refunded.

CurrentWise may request clarification or additional photos before making that determination. Refunds are not based solely on disagreement with the recommendation.

Read the full refund policy.

Submitted information, panel photos, and project details are used to complete your review, request clarification, provide support, and improve the CurrentWise review process.

CurrentWise does not sell or rent submitted homeowner information or panel photos to third parties.

Payments are processed by Stripe, and CurrentWise does not store full payment card information.

Read the privacy policy.