ChargeLab is raising its ChargeLab Rewards payout for Canadian home EV charging to 10 cents per kilowatt-hour, effective July 1, 2026. The Toronto-based EV charger management software provider applied the increase immediately for all single-family homeowners enrolled in ChargeLab Rewards, with no tiers, minimum payout, or waiting period before earnings begin. Thousands of homeowners are already enrolled, collectively earning more than $400,000 a year, according to the company. ChargeLab says the updated rate makes it the most lucrative carbon-credit-based rebate program available to Canadian homeowners.
Highlights
- ChargeLab raised its home charging reward rate to 10 cents per kilowatt-hour, effective July 1, 2026, with quarterly payouts and no tiers, minimum payout, or waiting period.
- Thousands of homeowners are already enrolled, cumulatively earning more than $400,000 per year.
- The program connects to existing OCPP-compliant chargers from manufacturers including Autel, Leviton, Siemens, and Wallbox.
- ChargeLab app users can also roam at no cost across Canadian public networks including SureCharge, Filgo, Nova Scotia Power, and the Ivy Charging Network.
Reward Rate and Payout Structure
ChargeLab confirmed the 10-cent-per-kilowatt-hour rate took effect immediately for all enrolled single-family homeowners, with payouts issued quarterly. The company says the program carries no tiered structure, minimum payout threshold, or waiting period — a contrast, ChargeLab says, with competing programs that often start participants at lower rates and raise payouts only after years of consistent use.
ChargeLab Rewards draws partial support from Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR), the federal framework that allows ChargeLab to generate and monetize carbon credits from residential charging activity. ChargeLab said it reinvests CFR-related credits into expanding charging infrastructure in the communities where Canadians live, work, and play. The company emphasized that the rewards program is independent — it draws on the CFR framework but is not an official partnership with, or extension of, the Government of Canada.
Charger Compatibility and App Features
Rather than requiring new hardware, ChargeLab Rewards connects to existing OCPP-compliant chargers, including models from Autel, Leviton, Siemens, Wallbox, and other manufacturers — the same open protocol underpinning ChargeLab’s OpenOCPP firmware platform. Homeowners register an eligible charger through the ChargeLab app to begin earning.
Separate from the rewards payouts, the ChargeLab app gives EV drivers no-fee roaming access to several Canadian public charging networks, including SureCharge, Filgo, Nova Scotia Power, and the Ivy Charging Network. ChargeLab joins a small group of Canadian carbon-credit-based home charging programs, including SWTCH Energy’s residential offering, in monetizing everyday EV charging through the CFR market.
ChargeLab said the same program extends to multi-family and business properties, with details available through its home charging rewards page.
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