SWTCH Home Charging Program
ActiveLevel 2 charger at no upfront hardware cost against a refundable $300 deposit, plus cash back that starts at 3¢/kWh and rises to 11¢/kWh once you've charged 1,500 kWh.
- Offered by
- SWTCH Energy
- Reward rate
- 3¢ to 11¢/kWh
- Payout model
- Tiered rate per kWh
- Paid out
- At a $100 balance by direct deposit
- Hardware
- Charger provided with a $300 refundable deposit
- Last verified
- August 30, 2026
About this program
SWTCH ships a Level 2 charger at no upfront hardware cost against a refundable $300 deposit; title transfers to you on delivery, so the charger is yours to keep and can be moved to another address. You then earn cash back for every kWh charged through the SWTCH app, starting at 3¢/kWh and rising to 11¢/kWh after 1,500 kWh (SWTCH estimates 3–5 months for an average driver). Earnings accrue while you're still working toward the refund, which is released at that same 1,500 kWh mark. A separate outright-purchase option pays a flat 11¢/kWh with no deposit. No monthly or annual membership fees.
Eligibility
Canadian residents with the legal right to install a charger at their residential property, who keep an active SWTCH account and the charger connected to the internet. No monthly or annual fee to join. Charging activity, deposit progress and earnings are tracked separately for each charger, but the no-upfront-cost offer is limited to one charger per residential property; further chargers can be added through the outright-purchase option.
Hardware & vehicle requirements
A SWTCH Level 2 charger is supplied at no upfront hardware cost against a refundable $300 deposit, plus a $30 shipping fee, in a 9.6 kW plug-in (NEMA 14-50) or 11.5 kW hardwired model; title transfers to you on delivery. Installation is the participant's responsibility and cost. SWTCH's FAQ says the plug-in model may be mounted and connected to an existing NEMA 14-50 outlet, while its Terms of Service state that installation must be performed by a licensed electrician. Hardwired installation requires an electrician. The charger must stay connected to Wi-Fi for program participation and data synchronization. SWTCH's terms state that it continues functioning as a standard charger while offline and stores charging-session data locally until the connection is restored. The dedicated SWTCH Home Charging Program app is required to participate.
Reward structure details
Deposit path: 3¢/kWh for the first 1,500 kWh, then 11¢/kWh; earnings start immediately, alongside progress toward the refund. Outright-purchase path: flat 11¢/kWh from the start. Paid by direct deposit through the app once the balance reaches $100, issued within 15 business days. The $300 deposit is refunded after 1,500 kWh with no time limit, and requires current app and firmware versions. Rates are described as variable and not guaranteed. CAA Atlantic members can earn an additional 1¢/kWh on top of their applicable SWTCH Home Charging base rate after adding their CAA Atlantic membership number in the Promotions section of the SWTCH Home Charging app. This bonus is limited to CAA Atlantic members and is not a general CAA Canada benefit. At the current rates, an eligible CAA Atlantic member earns 4¢/kWh in the 3¢ tier and 12¢/kWh in the 11¢ tier. If you cancel or return the charger, you must send it back at your own expense, SWTCH deducts a $75 restocking fee from the deposit, and further deductions may apply for damage beyond normal wear.
Sources
- SWTCH: The SWTCH Home Charging Program (store page: $300 deposit, 3¢→10¢/kWh, $100 minimum, no subscription or annual fees; shipping billed separately at checkout, priced on the store's charger hardware page), retrieved July 29, 2026
- SWTCH: charger hardware page, which lists the charger models alongside "$300 deposit. Refunded after 1,500 kWh of charging" and a "$30 Shipping fee". This is the only SWTCH page that states the shipping amount: the program page, FAQ and Terms of Service do not., retrieved July 29, 2026
- SWTCH: Home Charging Program FAQs (earnings begin while working toward the refund, 1,500 kWh threshold, installation responsibility, per-charger tracking), retrieved July 28, 2026
- SWTCH: Terms of Service (title transfers on delivery, outright-purchase program at flat $0.10/kWh, 15-business-day payout, rates not guaranteed; "A residential property may receive one (1) Participating EV Charger at no upfront hardware cost"; installation "by a licensed electrician" at the participant's cost; return shipping borne by the participant plus a $75 CAD restocking fee deducted from the refund; offline the charger "will continue to function as a standard charger and will store your charging session data locally", syncing when the connection is restored), retrieved July 29, 2026
- SWTCH: Level 2 EV Charger - 25' Cable, product page ("Regular price $499.00 CAD", stated as an exact price with no "from" or "starting at" wording; the same price across the NEMA 14-50 40A and hardwired 48A wiring options and the J1772 and NACS plug options; no shipping amount shown on the page), retrieved September 5, 2026
- SWTCH: Home Charging Program store home page, the primary source for the CAA Atlantic bonus: "Earn an extra 1¢ per kilowatt-hour on your base rate" for CAA Atlantic membership, activated by entering the CAA membership number under "Promotions" in the SWTCH Home Charging app once the charger is ordered and installed, retrieved August 19, 2026
- CAA Atlantic: Electric Vehicles (secondary corroboration that this is a CAA Atlantic benefit: "CAA Atlantic members can now take advantage of an exciting new EV benefit through the SWTCH Home Charging Program" and "CAA members receive a bonus rate on top of standard earnings"), retrieved August 19, 2026
- SWTCH: Terms of Service, the source for the current 11¢ rate: participants earn "$0.03 CAD/kWh for the first 1,500 kWh charged" and on clearing that threshold "the earning rate automatically increases to $0.11 CAD/kWh", with the outright-purchase program at "$0.11 CAD/kWh", and "The updated $0.11 CAD/kWh earnings rate applies to all charging sessions that begin on or after September 1, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time." The store home page and program page carry the same rate as "PROGRAM UPDATE: We've increased the earnings rate to 11 cents per kWh. Beginning September 1.", retrieved August 30, 2026