Most Colonie charger jobs start in a garage. 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s colonials and ranches still dominate. That is not Albany brick. It is suburban wiring, overhead services, and a third-party inspector.
Choice Electric installs Level 2 garage chargers across Colonie. Licensed. Insured. IBEW Local 236. Call or text (518) 952-0228 and send a photo of the panel.
Latham, Loudonville, and Newtonville
We serve those hamlets from this page. You do not need a separate installer for Latham. Loudonville and Newtonville use the same town process. Same third-party inspection path. Same National Grid territory.
- Latham garage chargers on Wolf Road and New Karner side streets.
- Loudonville homes with longer driveway runs.
- Newtonville ranches that still have the original 100-amp panel.
Third-party inspection in the Town of Colonie
Colonie does not send a city electrical inspector. After we pull the town permit, a third-party inspector reviews the circuit. We pick from the approved list. Then we meet that inspector at the garage. You do not have to find one.
Suburban 1960s-80s panels
A lot of Colonie houses still have 100-amp or 150-amp services. Many have a few spare slots. Some do not. A 40-amp charger breaker is a real load. If the panel is stuffed with air conditioning and a dryer, we load-calc it. If it fails, we talk about a panel upgrade before we hang the charger.
Federal Pacific and Zinsco show up less than in the city. Still, we look. We will not land a charger on a panel we do not trust.
Garage Level 2 is the usual Colonie install
Most of these houses have an attached two-car garage. That is the easy path. Short homerun. Wall-mounted connector. Overnight charge in 4 to 8 hours. Detached garages and long side yards cost more because of trench or surface conduit. We price that after we see the lot.
- Tesla Wall Connector, ChargePoint Home, Emporia, and a NEMA 14-50 receptacle.
- Hardwired 40-amp or 50-amp circuits when the panel can take it.
- Load management if you already have a heat pump on the same service.
National Grid on a Colonie service
Town of Colonie is National Grid. Most garage chargers on a 200-amp Colonie service never touch the utility. A new overhead or underground service does. We write the load letter for National Grid. Then they set the meter. You wait on them for that step, not on us.
Do not count on a house rebate
We do not invent rebates. Charge Ready NY 2.0 is not a driveway program. It is commercial. If a Latham office wants workplace chargers, ask. For a house charger, start on our EV charger installation hub and get a straight bid.
Get a Colonie charger quote
Family-owned. One-year parts and labor. 24-hour emergency if a circuit fails. Choice Electric, 2767 Curry Road, Schenectady, NY 12303. Email contact@choiceelectricllc.com.
