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Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Credit (home EV charger)
Run by DC Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR)
A DC income tax credit for 50% of the cost to buy and install a home EV charger, up to $1,000 per charger. Only for tax years through 2026.
Amounts
How much you get
50% of the equipment and labor cost of a charging station at your home, up to $1,000 per charger. Not refundable; unused credit carries forward up to 2 tax years.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 3 of these.
Your home is in DC.
A DC resident who owns or leases the home where the charger is installed.
The credit can't exceed your DC income tax for the year; the rest carries forward up to 2 years.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You claim it on your tax return. The credit applies through the taxable year ending December 31, 2026, so the charger must be bought and installed in 2026 or earlier.
- Install the charger and keep the invoice and proof of payment.
- Fill out OTR's residential Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Credit form.
- File the form with your D-40 DC income tax return.
Invoice showing equipment and labor costs
Proof of payment
Forms and instructionsD.C. Code § 47–1806.12 Alternative fuel infrastructure credit
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Credit (home EV charger) pay?
50% of the equipment and labor cost of a charging station at your home, up to $1,000 per charger. Not refundable; unused credit carries forward up to 2 tax years.
Do renters qualify?
A DC resident who owns or leases the home where the charger is installed.
What’s the deadline?
Deadline: N/A
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 20, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- D.C. Code § 47–1806.12 Alternative fuel infrastructure credit
- OTR Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Credit - Residential form
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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