Miami-Dade Commercial EV Charging and the FPL EVolution Make-Ready Credit for Multifamily

The hardware is the Tesla Universal Wall Connector: a Level 2 unit rated at 48 amps and 11.5 kW, with a NACS connector and a built-in J1772 adapter. It plugs straight into a Tesla and charges every other major EV brand through the adapter that is already attached, so a property is not choosing a charger that serves one brand of car. Load sharing spreads available circuit capacity across multiple ports, which is what keeps a project from turning into a service upgrade.

Florida Chargers designs, installs, manages, and maintains the system, and the chargers are eligible for listing in the Tesla app once commissioned by a Tesla Certified Installer with reliable connectivity (Tesla makes the final listing decision), so nearby drivers can be routed to the property.

Miami-Dade multifamily is heavily garage-parked, and many garages have the electrical room on the same level as the parking. Wall-mounted connectors with short conduit runs and load sharing are usually the lowest-cost layout in that setting.

A common starting point for multifamily is roughly one Level 2 port per 20 to 30 units, then adding ports as usage data comes in.

FPL's EVolution Make-Ready Credit provides up to $1,200 per Level 2 port toward make-ready electrical work, first-come until the program budget is depleted. On a 10-port multifamily project, a credit at the top of that range offsets up to $12,000 of make-ready cost. The credit does not pay for the charging hardware; on a Florida Chargers project, Tesla Wall Connector hardware is included in the installation price.

Most of Miami-Dade is served by FPL, but not every meter. The City of Homestead operates its own municipal electric utility, for example. Florida Chargers confirms the serving utility at the meter during the site assessment and prepares and files the FPL paperwork for eligible properties.

Florida SB 1084 (2024) preempted the regulation of EV charging stations to the state; since July 1, 2024, local governments may not enact or enforce their own EV-charging ordinances. The electrical permit itself is still issued locally. That is a good thing for a board or an owner: a property installs charging because the amenity economics work, not because a local ordinance forced the decision.

Installed cost runs $5,000 to $8,000 per port before incentives. The spread comes from trenching distance to the panel, available panel capacity, wall-mounted versus pedestal placement, port count, and whether the path is concrete or landscaping.

Typical installed cost runs $5,000 to $8,000 per port before incentives. Garage installs with a nearby panel usually land lower in that range; surface lots that require trenching through pavers or concrete land higher. The FPL credit is applied against make-ready cost after approval, not assumed in advance.

Under Share the Revenue, the property invests in the professional installation and Florida Chargers owns and operates the chargers — then the property earns 50% of net charging profit for the full term. Tesla Wall Connector hardware is included. Financing is available for qualified properties to cover the electrical infrastructure and installation with no money down, so a project can start without a capital outlay from reserves or a special assessment. Exact economics are confirmed during the free site assessment.

To model the numbers for a specific property, use the EV charging ROI calculator.