Salt Lake City, UT
EV CHARGER INSTALL ESTIMATING.

## EV Charger Estimating in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City has one of the highest EV adoption rates per capita in the Mountain West. Rocky Mountain Power's EV incentive programs and Utah's clean-fuel tax credits have pushed residential and commercial charger installs to consistent year-round demand. That steady pipeline is good for business — and it means your bid queue fills fast. A slow or sloppy estimate loses work. Estimate.Pro takes you from job walkthrough to a sendable bid in 8 minutes. That target holds on EV charger jobs because the app is built around the variables that actually matter for this trade. ### What Makes EV Charger Estimating Different Here **Panel capacity math is non-negotiable.** Most SLC residential panels are 200A services, but older Avenues and Sugar House bungalows still carry 100A or split-bus panels. Your estimate needs to account for panel upgrade scope before you quote a Level 2 charger. Estimate.Pro lets you flag panel upgrade as a conditional line item so clients see both scenarios — charger-only and charger-plus-upgrade — in one document. **NEC Article 625 compliance.** Every estimate you send needs to reflect continuous-load sizing (charger circuits are treated as continuous loads under NEC 625.21, so the breaker is sized at 125% of the EVSE nameplate). The app's EV workflow prompts you for EVSE amperage and calculates the required OCPD size automatically. **Conduit runs and trenching add up fast.** A detached garage in the East Bench or a commercial lot in Sugar House can mean 80–150 feet of conduit or trenching before you get to the device itself. Estimate.Pro's AR measurement tool — powered by ONNX-assisted live AR on supported devices — lets you measure conduit runs in the field. Photo-based measurements are marked as estimates in the output so your client knows the difference. **Permit fees and inspection timelines.** Salt Lake City Building Services requires an electrical permit for any EV charger install. Pull the permit cost into your estimate from day one rather than absorbing it as a change order. Local inspectors expect load calculation documentation; Estimate.Pro generates that supporting detail alongside the client-facing bid. **Rocky Mountain Power demand charge for commercial.** Commercial and multi-family installs in Rocky Mountain Power territory can trigger demand charge analysis when you're adding multiple Level 2 or DC fast charger circuits. The app lets you add a load study line item and note the utility service requirements so nothing gets buried in a footnote. ### How the App Works for EV Charger Installers 1. **Walk the job.** Use the mobile app to measure, photograph, and note panel location, proposed EVSE location, and conduit path. 2. **AI scope-of-work.** The app drafts a structured scope — panel ampacity, circuit length, conduit type, EVSE make and amperage, permit line item — based on your walkthrough input. 3. **Price it.** Your saved material cost workspace holds your preferred EVSE hardware prices, wire costs, and conduit pricing. Adjust labor hours and the estimate updates instantly. 4. **Send it.** The client receives a professional, itemized bid. Median time from walkthrough start to sent bid: 8 minutes. ### Pricing That Matches Your Volume Estimate.Pro is free to start — no credit card, no expiration. Solo installers doing a handful of residential jobs a month can work the Free tier indefinitely. When your volume grows, Pro is $39 per seat per month. Elite at $79 per seat per month adds Stripe Connect invoicing (0% platform fee on Pro+) and invoice exports. If you're running a crew across multiple vans and job sites, the Crew plan is $399 per month flat regardless of seat count. On the Free tier, Stripe Connect carries a 3% platform fee. Move to Pro or above and that fee drops to zero. ### Built for the Salt Lake City Market Utah's net-metering rules and the state's continued push on EV infrastructure — including fleet electrification at Salt Lake City municipal facilities — mean this install category isn't slowing down. Contractors who bid fast and bid accurately win the jobs. Estimate.Pro is the field operating system that makes that possible.