Bakken Electric is headquartered at 817 Vandalia Street in St. Paul. We've installed thousands of EV chargers in our own city — from Summit Avenue mansions to West Side ramblers.
Saint Paul is home — our shop is on Vandalia Street in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood. We know this city's housing stock better than any other electrician because we've been installing chargers here since the beginning. The Victorian-era homes on Summit Avenue, the post-war ramblers in Highland Park, the bungalows in Macalester-Groveland, the newer builds in Lowertown — we've worked in all of them.
The typical Saint Paul home installation takes half a day and costs between $1,400–$2,200 for a standard 15–30 foot wire run. St. Paul has a large number of homes built before 1960, which means you're more likely to need a panel upgrade here than in newer suburbs — about 35% of our St. Paul installations include one.
Saint Paul is served by Xcel Energy, which offers outstanding EV charging programs. The off-peak time-of-use program gives you electricity at roughly half the standard rate for overnight charging. We install the separate meter and handle all Xcel coordination — we've done it thousands of times.
Xcel currently offers a $500 rebate on charging system installations for eligible customers, plus an additional $50/year credit through their Optimize-Your-Charge program. We'll run the numbers for your specific situation during the quote process and recommend the program that saves you the most.
Saint Paul is known for its beautiful older homes — and for detached garages. If your garage is separate from your house, we typically install a 2nd electrical service directly to the garage. This is almost always better and cheaper than trenching wire from the house. It avoids a main panel upgrade, eliminates the trench, and puts the new service on an off-peak rate — saving roughly 50% on your charging costs.
For homes with attached garages and panels nearby, the install is simpler. We mount the charger, run the wire, and you're charging the same day.
We install every major EV charger brand: Tesla Wall Connector, ChargePoint Home Flex, Grizzl-E, Emporia, JuiceBox, and Wallbox. We work with every electric vehicle — Tesla, Rivian, Ford, Cadillac, VW, Volvo, BMW, Hyundai, Kia, and more. Hardwired or plug-in, we'll recommend what's right for your home and driving habits.
We've installed chargers in every St. Paul neighborhood. Here are the areas where we work most frequently:
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