What to expect for off peak supercharger prices?

jarman65 | 2026-02-19 18:06 | 9 views

We're considering a used Model Y as our first EV purchase and there's a Tesla SC 3 mins away from our new apartment. Our apartment is an 8 unit condo building and we have a garage spot. There appear to be 120v electrical outlets in the garage but I'm assuming that's tied to the HoAs meter and they wouldn't want us using those. We're also renting and plan on moving in a year or two so I don't want to drop a ton of money on having a charger installed. We also just missed the funding deadline for ComEd rebates. What should I expect for off peak SC prices and what times qualify for off peak? Since it's so close, it wouldn't be hard to stop by the SC early in the morning especially considering how little mileage we put on our car. If it matters, we're in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago.

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farmerMac 2026-02-19 19:02

for what its worth, its around .34/kw here. Dont know if they're consistent across the country. Its pretty pricey compared to the overnight rates (.08/kw)

rishabhop1 2026-02-19 19:14

Apart from super chargers, Chicago is dotted with free slow charging. When i did not have home charging, I would plug the car in everywhere and anywhere i could. I usually get 5-6 miles while i was shopping or visiting a friend. Most paid garages in the city have them

JtheNinja 2026-02-19 21:45

It is different for every station, they all have their own time of use splits and different prices for each split. Some are flat rate, some can have as many as 5 ToU splits (idk what the limit is, but I can't recall ever seeing more than 5). Most have 2 or 3. Also, the ToU split times, prices of each split, and number of splits all get refreshed about every 6 weeks or so(this happens all at once nationwide, as far as I know). Usually they don't change by a large amount, but sometimes they do. It seems to be weighted based on average occupancy at that time, so a busy station will get later peak hours and higher prices than a less busy one. This is per-split too, a supercharger that is busy during the day but dead at night can have a more wild jump between peak and off peak rates. And maybe has a 3rd or 4th split times with in-between prices when some of the nearby businesses are open and some aren't. You can view current pricing on [Tesla.com/findus](http://Tesla.com/findus), they finally put it on that map a few months ago. As a final note: in the morning, your car's battery will be colder due to sitting in the cold night air for hours. Supercharging will generally be slower, especially if the battery hasn't had 30-60 minutes to warm up. If you're heading down to the local supercharger to top up while you grab groceries or coffee, that can be a big difference if you plan to charge in the morning vs the evening

JtheNinja 2026-02-19 21:46

They are not consistent across the country, or even across different sites in the same city in some cases.

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