Public use
Chargers must be accessible for public use or designated for public fleets serving the public.
Short answer: Georgia Power's Make Ready program can fund and handle electrical infrastructure for qualifying business EV charging projects, with up to $300K in funding per qualifying project. The program covers infrastructure behind the meter up to the charger ports. The property still has to handle the chargers and site extras.
Funding boundary
What Make Ready pays for
Georgia Power describes Make Ready as funding and support for the electrical infrastructure needed for EV charger installations. The program page says Georgia Power installs and maintains the electrical infrastructure behind your meter up to your charger ports.
The FAQ makes the buyer line clearer: Georgia Power says it will install, maintain, and own the infrastructure up to but not including the charger.
That boundary matters. Chargers, bollards, signage, space painting, network fees, parking rules, and billing operations can still be on the property side of the project.
Eligibility
Who should look at it first?
Start here if the project belongs to a Georgia Power business customer and the chargers serve the public, a public fleet, or a public-facing property use. Georgia Power lists commercial and industrial customers, municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals, and multifamily developments among eligible business-customer categories.
Residential customers are outside this program. A homeowner buying one Level 2 charger should read the residential rebate guide instead.
Project size
The project needs six or more charging ports, or at least one DC fast charger.
Timing
Georgia Power says the program is scheduled through December 31, 2028, or until the funding threshold is met.
The apartment trap
"Multifamily" appears in Georgia Power's eligible customer list. That does not make every apartment charger project eligible. The project still has to satisfy the public-facing or public-serving requirement and the port-count or DC-fast-charger requirement.
For a board or property manager, ask a tighter question: "Can this property support a shared, public-facing charging project large enough to meet the program rules?"
Application prep
What to gather before applying
Georgia Power says the application asks for project details including the Georgia Power account number, the site address for the charger installation, and the contractor's contact information if applicable.
Before a property manager opens the application, build a cleaner packet than the form requires. It saves callbacks.
ItemWhat to defineWhy it matters
Use casePublic charging, public fleet, resident amenity, workplace, or mixed use.Eligibility starts with who the chargers serve.
Port countNumber of Level 2 ports and whether any DC fast charger is planned.The program has a project-size filter.
Site planParking spaces, panel or transformer location, trenching, ADA path, and signage.The field assessment needs a real location, not a general idea.
Property approvalOwner, board, manager, or municipal approval path.Utility support cannot fix an unresolved property-rights question.
Quote check
What to ask the installer or contractor
Does this project meet the public-facing requirement?
Make the answer specific. "Residents only" and "public access" are different projects.
Are we planning at least six ports or one DC fast charger?
If the answer is no, ask whether Georgia Power's Business EV Charger Plus Rebate is the better lane.
Which costs remain after Make Ready?
Ask for charger hardware, charger install, network, parking control, signage, bollards, striping, and maintenance as separate lines.
Who owns the customer-side charger equipment?
The funding boundary is infrastructure up to the charger. Ownership and operation of the charger itself still need a decision.
What permit and inspection path applies?
Public or multifamily charging can involve electrical, site, parking, accessibility, and right-of-way questions. Get the path in writing.
Atlanta context
Where this fits with the other guides
For apartment and condo boards, pair this with the multifamily charging guide. For homeowner installs, use the cost guide, the permit guide, and the panel upgrade guide.
Make Ready is a business infrastructure program. Use it when the project is big enough and public-serving enough to justify utility involvement.