{
 "name": "methodology",
 "version": "1.0.0",
 "lastUpdated": "2026-10-25",
 "license": "Free to use with attribution",
 "attribution": "ChargerCostByCity (https://chargercostbycity.com). Cite the endpoint URL and lastUpdated date.",
 "url": "https://chargercostbycity.com/api/v1/methodology.json",
 "docs": "https://chargercostbycity.com/api/",
 "sources": [
  {
   "label": "Qmerit – How much does Level 2 EV charger installation cost? (national, accessed 2026-10-25)",
   "url": "https://qmerit.com/faq/how-much-does-level-2-ev-charger-installation-cost/"
  },
  {
   "label": "PermitCalculator panel permit data (secondary)",
   "url": "https://permitcalculator.com/data/electrical-panel-permit-cost.csv"
  }
 ],
 "page": "https://chargercostbycity.com/methodology/",
 "rules": [
  "Every figure links to a source; unsourced figures are null or 'data pending', never estimated.",
  "Installed cost is the national Qmerit range for every city; no city-specific installed cost was found.",
  "Permit fees: EV-specific where sourced; otherwise a general electrical panel permit fee from a secondary source, labeled kind=secondary.",
  "Rebates come from utility program pages where available; third-party sources are labeled secondary.",
  "'secondary' means a third-party site, not the official agency or utility."
 ],
 "updateSchedule": "Weekly, Mondays"
}