Implementations of the present invention contemplate using the communicative connections between a telematics unit in a vehicle and a telematics service provider (TSP) to transmit information pertaining to a vehicle charging event from the vehicle to the TSP and ultimately to electrical power utility companies that provide the electrical power used to charge the vehicle. Specifically, implementations of the present invention contemplate provisioning electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) by linking the EVSE to a particular energy user metering device (EUMD). Implementations of the invention further contemplate a telematics unit in an electric vehicle that acquires a unique identifier of the EVSE when the vehicle uses the EVSE to recharge its battery and that transmits the unique identifier to a TSP for subsequent transmission to the electrical power utility.