All EV chargepoints available through The Car Charge People comply with The Electric Vehicle (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 that came into force on the 30th June 2022.
But what are the new requirements and what do they mean for you?
Off-Peak Charging
To get drivers to charge their vehicles in a more environmentally conscious way, new charge points will be defaulted to charge during off-peak hours, when other demands for energy are at their lowest.
Charging during off-peak hours helps the National Grid balance their supply and drivers may benefit from less expensive off-peak energy rates. Don’t worry you can still charge during peak hours by overriding the default settings.
Randomised Delays
Together with off-peak charging, charge points will also feature a randomised delay of up to 10 mins at the start of each charging session designed to prevent everyone’s charger coming alive as soon as the off-peak period starts – protecting the Grid and local substations from surges.
Security
A ‘tamper-protection boundary’ must be included to protect the internal components. In the event of an attempt to access the internals of the charge point, the charger should notify the owner and record the data.
Also, all communications sent to and from the smart charger must be encrypted with protections in place for cyber-attacks and it must be possible to delete personal data.
Enabling Demand Side Response (DSR)
DSR is a mechanism for the National Grid to send an automated signal to sites that consume high levels of power that requests the site to increase/ decrease the load they’re using to help with dips/surges.
Smart Functionality
Charge points must be able to send and receive information via a secure communications network.
Electricity Supplier Interoperability
The smart functionality must continue even with a change of electricity supplier.
Loss of Communications Network Access
Charge points must remain capable of charging an electric vehicle even if the connected network ceases.
Safety
The charge point must NOT allow the owner to perform tasks which could risk the health or safety of themselves or others.
Measuring System
The electric vehicle charge point must measure or calculate the electricity that is imported or exported.
Assurance
Every smart charger sold must be recorded by the seller and must include details of its make, model, software version, date of sale, etc.
Check out the video below for a short summary of the key points.
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